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My 4 year old went to a PG-13 movie & other “bad” parenting confessions

May 10, 2010

On Saturday we went as a family to see Iron Man 2 in the theatre. That’s right I took my 4 year old to see a PG-13 movie. It wasn’t his first, and it won’t be his last. It’s completely age inappropriate, and if you had asked me when I just had one child if [...]

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the ¢entsible show premieres tonight at 8pm EST!

March 1, 2010

I’m really excited to announce that tonight, and every Monday night at 8pm ET I will be hosting the ¢entsible show on Mingle Media TV! Tune in every week  as I help you make cents out of money. I’ll be sharing budget-friendly ideas for your whole family including tips, tricks, and products. I would love [...]

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Centisble Life Roundup: NYC week

February 21, 2010

This week I spent 2 nearly full days in New York City. I love NY. It’s such a fast-paced, fun place to be. I have one post up about Toy Fair, expect more this week, I have a ton of info to sort through. This video of a remote controlled Millennium Falcon though, has blown [...]

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Frugal Valetine ideas on NBC Philadelphia’s 10! Show

February 10, 2010

If you follow me on twitter, or Facebook you may have already sent his link already, but if you aren’t (you should!) here is the clip of me on the 10! Show yesterday talking frugal (and fun) Valentine’s gift ideas. View more news videos at: http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/video. Pin It

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Frugal Valentine’s ideas and the 10! show

February 9, 2010

photo credit: Andrew Stawarz Last week I got to share 15 frugal Valentine’s gifts on SpringPad. SpringPad is a cool tool that you can use to “spring” or save various ideas. Lists, events, products, even tasks can all be saved and shared. I’m looking forward to using it more over the next few weeks, feel free [...]

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The Martha “Blog” Show trip

January 19, 2010

Remember when I said I was going to NYC to be a “special” audience member at Martha Stewart’s Show? I headed up to NYC on the Amtrak from my hometown to NYC with Sarah, Whitney, Jennifer, Julie and Julie’s adorable kids. We arrived in the city around 7pm, and made our way to our hotel, [...]

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After holiday shopping deals and NBC 10! Show appearance

December 30, 2009

After the holidays is a fantastic time to buy holiday items, and necessities. You will find deals on everything from toys to gift wrap. You can also save a ton by shopping at stores that are discounted their already reduced merchandise. It may be a bit like a treasure hunt, but  you can find things [...]

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Veteran’s Day

November 11, 2009

I had a post prepared for today, I was dotting my i’s and crossing my t’s (figuratively of course), but had to take a break to go pick up my daughter from school. Then I saw this tweet: Immediately I went to Mooshinindy’s site, and read her post “of veterans and vomit.” (Don’t worry the [...]

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saturday roundup: halloween edition

October 31, 2009

photo credit: George E. Norkus It’s Halloween, and we’re busy decorating and doing our normal Saturday crazy catch-up routine. If you still need ideas for a costume, try J. Money’s list of 40 cheap and last minute Halloween costumes. Here are just some of the great stuff I read this week: Get Rich Slowly: JD [...]

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thursday roundup

October 22, 2009

We’re still working on kicking our colds. Of the 4 who were sick, 2 are now better. I’m not one of them. I’m not so bad I can’t function but I feel rundown. So today I’m taking a break, well a virtual break anyway. Want to read more by me? Check out these guest/staff posts [...]

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