Frugal Mom Blog

Free Haircuts for Women March 30 – 31 in St. Paul

March 12, 2014 By TC Frugal Mom

Free haircuts are being offered for women in St. Paul on March 30 – 31! Read on to learn how to sign up. Bumble and bumble is hosting a class at Salon FiveTwoSix in St Paul and they are seeking female hair models (ages 18+) to attend and receive free professional haircuts. The class will […]

100 Birthday Freebies!

March 11, 2014 By TC Frugal Mom

Birthdays are soo much fun and getting freebies just makes the day better!! Here is a Birthday Freebies List of over 100 freebies that you can snag on your birthday (and just for signing up online)! Note: This is a national list. Check the businesses’ websites for locations. Offers may vary and change or expire […]

Operation Glass Slipper March 15 – 16 at Southdale Mall

March 10, 2014 By TC Frugal Mom

Operation Glass Slipper’s 2014 Princess Event is being held at Southdale Mall, 3rd Floor, this Saturday, March 15 and Sunday, March 16. Operation Glass Slipper provides free prom gowns and accessories to high school girls in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area whose financial circumstances make it impossible to attend prom due to cost. Each girl is […]

Book Review & GIVEAWAY: Starting from Scratch

March 9, 2014 By TC Frugal Mom

There’s a fun and unique new book about food and cooking for kids. It’s called Starting from Scratch : What You Should Know about Food and Cooking, written by food journalist Sarah Elton & illustrated by Jeff Kulak. It’s an upbeat exploration of food that addresses a wide variety of information including cooking as a […]

Chocolate Hazelnut Muffins Recipe

March 4, 2014 By TC Frugal Mom

This chocolate hazelnut muffins recipe that I came up with by varying a favorite chocolate muffin recipe and adding chopped hazelnuts. I buy and use a bag of “Oregon Hazelnuts” from Trader Joe’s, then chop them in a food processor.

Top Educational Freebies – Week of March 2nd

March 3, 2014 By TC Frugal Mom

Here is a list of some of the best educational freebies this week of March 2nd, 2014. Just click on the link to download or print the freebie! (Thanks to www.howtohomeschoolforfree.com for this list!) Multiplying with LEGO bricks printable HUGE List of St. Patrick’s Day Printables and Activities for kids

IHOP National Pancake Day on Tuesday, March 4th – Free pancakes for charity

March 1, 2014 By TC Frugal Mom

Free pancakes at IHOP will be offered on Tuesday to raise money for charity! Since beginning its National Pancake Day celebration in 2006, IHOP restaurants have raised $13 million to support charities in the communities in which they operate.

Disney on Ice presents “Let’s Celebrate” at the Target Center 2/27-3/2 – REVIEW

March 1, 2014 By TC Frugal Mom

Disney on Ice presents “Let’s Celebrate!” at the Target Center from February 27th – March 2nd. We went on Thursday which was opening night and had a fun time! I took Heidi and Thor and our friend Mary from church. Mary is in her 80s and had never seen Disney on Ice before and she […]

YMCA Summer Program Discounts at Rally Days: February 28 – March 2

February 28, 2014 By TC Frugal Mom

Even though summer seems like a long way away, the time to sign up your kids for YMCA summer programs and camps and save money is NOW! YMCA Summer Rally Days kicks off Friday, February 28th and goes through Sunday, March 2nd. These three days you can SAVE on Y Summer Programs for ages 3 […]

Hy-Vee Grocery Stores to open in Twin Cities

February 27, 2014 By TC Frugal Mom

Here’s a press release that just came out from Hy-Vee, Inc. Hy-Vee, an employee-owned grocery retailer, is planning to open grocery stores in the Twin Cities area. This will affect all grocery deal-seekers as new stores = new ways to save on your groceries! Currently, there are 17 Hy-Vee grocery stores in Minnesota, spread throughout […]