Thought of the Day

Whether we regard difficulties in life as misfortunes or whether we view them as good fortune depends entirely on how much much we have forged our inner determination.

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Thrifty and Neat Blog Entries Found This Week

1) Memorial Day Menu Ideas and Recipes - These sound great.

2) 10 Ways to Enjoy Your Yard This Summer - You can find thrifty ways to accomplish these.

3) Simple Ideas for Generosity - Even on a Tight Budget - Great list!

4) Crafts with Kate Gosselin (on the Rachael Ray Show) - Love the idea for making homemade ice cream.

5) Delicious Potato Casserole - This sounds great. I love anything with cheese.

6) Ham and Cheese Chicken Rolls - I am definitely going to made these. They sound great.

7) Thrifty Decorating with Vintage Finds - Neat idea!! I would have never thought of this.

8) Frugal Tips on a Disney Trip - Great post with tips on planning a Disney trip.

Thought of the Day

One cannot become a starring player in life if one is easily swayed by one's emotions over everything little thing.

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THOUGHTFUL THURSDAY - SHARING SECURITY INFORMATION

I wanted to pass this information along. This happened to my brother and his family over the weekend. My sister-in-laws laptop and Blackberry was stolen. My brother had his baseball cushioned bucket (a b-day gift from me, he is the coach to my nephews travel baseball team) with balls and 2 gloves stolen. A briefcase had been gone through and dumped out along with everything else in their car. They were very picky in what they got. They left behind DVDs, an Ipod, and my nephews bat bag. It happened in a parking lot at a shopping center. There were inside for approximately 20 minutes.


How to Lock Your Car and Why

There is a device that robbers are using now to clone your security code when you lock your doors on your car using your key-chain locking device. They sit a distance away and watch for their next victim. They know you are going inside of the store, restaurant, or bathroom and have a few minutes to steal and run. The police officer said to manually lock your car door-by hitting the lock button inside the car, that way if there is someone sitting in a parking lot watching for their next victim it will not be you. When you hit the lock button on your car upon exiting...it does not send the security code, but if you walk away and use the door lock on your key chain - it sends the code through the airwaves where it can be stolen. Something totally new to us...and real. Be aware of this and please pass this note on...look how many times we all lock our doors with our remote...just to be sure we remembered to lock them....and bingo someone has our code...and whatever was in the car...can be stolen.

What Did You Get For FREE This Week?

My mailbox has been full this week:


Scrubbing Bubbles Shower Caddy
Vocal Point Kashi Waffle Coupons - Included a Coupon for a FREE item
FREE Soap Opera Magazine
FREE TV Guide
FREE Intuition Razor (Not sure where I got this from)
FREE Nivea Touch of Happiness Shower Wash Sample
B&BW Coupon for FREE Item with $10 purchase
Leapfrog Musical DVD
FREE Parenting Magazine
FREE Huggie Coupons for Pull-Ups



How full were your mailboxes this week?

Thought of the Day

"Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler."

Albert Eistein

FREE Sample of Bodycology Lotion, Hand Soap and Mist

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Chocolate Mocha Fiber One Chewy Bars

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FREE Vintage 2009 Desk Calendar

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FREE Digiorno Flatbread Pizza Coupon

Get a coupon for a free DiGiorno Flatbread Melt on May 18th starting at 12 AM - 11:59 PM EST. This offer is available to the first 100,000 people. US only.

FREE Sample of Sun Crystals

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Interesting/Useful/Fun Website

Chicken Recipe Queen - Awesome website full of chicken recipes for every meal.

Thrifty Tip - For Your Shoes

Do you always scratch your heels? Don't buy shoe polish, just use a permanent magic marker. It works great.

Thought of the Day

In life when we feel we have reached a limit, that is when the true battle begins.

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CVS Trip - 3/11

Purchased:
4 Xtra Laundry Detergent - 1.50 Each = $6.00
1 Huggies Diaper $8.99

Total - $14.99
Coupons - $1.50
ECBs Used - $3.00
Total OOP - $ 11.33 Including Tax

FREE Sample of Nescafe Coffee Sample

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Thought of the Day

"It isn't what you have, or who you are, or where you are, or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about."

Dale Carnegie

10 IDEAS FOR RECYCLING GREETING CARDS

Renee at Cottage Lifestyle has a great post on her Thrifty Shopping Column at examiner.com on ways to recycle greeting cards. She has also included several of my ideas that I have posted about previously. Please check out her great article.

Thought of the Day

"Either move or be move."

Colin Powell

Thought of the Day