{Review} Natural Dynamix Kids Vitamins

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Disclosure: I was asked to review this product, and was given samples of the product, but have received no other compensation.  I was contacted last week by a rep for Natural Dynamix to review their children's vitamins "Gummy Cuties by Natural Dynamix" and was surprised to receive the … [Continue reading...]

Can You Save $1,000 by Cutting Your Vices?

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Editor's note: This is a guest post from Kelsey Libert (see bio below).  When I quit my job in October, I did it in the opposite way most people would recommend. Three months padding savings account? No. Paid off all my debt? Quite the opposite. I had caught the entrepreneurial bug, and I wanted … [Continue reading...]

What I’ve Been Up To

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We had some radio silence around here starting the beginning of March. There’s a good reason–I dove headfirst into a 90 hour training course to get my real estate broker’s license–something I’ve wanted to do since I was a small child.  I remember watching my parents shop for houses when I was about nine years old.  Flipping [...]

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Finalist!

I just learned that ThePenny-wise family is a finalist in the “Frugal 100 Awards” from Happier.co.uk, in the “Best Upcoming Blogs” category.

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{Popsicle Bones} Are the cats grown-up?

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Image courtesy of antpkr / FreeDigitalPhotos.net  A conversation with little M ( age 7). “Mom–Are the cats going to loose their baby teeth?” Me: “No, they’re grown up, [...] Continue Reading…

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Grounded: The Playlist

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For a long time, whenever a kid broke the rules, my #1 mom weapon was to take the iPod.  Until I found an iPod that had been under my [...] Continue Reading…

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{Popsicle Bones} Feline Baptisim

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Image courtesy of antpkr / FreeDigitalPhotos.net . When I’m plugged into my computer, I can listen to the kids doing their own things, and the overheard nuggets of [...] Continue Reading…

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{Book Review} “Star of the Week”

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“Star of the Week: A Story of Love, Adoption, and Brownies with Sprinkles” is a story I found at the library this morning.  We don’t see a lot of [...] Continue Reading…

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{Freebies} Free Pancakes Ya’ll!

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February 5th is National Pancake Day, and Ihop is giving away pancakes.  Yeah.   This isn’t nearly as awesome for those of us who have outrageous food allergies and [...] Continue Reading…

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{Infographic} Couponing 101

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From our friends at CreditSeason.com  An infographic created by CreditSeason.com, a personal finance website that strives to help people improve their money management skills and overall [...] Continue Reading…

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