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Thrifty Links for 12/6/09

Karen Weideman — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 04:59:16 +0000

Here’s another weekly round-up of great ideas. I hope you enjoy these!

Skip to My Lou always has such cute crafting ideas. They now have super easy printable bookplates for teachers. These would make a great Christmas gift or teacher appreciation gift. Simply edit the name and print! Skip to My Lou also has other teacher gift ideas such as fabric notebook covers, fabric luggage tags, bookmarks, and more.

Amy at MomAdvice has some budget friendly gift ideas for guys.

Cindy at My Recycled Bags likes to crochet useful things out of recycled grocery bags. This time she has created a pattern for a Christmas plarn stocking.

She Knows Parties is giving away a set of Paula Deen bakeware. This would make a nice set for yourself or a gift for someone else.

Make your homemade edible gifts look a little better by putting them on a ribbon wreath plate.

Cyndi at Jewelry and Beading has searched through the archives for gift ideas.

Which links were your favorite?

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Thrifty Links for 11/29/09

Karen Weideman — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 23:35:49 +0000

It’s time for another weekly round-up. Here’s what I’ve found this week. Enjoy!

Are cell phones safe? Before purchasing a new cell phone, you should check out this list of the best and worst phones from the Environmental Working Group. The list shows the amount of radiation emitted from the phones.

Cooking Light has 20 recipes that can be prepared in 20 minutes or less.

Here’s a way to repurpose your aluminum cans into lanterns.

I’m all for making things easier in the kitchen. Check out these homemade cinnamon buns – the easy way – from Southern Plate.

Now that Christmas shopping is in full swing, employees will be hitting you up to buy an over priced extended warranty. Find out what Clark Howard has to say about these extended warranties and a way that you can get coverage on electronic devices.

Rather than throwing out your orange and apple peels, use them to make a simmering potpourri for your home. Your home will smell delicious! Check out 13 simmering pot recipes.

Which articles interested you?

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35 Plentiful Ideas for Thanksgiving

Karen Weideman — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:41:11 +0000

Thanksgiving is only a week away. I know, I can hardly believe it. To save you some time, I’ve been searching around for great resources for you. There’s a wide variety to choose from. Enjoy!

For the kids:

Decorating and Entertaining:

Recipes and Food Ideas:

Other:

Which ideas do you think you’ll try?

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Thrifty Links for 11/15/09

Karen Weideman — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:32:40 +0000

I have been surfing the internet this weekend and “stumbling” some articles. Here are some great ones that I’ve found.

Christmas will be here before we know it. Rather than buying bows for packages, try this idea for making bows from magazine pages. These bows save money, repurpose your magazines, and avoid more products being throw away. I think I will have to try these this year.

Times are tough and many of us have had to tighten our budgets. We all have a service to offer. This information on how to barter online is helpful.

Custom made aprons seem to be the new rave. Rather than paying $45-75 for a handmade apron, consider making one yourself. Here are 52 free apron patterns to get you on your way. These would make great Christmas gifts too!

My favorite coffee beverage is a caramel macchiato. I’ve been wondering how many calories are in the macchiato and I found this coffee calorie guide today. These calorie amounts are enough to keep you away from your coffee fix. Thankfully, I’ve learned how to make my own caramel macchiatos at home. I’ve been using skim milk and Smuckers sugar free caramel syrup. I’m hoping the next time I make my own vanilla syrup that I can use less sugar and a little Splenda.

In our house, we prefer homemade playdough. The texture is better, is lasts longer, and it’s really inexpensive to make. Children sometimes learn easier when several of their senses are stimulated so I was pleased to see a recipe for pumpkin pie scented playdough.

What interesting articles have you found this week?

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Thrifty Links for 11/9/09

Karen Weideman — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:22:51 +0000

Every now and the I find some cool websites and information and I like to pass those on to you. Here’s some that I found this weekend. Enjoy!

The Consumerist warns us about the risk we take when we sign up for coffee subscriptions. There is no possible way I could drink that much coffee.

I have used plastic on my windows before to help keep my heating costs down. I never thought of using bubble wrap. This is a pretty neat idea as it is easier to install and uses something that you probably have at home.

My husband makes great eggrolls, but I am thinking about trying this recipe which claims to be the world’s best egg roll recipe. Since this recipe makes so many eggrolls, you could easily make these and freeze them for future meals. This would definitely be a time and money saver.

If you’re looking to give the gift of time this Christmas, you might consider making a personalized coupon. These work well for services such as babysitting, foot massages, or coffee together and also for future plans for a concert or event.

Have you found any interesting links lately?

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Thrifty Links for 9/20/08

Karen Weideman — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 20:04:44 +0000

Pampers Swaddlers Giveaway at Babylune

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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Thrifty Links for 9/9/08

Karen Weideman — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 08:43:01 +0000

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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Thrifty Links for 5/19/08

Karen Weideman — Mon, 19 May 2008 06:34:22 +0000

Play Library gives us a review of a sandbox where the lid stays on and the sand stays dry. I like to hear reviews of products so that I don’t spend my hard earned money on things that turn out to be poor quality.

Char at Raising a Healthy Family has a tip for getting jobs done around the house. Check out her chore bowl. Looks great to me!

Bekah from Motherhood Moment has some frugal lawn care tips. She discusses fertilizers and weed killer options that are inexpensive and family friendly.

Campus Grotto tells us how to get the most for college textbooks.

Stop by Simply Thrifty for a chance to win some marigold seeds from Deb’s beautiful plants.

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Thrifty Links for 4/9/08

Karen Weideman — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 14:24:06 +0000

Congratulations to Tanya. She’s one more person that has learned the joy of financial freedom.

Little Fun; Little Learning has some links to free Nick Jr Printables and Bingo Dauber Printables.

Stop by Tree Hugging Family. They’re giving away some Rainforest Alliance Coffee from Zabar.

Ellen Brown gives some tips on growing strawberries in containers. The hanging baskets sound like a good route for me, especially since my squirrel friend likes to come around.

Baby Cheapskate tells us how to save money on Seventh Generation diapers.

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Thrifty Links for 3/5/08

Karen Weideman — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 14:52:05 +0000

Stephanie at Stop the Ride! reminds us of the benefits of mopping the old fashioned way. I have to agree with her, especially when it comes to mopping the bathroom.

A former mattress salesman tell us How to Buy a Mattress.

Trade the stuff you’re done with for the stuff you want at Zunafish.

Time yourself to see how long it takes to do a chore. When you see that the chores don’t take much time, it won’t seem so bad the next time.

The FlyLady gives us this month’s Fly Zones. Each week we’re told which zones of our house to hit and declutter. It only takes 15 minutes a day.

The Make it from Scratch blog carnival is up at tips and tricks 4 me.

You may want to check out this older edition of Carnival of the Recipes because it features crockpot recipes.

Enjoy your surfing today.

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