It’s hard to believe it, but it was three years ago that I started blogging at Thrifty Mommy.  I had never blogged before, but I love to save money. 

I actually landed this job because I would send out emails ranting about the debt that Americans were in and how we were spending more money than we were making. 
The average American spends more money than they make. When will this stop? It is going to catch up with us at some time or another.
I wrote that statement three years ago.  Indeed, it has caught up with us.  We are in a …read more

My good friend Revka has officially opened Berries & Cream Blog Designs, a newly named and designed RS Designs.  She is kicking off with a 2 week launch party (Feb 14-28) which will feature a new prize giveaway contest every day.  She is also having a grand opening sale at her store, where everything is up to 25% off. 
Stop by and take part in the fun. How yummy is your blog?

Woohoo!  We have a lot to celebrate at Thrifty Mommy.  This blog has been around for three years and we’re celebrating our 2000th post!
You’ve seen us through a lot here and we’re thankful for those of you that have stuck around and also for you lurkers.    We hope that you have enjoyed our thrifty tips and tidbits that we’ve had to offer over the years. 
To celebrate our milestone, we’ll be having some great giveaways in the upcoming days.  Stay tuned for some awesome prizes.  In the meantime, I hope you’ll check out 101 Helpful Thrifty Mommy Articles. 
A special …read more

I was surfing around today and found Bible Finance 101.  After some searching in the site, I found this to be a great resource for Biblical financial principles. 
Tom Copland is a Chartered Accountant who operates his public accounting practice in Ontario, Canada. He’s been teaching Bible’s financial principles as a ministry at no charge since 1982.
I hope you’ll drop by Bible Finance 101 for some tips on financial principles.

 
I’m very excited to announce this giveaway from RS Designs.  My friend Revka has given us a $60 credit towards anything in her store.  If you choose something that costs more than $60, all you have to do is pay the difference.  Revka has expanded her business and she is doing more than site designs.  There should be something for everyone!
Here’s some of the great things RS Designs offers:

mommy cards
custom business and blog cards
premade headers and templates
custom made headers, signature, divider, banner
3 custom blog design packages
2 discounted work at home packages, including etsy button and banner package
discounted add-ons with the purchase of …read more

I have taken on a new writing project. You can also find me at One Book Two Book, another b5 Media blog.  I’ll be writing about books, tips for getting your child to read, activities to go along with books, and more.
I hope you’ll drop by One Book Two Book to see what Mary Emma and I are discussing, to add comments to the discussion, ask questions, and to give us inspiration and ideas for future articles.
As always, you can find me at: 
Little Fun; Little Learning
Thrifty Mommy
A Healthy Balance
One Book Two Book

Thanks to everyone for participating in the Bloggy Giveaways.  We had a great turn out from you all.  It’s nice to see all of you lurkers commenting.   
Now, on to our winners . . .
Prize #1 is a package from Honey Thyme Herb Farm.  Gotta love those natural handmade honey products.  They have wonderful healing agents that leave your skin feeling so smooth.  Congratulations to Allison at Allison Says.
Prize #2 is a handmade bag from My Recycled Bags.  Cindy has a talent for taking plastic bags, bed sheets, VCR & cassette tapes, and other materials and making them into …read more

The bloggy giveaways will be ending in just a few short hours.  It’s not too late to enter to win these awesome prizes.
Giveaway #1 – Honey Thyme Herb Farm Products
Giveaway #2 – Recycled Bag made from Plastic Grocery Bags
Giveaway #3 – Cooking Light Complete Cookbook 
Giveaway #4 – Towel Spa 
Giveaway #5 – Tessy and Tab Money Management for Kids
To win, all you have to do is leave a comment.  Good luck!

We appreciate all of you that drop by to read our thrifty tips each week.  We wouldn’t be here without an audience. 
I just found out that Darren at ProBlogger declared Monday, April 14th as the unofficial BLOGGER APPRECIATION DAY.  Basically, we’re encouraged to do an act of kindness, say “thank you”, encourage another blogger, and to pay it forward. 
To celebrate, I’ve decided to recognize our top incoming links with some link love.  These are our top incoming links for March:

Angie at BabyCheapskate
Judy at Goodyblog
Jennifer at iMommies
Crystal at Biblical Womanhood
Crystal at Money Saving Mom
Wendy at LifeHacker
Kris at Cheap Healthy Good
Susan and …read more

Would you like to win this Wow Hits cd?  If so, then stop by iMommies to see how to enter.  It’s sponsored by yours truly. 
I haven’t forgotten about the Perdue Chicken Giveaway.  I actually spent quite a bit of time going through the entries yesterday and reading the recipes.  Winner(s) will be announced very soon.
BTW, is there a club for blogging addicts?