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Spring Cleaning Guide for the Twin Cities

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This is a list of Twin Cities area resources to help you get rid of yard waste, papers, clothing and any other type of household items you no longer need. This list will be added to and updated as needed. CLEAN UP YOUR YARD YARD WASTE COLLECTION SITES Each county offers free yard waste collection […]

Donate 2 bags of reusable clothing or household items to Savers or Unique Thrift Stores, get 30% off coupon! Through May 4th.

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Earth Celebration Donation Drive In celebration of Earth Day (and to help those of us who are doing some spring cleaning despite the not-so-springlike weather!), Savers and Unique Thrift Stores are offering a 30% off coupon if you donate 2 bags or more of reusable clothing or household items. Through May 4th, 2013. Time to get some spring […]

A Family Coupon Outing

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As a frugal mom, sometimes I’ll take my family out on a “coupon outing.” I feel kind of like a geek admitting it, but going on an outing that revolves around using up good coupons for family fun can be so worth it, as long as you have the money budgeted for it. I did […]

Kids Book Review: You Choose by Pippa Goodhart

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I’m recommending a great, interactive and imaginative book for kids called “You Choose” by Pippa Goodhart and illustrated by Nick Sharratt. I borrowed this book from our local library after the children’s librarian, a friend of ours, recommended it to me. She said she had to sneak it back to the library from her kids […]