Get 3x the points in the Pampers Gifts to Grow program with your Pampers wipes purchases.  This offer is good through 11/5/09.

Mommy Snacks has a free Pampers Gifts to Grow code for you to use.  This will give you one point in the Gifts to Grow program.

Save 20% on Christmas cards at Dayspring.  Use the coupon code PREVIEW20 at the checkout.  Also they offer free shipping on orders of $50 or more.  This is the final week to save.

Get a free tote at Avenue stores with a purchase of $60 or more.  Click here for the coupon.  Online shoppers can use the code AV91135.  This offer ends Sunday, 10/24/09.

My son wanted to be a Ninja for Halloween.  I told him I wasn’t spending $20 on a costume.  I was happy to find this easy DIY solution.

Save 70% at Restaurant.com plus get a free gift.  Get $25 gift certificates for only $3.  Use the code PUMPKIN at the checkout and hit “apply”.  This sale ends Sunday, 10/25/09.

Do you have any sales or links to share?

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Easy Christmas Craft for the Kids

10 Clutter Free Gifts

10 Time Saving Shopping Tips

30 Ways to Save Money at Christmas

Top 10 Ways to Save on Your Winter Heating Bill

Enjoy!

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The Fruit That Fights the Flu

Recipes for Homemade Sports Drink

50+ Ideas to Keep Us from Wasting Food

Homemade Mayonnaise . . . Incredible

Computer Maintenance Checklists

Peanut Butter & Everything Else Bars

Warm Broccoli Cheese Spread

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Making Your Own Journal Saves You Money

The 2 Minutes Toss It Rule

Solar Powered Car for $5,560

Having Fun with Acrostic Poetry

Homemade Cough Syrup

Easy Hamburger Stroganoff

11 Ways to Use Pumpkins

Recycled Ghost Party Favors

Polenta with Prosciutto and Onions

Starbucks Hot Caramel Apple Cider Recipe

Trick or Treat Safety Tips

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Quilting book giveaway at Quilting & Patchwork (today is the last day to enter)

$60 RS Designs Credit at Thrifty Mommy

Win a Witch’s Costume for Dolls from EmilyRose

Thomas & Friends Play Date at Toys ‘R Us

Freebie Friday at A Healthy Balance

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Giggle Bug Boutique Giveaway

Clorox Green Works Giveaway

Modest Millionaires on a Budget

Free Baby Clothes Patterns

Kashi for (almost) free

Shopping for next year’s summer wardrobe

Diaper and formula deals of the week

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Find out what the Bible says about money.  I especially like the ones about contentment and debt.

Pick of the Crop – Your Guide to Choosing Flavorful Fruit

Last year, I wrote an article about souvenirs just being over priced crap.  My mind has not changed on that one, but I thought we could use a refresher since it’s vacation season.

Some people have a natural gift for organization.  Check out these 9 top secrets of naturally born organizers.  Maybe there’s hope for the rest of us.

Marye, one of b5 Media’s own, has started a new blog.  Stop by Simply Home Remedies as she discusses keeping home remedies simple and affordable.

In case you were wondering how to eat a pomegranate, here’s a tutorial.

H2ouse.org will help you find ways in your home to conserve water.  Take the house tour that shows tips and advice, find the best ways to save, find drought tips, use their water budget calculator, and so much more.

Did you write a thrifty article?  Leave a link in the comments!   

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Lisa shares a recipe for baked banana squares.  This sounds delicious and I’m excited to try a new recipe for my bananas.

Linette shares some tips for grilling vegetables.

Marye shares a recipe for homemade caramel frappuccino. She even gives us a recipe for caramel syrup. Yummmmm!

With gas prices so high, perhaps we could follow some of these gas saving tips.  Check out 101 ways to use less gas.

Junk Creation has some crafts and ideas for Father’s Day.  I think the car nut frame is cute.

Inside Fatherhood has a recipe for whoopie pie filling.  Yumm!  I think I need to go eat my rice krispy treats now. 

Check out these cool cakes.  Cheers to the geeks!

Here’s a free smile for today. Check out these cute pictures of a kitten and a parakeet.

At Thrifty Mommy, we have a list of 101 helpful Thrifty Mommy articles.

Do you have a thrifty article to share?  Leave the link in the comments section.

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Happy Frugal Friday!  I have hundreds of tips for you today!   

