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The 92nd Festival of Frugality is up over at No Credit Needed. This festival keeps getting bigger and bigger and is a great way to find tips for saving money if you’re on a budget.
As usual, I had a few favorites:

Hidden expenses - leaky faucets and running toilets posted at Live-Frugal. This actually happened to [...]

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I’ve been a little bit slow to acknowledge the latest Festival of Frugality and I apologize for that. The festival is up over at stop the ride!
If I’ve counted correctly there are over fifty frugal ideas in this week’s festival. Some of my favorite entries include:

Stop Going Crazy With Birthday Parties for Kids - [...]

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I’ve been on vacation, so I thought that the best way to ease back into blogging would be to share this really cute pink blogging award I got a few weeks ago from Angela at Domestic Divapalooza.

I put the award in my sidebar. The best part about this award is that I get to pick [...]

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The final results for MamaBlogga’s writing project are in.
Here is a list of the entries:

No Market For Used Teenagers by Robin
Thank you Mom! by Michelle Buck
July MamaBlogga Writing Group - Thanks Mom! by Jennifer Hitchcock
Thanks Mom! by Mama Zen
To my mom by Deb
If She Were Alive Today by Mommy Zabs
Danke Rot Koph by Kymberlyn
Will she [...]

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MamaBlogga’s July writing project is called “Thanks, Mom” and this is my entry.
I thought that it would be best to write it in the form of a letter.
Dear Mom,

I know that I haven’t always appreciated what you’ve done for me. There have been so many times that I’ve taken you for granted.
Today I [...]

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MamaBlogga has announced her July group writing project. I participated in MamaBlogga’s project last month and I thoroughly enjoyed it! I’m already working on my entry for this month. Oh, and did I mention that you can win a $30 gift certificate to Amazon.com?
Recently I participated in some excellent carnivals:

 All for Women blogging carnival. This [...]

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Why Do I Dig Jesus? A Cup of Tea With Me wants to know.
I didn’t know that there was a Jesus meme, but apparently there is and I’ve been tagged for it. That’s okay, because I do “dig” Jesus. (I actually don’t use the word “dig” much, except when referring to the digg site. I’d [...]

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I have been hovering around MamaBlogga’s blog today waiting for the final list of entries into her group writing project for June.
(The topic was “three things I want my kids to …”)
Here is the complete list of entries. There are some really great entries here. Have fun reading!

Three Things I Want My Kids to Appreciate [...]

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I found a fabulous group writing project for moms. There’s even a prize! The topic is “three things I want my kids to …”  You fill in the blank. This post is my entry to that project.
1. I want my kids to experience the joy of a relationship with their Maker – to find the [...]

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Angela at Domestic Divapalooza has tagged me for the eight facts about me meme.
Rules and Stuff
The object of the game is to blog “8 Random Facts About Myself.” Here are the rules:
1. I have to post these rules before I give you the facts.
2. Each player starts with eight random facts/habits about themselves.
3. People who [...]

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