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Amazing Offer at Money Saving Mom

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shopmom
on March 17, 2009
in Online Coupon Codes, Recipes and Shopping
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Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

In celebration of St. Patrick’s Day, Crystal Paine of Money Saving Mom has teamed up with Tawra and Jill from Living on a Dime to have a blowout sale on their money saving e-books. They are giving away 17 of their most popular books for $17.

That’s $1/book, which is an unbelievable deal. If you bought them all separately they would cost you $75! Many of you are already Money Saving Mom fans, so you know that she doesn’t put her books on sale often. You also probably know that Crystal is a grocery  savings expert, her blog is exceptional so you already know her book will be too. So get it while you can.

Here are the 17 books you’ll receive:

  • Supermarket Savings 101 eCourse with audio downloads
  • Grocery Shopping On A Budget eCourse
  • Money Saving Meats e-book
  • Saving On Cleaning Supplies e-book
  • Eating Healthy On A Budget e-booklet
  • Is Eating Out Eating You Up? e-book
  • 224 Meals In A Hurry e-book
  • Grocery Savings e-book
  • Menus That Make Cents e-book
  • Plan Ahead Leftovers e-book
  • Quick Dinners e-book
  • Menu Planning Made Easy
  • Simply Centsible Breakfasts
  • Simply Centsible Suppers
  • Kids Recipes
  • Menus On A Dime
  • 470 Crockpot Recipes
Her sale only lasts until March 23rd, so if you’re tempted, buy it today before you forget!
Click here to read more about this offer!
Now I’m off to start the corned beef and potatoes! Enjoy your day.

Frugal Friday : A Years Worth of Menu Planning

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shopmom
on January 30, 2009
in Frugal Friday, Online Coupon Codes and Recipes
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To anyone who’s talked to me in person in the past year or two has heard my pitch for Saving Dinner. Saving Dinner, the brainchild of Leanne Ely a Certified Nutritional Consultant, offers countless menu planning offers to help you get dinner on the table every night. I first heard about Saving Dinner about three years ago when I was working full time with a one year old and pregnant with another baby. Anything I could find at that time to keep us under budget and to make our lives easier, I was willing to try. Through Flylady, Leanne offered a number of her recipes for free and almost every single one of them became staples in my menu rotation. She not only provides recipes but also detailed shopping lists and tips for making preparation easier, cheaper and more healthy. In fact I made her Garlic Lime Chicken recipe last night for my family and there wasn’t even a bit of leftovers. All four of us cleaned our plates.

So you know when I read my e-mail this morning that she was offering 48 Weeks of her Frugal Menus ebook for only $19.95 (normally $29.95!) plus she was offering her 250 Money Saving Tips (worth $5.95 regularly) e-book for free along with it (Enter code ‘frugal’ when checking out). I couldn’t refuse. I ordered my own copy and it is fantastic. There are 204 pages of weekly menu plans with shopping lists and recipes! The Frugal Menu e-book is divided into four seasons, because as you probably know, one way to eat frugally is to follow the seasons. Each season is filled with both easy and incredible looking recipes.

The recipes that immediately caught my eye were:

  • Grilled Apricol Glazed Chicken
  • Cashew Chicken
  • Basil Burgers
  • Sloppy Joe Pizza
  • Easy Beef and Bean Salsa Burritos
  • Caramelized Onion, Spinach and Bacon Quiche

And then there is the Free 250 Money Saving Tips ebook too. Some of the tips you might already be familiar with but many were new to me. There were recipes for making your own prepared foods like, Stuffing Mix and Thousand Island Dressing among others. She also gives cheaper meat substitutions, for instance, did you know that if a recipes calls for veal cutlets, that you can use the much cheaper turkey cutlets instead? Did you know that on average people who pay for their groceries with a credit or debit card spend 10%-15% more on their grocery bill as opposed to those who pay cash?

Leanne is only offering this great deal until Midnight, January 30th….that’s tonight! So go ahead and order a copy today. If menu planning and making shopping lists is something you struggle with (I do!) then this will  save you an entire years worth of trouble. Or an entire lifetime. You can use these 288 recipes plus shopping lists year after year!

Go order your copy before her sale ends tonight.

Make Your Own Playdough

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shopmom
on January 18, 2009
in How-to, Recipes and handmade
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You may be asking yourself, ‘Why would I ever make playdough when it’s so darn cheap to buy?’ That’s true, but it is even cheaper to make and if your toddler puts everything into his mouth like mine does, you’ll want to make sure that it is completely safe and free of chemicals and toxins. This recipe is not only a cheap way to make playdough, but its all natural, easy and keeps for about 6 months. Give it a try one of these cold, rainy winter days.

Here’s the recipe:
1/2 c. salt
1 c. flour
1 Tb. cream of tartar
1 Tb. oil
1 c. water
food coloring

Combine ingredients in a pot and heat gently while stirring. When it reaches a good playdough-like consistency take it off the stove and let it cool. At this point I divided it into fourths and kneaded in the food coloring. However you could add the food coloring in while it is in the pot and stir well. It keeps 6 months if you keep it in tupperware. Don’t refrigerate.

Jump Start Your Labor Cookies

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admin
on October 6, 2008
in Pregnancy and Recipes
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There’s been a lot of talking on the forums about the cookies that jump started my labor and I’m thrilled to see that it’s helped other woman too! Lord knows that when you are ready for the baby to come out, you’ll do just about anything. Luckily these cookies are really tasty. It’s a super spicy gingersnap recipe that you can find here. If you cut the amount of cayenne in half and roll them dough balls in turbinado sugar before baking, they are perfect holiday cookies too.

Here’s my story on how they worked:
These cookies, really can jump start your labor if spice is your trigger for labor to begin! My husband has always loved ginger cookies, so a week before my due date I decided to make these cookies for him as a thank you for putting up with my very pregnant, hormonal self. I made this in the morning and ate more than my fair share of both raw dough (yes, I know, shame on me) and baked cookies. I took a nap and when he came home from work, I went to the kitchen and grabbed the plate of cookies to present to him. Literally as I was walking toward him with the plate of cookies in my hand my water broke and we were off for the hospital. Since then I have passed this recipe onto a few friends and amazingly enough, it’s started their labors too! Give these spicy ginger cookies a try and pack your bags.