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Go Bananas! Try These Easy Recipes Today!

Does your family like bananas as much as mine does? I try to buy the greenest bananas I can find at the store but it still seems like they always turn brown before I am able to eat them. I have been making banana bread for years with the less desirable ones. But I got to wondering what I could do if I FROZE the bananas before they turn brown. Here are some tips

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I Like Bananas…

I try to buy the greenist bananas I can find at the store but it still seems like some of them turn brown before I am able to eat them.  I have been making banana bread for years with the less desireable ones.  But I got to wondering what I could do if I froze…

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Back To School on a Budget

The back to school sales are in full swing this time of year.  To get the most for your hard earned dollar I recommend making a list of the supplies you will need, or wait until your child starts school and receives a list from their teacher and then compare prices at the following stores:Target,…

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Say Bye Bye to Buying New Toys!

I know we all want to give our children the best, but sometimes buying the newest toy is not the best decision financially. Not only that, but so many of us use our hard-earned money to buy our kid a toy, only for him or her to tire of playing with it a day later. I heard this statistic somewhere: by the time a child reaches kindergarten he or she will be given 10 times his weight in toys. Shocking! Of course, we all want to shower our child with love and toys. Buying new toys seems like the first logical step, but I hope you reconsider after you’ve read some of my suggestions on how to save money on toys and reduce toy clutter (because you won’t feel bad throwing away toys you didn’t spend a lot of money on!). If you have any more suggestions, I’d love to hear from you, so please post a comment below.

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How to Save Money on Toys

I could make this post all about coupons you can use and where to use them to save money on new toys, but I decided to write about the often taboo subject of buying your child used toys. I know we all want to give our children the best, but sometimes buying the newest toy is not the best decision.