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How to Make Your Children’s Youth Sports More Affordable

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If you are a parent, you understand how important it is to get your child out of the house and moving around. Physical activity is extremely important for kids growing up! It helps them stay healthy, engage with others, and strengthen many different skills. Exercise can range from taking walks to jumping around on a […]

11 Tricks to Help Maintain your Ideal Weight

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Getting back to your ideal weight is hard no matter who you are. For some of us, it means losing a lot of weight from years of bad eating habits and inconsistent exercising. For others, it means trying to lose that very stubborn 5 pounds from when you were indulging during your last vacation or […]

Presidents’ Day Thrift Store Sales 2018

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It’s Presidents Day this Monday and these thrift stores are offering 50% off sales! Presidents’ Day Sales – Monday, February 19th, 2018 Arc’s Value Village – President’s Day 50% Off Storewide Sale today! Includes all departments. The storewide 50% off sale means bargains in every department (except brand-new items marked with orange and white tags). Shop our […]

Tech Fest for Families at the Works Museum February 24 (Ticket Giveaway)

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Looking for some indoor family fun this weekend? Tech Fest is coming up this Saturday, Feb. 24th at The Works Museum in Bloomington! What is Tech Fest? It’s hands-on, engineering fun for families! Kids are natural engineers, full of questions such as why, how, and what if I did it differently? Tech Fest gathers corporations, educational institutions […]

Winter Family Fun at Spirit Mountain in Duluth (Giveaway)

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I’m writing this on a mild, sunny Saturday in February, a perfect day for being outside in winter in Minnesota. I grew up in Duluth, where outdoor winter fun is in abundance – especially hills to ski or sled down. And if you love being outdoors in winter, there’s still plenty of time to enjoy these […]

The Wiz at Children’s Theatre Company – Review & 20% Ticket Discount

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The Wiz is playing at Children’s Theatre Company in Minneapolis now through March 18th, and my kids and I got to see it shortly after it opened. We LOVED it, and recommend it if you can go! In January I shared my experience going backstage before it opened. The costumes are creatively designed by Matthew […]

Valentine’s Day Restaurant Deals 2018

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Valentine’s Day is almost here,  and it’s the second busiest holiday for dining out (after Mother’s Day). Here’s a list of restaurant deals (that you’ll find in the Twin Cities) to help you plan a meal out with your special someone (or family) for less! For more restaurant deals and gifts, visit the Groupon Valentine’s Day […]

Struggling To Pay Off Debt? 5 Tips to Financial Freedom

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To pay off that holiday debt can be a struggle, but it’s certainly not impossible to do, even in a short period of time! Whether we like it or not, the holiday season is undeniably commercial. In an effort to show our loved ones how much we care, many of us dig ourselves into a […]

Free Dental Care for Kids in Need at U of M School of Dentistry February 10th

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The Minnesota Dental Association’s annual “Give Kids a Smile” event took place this past weekend, February 3-4, 2018, but the University of Minnesota School Of Dentistry is offering free dental care to kids in need this Saturday, February 10th. The University of Minnesota School of Dentistry will provide free services for children from low-income families […]