Tricia

Spring Break

Well spring break is here and with 4 kids at home I am searching everywhere for tips and ideas of stuff to do. Luckily Frugaldad came through with some great ideas. He has some really good suggestions for frugal activities during spring break. You can always count on...

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Groceries and money How much to spend?

A lot posts I read across the blogosphere have a lot to do with groceries and money. You know, “how much should you spend, how much is too much , what are other people spending” and stuff like that. It is really hard to come down with a definite dollar amount. Food is a need, a want, an addiction and just tastes sooo good. It appears to be that you need to spend as much on food that is required...

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Reasons I love Guaranty bank

I love my bank because it has a pretty good rewards program where we get money back. That is a big plus in my book. Another reason I am showing my bank “love” is because I was going through my mail and found 2 coupons for a free fee reversal. This means if for some reason I have a overdraft, I give the bank my coupon and they erase the $39 overdraft fee! This is just one of those things that I...

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A moment of weakness

Well yesterday I had a moment of weakness. My husband and I went to OfficeMax because I wanted to look at some clip-art software. I was looking through the software trying to make a decision between 2 when a clearance sign caught my eye. It was not in my direct line of view and it was off to the side but it caught my eye anyway. So of course I just had to take a quick peek. At first I saw nothing that I...

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Make ahead recipes

I have been putting this off but one day soon I hope to jump in feet first. Here are some of the recipes I have found online: Freezer Meat Loaf Freezer French Toast Macaroni & Cheese Chicken Pockets Chili Cheese Fries Freezer cheesecake Chicken Biscuit Casserole Pork Chop Grill Packets Ham omlettes Pizza Sloppy Joes Spaghetti Sauce with Meat Bacon rollups Some people may be ready to start cooking meals...