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Spring Fling-Date night look for less: Fashion Friday

The last few days in the Philly area have been lovely in the middle of the day. Temps reaching the 60s and today it’s supposed to 75º! While I know it’s short-lived (there are 40 and 50 degree days all next and LOTS of rain), it has me in the mood to think Spring in [...]

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Green & Cheap car wash: Wash Drops

photo credit: fortes I loathe washing the car. Usually I’ll pay $5 for the automated gas station car wash when my car is desperately dirty in the winter months, typically once it starts rubbing off on the kids’ coats (why do they always rub their coats against the car anyway??). Probably twice a year I’ll [...]

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Fashion Friday: 5 budget pieces that will make your wardrobe feel new again

It’s Fashion Friday, again. I’m aiming to write every week about money saving fashion tips, and linking to other blogs that have more great fashion advice below (see the bottom of the post). This week I wanted to talk about giving yourself a wardrobe makeover on a budget. If you don’t have these items, I’ll [...]

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Fashion Friday: Shopping Tips

Going gluten-free has helped me lose about 15 pounds in 3 1/2 months, and of course that means things fit differently. When I go shopping though it’s still hard to try on clothes. Mostly because most stores don’t understand sizing should be fairly uniform to make me not have to spend 3 hours hunting for [...]

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Wisk, a cookout, and ketchup

Ketchup is practically a food group in my house. While my kids do eat a good variety of foods, and plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables ketchup is almost always on the table. Three of the kids have tried ketchup with the following odd pairings: apples nuts tortillas fruit salad any vegetable you can think [...]

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Free shipping on Gilt

Today marks the third anniversary of Gilt, and they are celebrating by offering free shipping on orders of $50 or more! If you aren’t familiar with Gilt, you should be! They offer designer goods at a fraction of the cost of retail. Even if designer duds aren’t your thing they have expanded to add awesome [...]

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Protect your Identity Week: How to Protect your ID

NFCC (National Foundation for Credit Counseling) and the Council of Better Business Bureaus are teaming up to bring you the 3rd Annual Protect Your Identity Week , October 17-23. They are aiming to raise awareness about identity theft, and help educate consumers about how to protect themselves from ID theft, and how to get help [...]

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25% off Banana Republic plus FREE shipping

I’m a big Banana Republic fan. I love that they blend stylish, and trendy with more classic pieces. It doesn’t hurt that their clothes actually fit me too. I found these deals and had to share! Get 25% off your regular priced purchase with code BRSAVE25 at BananaRepublic.com. Offer ends 9/14. Offer valid on regularly [...]

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Savvy Source deals: Save, Give and feel Good

Savvy Source has put together some awesome deals in 10 cities this week. Here’s the scoop. You purchase discounted rate tickets or admission to awesome places for kids like Adventure Aquarium in the Philly area, and family membership to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden in New York and 5% of sales go to scholarships for local [...]

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Fall Fashion Friday for Mom

The weather in the Philly burbs has changed. It’s cool in the morning, and chilly at night. Fall is my favorite time of year. I love the cool weather, and the chilly, cozy evenings. Pumpkin picking, apples that are fresh from the local orchard, and of course fall clothes. Now that back to school shopping [...]