Sometimes at Thrifty Mommy we give you tips on sales and other things that are only relevant to that week.  But then there are times that we have lists of ways to save time and money that can be beneficial for years to come.

I decided to surf around the archives and pull together some of our helpful articles.  Most of these articles are relevant to men and women, whether or not you’re married with children. 

I hope you will enjoy these articles.  Let us know which ones are your favorite or if there are some other Thrifty Mommy articles that should have been included.

Happy browsing! 

Housekeeping

15 Summer Cooking Tips

25 Ways to Clean with Vinegar

60+ Frugal Ways to Use Baking Soda

10 Tips for Spring Cleaning Success

4 Thrifty Stain Removers

More Help with Common Stains

10 Tips for Saving Money While Doing Laundry

10 Ways to Clean with Baking Soda

Quick Cleaning Tips

10 Organizing and Decluttering Tips

A Frugal and Time Saving Dishwasher Detergent

25 Tips for Freezing Food

Cooking Tips

Top 10 Green Household Cleaners 

Recipes

Easy Cubed Steak

Tomato Casserole Recipe

Cheesy Chicken Croissants

Oriental Ramen Noodle Salad

My Favorite Slow Cook Recipes

Easy Scalloped Potatoes

Thrifty Tex Mex Taco Recipe

Mexican Casserole Recipe

Low Fat Strawberry Crunch Recipe

Decadent Peanut Butter Pie

Easy Chocolate Dipped Pretzels

Easy Cream Cheese Icing

Homemade Vanilla Extract

Frito Pie

Crock Pot Macaroni & Cheese

Thrifty Cheese Potato Soup

Easy Shepherd’s Pie

No Pasta Lasagna

35 Holiday Recipes

Automotive

10 Ways to Save Gas

How to Never Have a Car Loan

Get Educated and Save on Car Repairs

10 Ways to Reduce Your Car Insurance Rates

10 Ways to Keep Your Car Clean

Is a Hybrid Worth the Money?

10 Ways to Stay Awake While Driving

5 Ways to Keep from Buying a Flooded Car

Shopping and Saving Money

50 Ways to Save Money on Your Grocery Bill

How to Play The Grocery Game

10 Tips for Using Coupons

Saving Time at the Grocery Store

Time is Money and Money is Time

50+ Ways to Keep Us from Wasting Food

Get Those Rainchecks!

Get Green Points with Reusable Bags

10 Ways to Save on Your Summer Electric Bill

Top 10 Best Frugal Tips

10 Ways to Save Money When Eating Out

How to Reduce Your Winter Heating Bill

75 Ways to Save Money

Use Your Dishwasher

Save Money by using Rechargeable Batteries

25 Ways to Reduce Your Water Bill

Utilizing Craft Store Coupons

Find a Local Discount Grocery Store

20 Ways to Save Money on Your Wedding

Sources to Help with Wedding Planning

How to Save Money at Christmas

Cheapest Days to Go Shopping

10 Time Saving Shopping Tips

Hot Cocoa for the Thrifty

Finances and Debt

10 Things I’ve Learned About Giving

Top 10 Ways I Have Cut My Expenses

Are You a Member of a Credit Union?

Protect Your Money with Direct Deposit

Deciding Which Financial Records to Keep

10 Tips for Handling Credit Card Debt

How to Pay Cash for College

20 Ways to Pay Off Debt Faster

6 Baby Steps to Financial Freedom

30 Tips to Get Out of Debt

Beware of Loan Mark Ups

Identity Theft Prevention 101

Are You Content?

Sell Your Stuff

Children

10 Ways to Teach Your Children About Money

10 Ways to Keep the Kids Busy While You’re Working

25 Ways to Save Money with a Baby

How to Get Beechnut Baby Food Coupons

Sign Up for Free Baby Products

How to Buy Diapers on a Budget

Springtime Craft Idea

The Diaper Champ Wins My Vote

10 Ways to Get Chores Done While Hanging Out with Your Kids

Top 10 Potty Training Tips

10 Free Events for Your Kids

Health

Thrifty Remedy for Sinus Infections

Top 10 Thrifty Tips for Dealing with Eczema

10 Ways to Exercise for Free

10 Thrifty Sunburn Remedies

15 Thrifty Tips for Staying Cool

Other

Top 25 Thrifty Ways to Go Green

Top 15 Frugal Gardening Tips

10 Uses for Grocery Bags

10 Thrifty Ways to Honor Teachers

10 Thrifty Ways to Deal with Mosquitoes

Thrifty Entertainment in Western North Carolina

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In the U.S. we are preparing for the official launch of summertime with our Memorial Day Holiday coming up this next weekend.

