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Happy Memorial Day

Karen Weideman — Mon, 25 May 2009 12:46:07 +0000

Happy Memorial Day! I hope that you all are enjoying this day with friends and family.

I am so thankful for the sacrifice that our military has made over the years for our freedom and safety. Freedom is not free. Having grown up in a military town made me very aware of the duties and sacrifices of our service men and women, as well as those of the wives and families they left behind. I hope that you’ll take the opportunity to tell them “thank you” today.

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80% Off at Restaurant.com

Karen Weideman — Sat, 23 May 2009 04:46:02 +0000

Restaurant.com is having a Memorial Day sale. Right now you can get $25 gift certificates for only $2.

Simply enter the code SPECIAL at the checkout and hit “apply”. This sale ends Monday, May 25, 2009.

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God Bless the USA

Karen Weideman — Mon, 26 May 2008 18:31:09 +0000

I’m so thankful for all of the men and women that have fought to keep us free.

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Super Savings Today!

Karen Weideman — Mon, 28 May 2007 23:37:09 +0000

I went out shopping today to look for some bargains. Belk was having an additional 50% off the clearance and they also had a $10 coupon off any $25 purchase. The first and best deal I found was a set of Biltmore Estate 600 thread count sheets for $35 (this included using my $10 coupon). They were regularly $135.

I don’t know about you, but I’ve never owned a set of 600 thread count sheets. I’m almost afraid to try them because sheets will never be the same. I’m afraid I’ll get spoiled.

At Belk, I also found some nice shirts for myself for only $5-10. I’m trying to replace some of my older wardrobe a little at a time.

Then I headed to Linens and Things and found my daughter a cute bed in a bag for $30. I’d been looking for a good deal on bed set for a few months now, so I’m glad I found those.

Well, how did you do today? Did you find any deals?

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Belk Memorial Day Sale

Karen Weideman — Sun, 27 May 2007 17:26:27 +0000

Sunday and Monday Belk is having a Memorial Day sale. My mom also told me that today’s newspaper has a $10 coupon for a $25 purchase. For the special sale, stores are open today 11 am – 7 pm and stores open early Monday at 9 am.

I’m sure there are many other Memorial Day sales going on. Do you have any to share with the other thrifty moms?

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Thrifty Memorial Day Fun

Karen Weideman — Sun, 27 May 2007 13:22:55 +0000

I don’t know about you, but someone would have to give me a free trip to get me to go away for Memorial Day or the 4th of July. I cannot even comprehend wanting to vacation during the busiest times of the year. The prices of gas and hotels are inflated. And if you go to the beach, you know how crowded it will be.

If I were to plan a trip to the beach, I’d want to go in the spring or fall. I grew up on the coast of NC and I still don’t care for the humidity. Ok, some of you may be rolling your eyes at my quirkiness, so on to the point of this post.

Whether or not you have money to spend this holiday, there are lots of things you can do for free or with very little spending. Today, our family drove around for hours shopping at yard sales. We probably spent about $10-12 in gas, which normally I’d think was crazy, but I thought it was a thrifty alternative to going somewhere this weekend.

Deborah at Simply Thrifty has some great ideas for frugal Memorial Day fun. Here are some of her ideas that I liked:

Host a potluck barbeque. (Great idea. Everyone can contribute and have fun together.)
Have a picnic.
Camp in the backyard. (I’ll leave this one to my hubby.)
Pick out some movies from the library.
Have a water balloon or hose fight to keep cool. (We’re actually going to make our own slip-n-slide out of plastic.)

If I lived closer, I’d go visit my family this weekend. What does your family usually do for Memorial Day?

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