To welcome the most beloved season, b5media Lifestyles Channel decided to usher Summertime in with a very special tribute to The Good Old Summertime.  A special thanks to Gayla for putting together this month’s blog carnival. 

Mary Emma Allen at One Book Two Book reminds you to check our your local library for their summer reading programs which can be great fun for youngsters, parents, and grandparents.

Be gone foul wasp!  Noreen Crone-Findlay at Hankering for Yarn has designed a crocheted fake wasp nest to trick the wasps and yellow jackets into staying away from her home. Let’s hope it works!

Elizabeth at Career and Kids shares tips for those busy potluck and picnic days at work and home.  And on GenBetween she also shares 10 warm weather tips for aging adults.

Kadi Prescott of Supernanny Rules discusses the importance of continued learning during those long summer breaks from school.

Deborah Ng at Simply Thrifty paints a beautiful portrait of life as a kid in the 70’s in Queens with Dining Al Fresco in the Summers of My Youth.

Cyndi Lavin of Jewelry and Beading wants her readers to win a beautiful medallion, just in time for some summertime beading fun.  On Layers Upon Layers you’ll learn some digital effects to give your summertime pictures some zip!  And nothing beats crisp tangy salads for summertime eating.  Busy Family Meals has a special salad dressing giveaway.

Christine Gooding at MadCropper While she is about to enter her own winter months, she joins in our project with memories of her own summers as a child.

Heather at Chocolate Bytes has two recipes that say “summertime” to her first, chocolate zucchini cake and how about whipping up some Homemade Chocolate Ice Cream to top it off?  If you hop over to The Food Bowl, she offers tips on heat stroke prevention for your pets.

Sherry at Inside Motherhood discusses taking her daughter to the market and explaining to her how it’s better to support locally grown farm foods rather than importing food as a bit of an educational field trip.

Christina at Solo Mother share’s a bit of a then and now as she discusses Sunday rituals as a child and those of today with her own child.

Maricar at Keeping the Castle shares a wonderful guest post by Jeff Wilson of the DIY Network where he discusses simple steps to an amazing deck makeover.

Karen at Thrifty Mommy shares two very popular classic posts – 15 Summer Cooking Tips and 10 Thrifty Ways to Deal with Mosquitos

Peggy at Junk Creation shares how to make a Vacation Scrapbook Planter from a Sour Cream Container.

Tracee at BlogFabulous shares a rather memorable experience during potty training.  Any mother of boys will be able to relate to this one.

Katelyn from Stamping Mad has created a mixed media collage to remind herself to take time to enjoy the wonderful summer weather.

Farley at Behind the Vines is preparing for some summertime wine tasting.  The only thing left to do is decide on a destination.

Sandy Mitchell at Robust Cooking shares 9 Quick Vegetable Grilling Tricks and if you hop over to her other blog All Holiday Cafe, she shares 10 Ways to Save Money on Summer Holiday Travel

Susan Gunelius at Play Library shares fond memories of her younger days spending hours in the family pool and flashes forward to today and the fun and affordable pool toys that are available.

Chloe Findlay-Harder at Tangled Thread shares a tutorial on how to make a cooling bandana to help relieve those super hot dog days of summer.

Linette Gerlach at Mother Earth’s Garden shares tips on Creating an Outdoor Space to escape to for relaxation and at She Knows Parties, Linette shares a Party Punch Decorative Ice Ring for a cool refreshing treat on a hot summer day.

Noel Bautista at Unplugged Living enlightens us on solar cooking options as an alternative to traditional grilling methods.

Last, at MomGadget, Gayla takes a stroll down memory lane as she lists some of her personal favorite dishes and flavors of summertime.  Almost the entire collection is a tribute to her grandmother who, summer after summer, taught her about tradition, gardening and the wonderful flavors Mother Nature provides us during the season.

We hope you’ve enjoyed our tribute to the wonderful season of summer and for our readers living in the U.S., we wish you all a wonderful and safe Memorial Day Holiday.

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