Simply Thrifty

April 22nd, 2008

Presenting the Best of Simply Thrifty: Earth Day Edition

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If you’re a regular to this blog you know I’m all about saving money and the environment. Over the past year I’ve written many posts about environmentally friendly issues and my predecessors wrote some before that.
In honor of Earth Day:
The Best of Simply Thifty Earth Day Edition

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April 10th, 2008

More Proof Life’s Good Things Don’t Cost a Dime

I’m working from my back deck today. It’s 70 degrees and though it’s supposed to rain later, currently there’s not a cloud in the sky. In about five minutes I’m going to pick my son up from his class, come home and we’ll share a snack on our outside table. Then I’ll work a […]

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April 5th, 2008

It’s Big Outside Clean Up Day

I’m excited to start planting. I love the promise of a clean patch of dirt and seeds, plants or bulbs. I did get some broccoli in the ground and my blueberry bush but there’s work to be done. Before I get to any of the fun stuff I have to do our annual big […]

By Deborah Ng -- 7 comments

April 4th, 2008

What I’m Digging: The Clearance Rack at Kohl’s

So I’m just back from Kohl’s. My entire family was in need of undergarments and they were having a major sale. When I got there I was pleasantly surprised at how major the sale was. The clearance rack yielded a bargain bonanza. I bought several pairs of flannel pajama pants for $2.00 each.
I ask you, […]

By Deborah Ng -- 12 comments

April 2nd, 2008

Where we Splurge

Ok, so we’re not entirely cheap. There’s one area where we splurge and it’s not a necessity at all. We hire someone to mow our lawn. I know!
When we moved here six years ago my husband was commuting 2 hours each way to his job in the city and I had a five week […]

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March 26th, 2008

Any Spring Break Plans?

Next week is my son’s spring break and I’m trying to think of some great things to do. We’re going to a matinee one day to see “Horton Hears a Who” and we were fortunate to get a “buy one adult ticket, one child gets in free” coupon.
I’m trying to think of some other […]

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March 22nd, 2008

The Best Fifty Cents Ever Spent

Three years ago my sister in law and I were shopping at Target when I spied a pair of rain boots on clearance - for fifty cents! They were about 3 sizes too big for my son, but I didn’t care. Fifty cents is fifty cents. My sister in law thought the pattern might […]

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March 18th, 2008

Wine for Under $10 - Redwood Creek Merlot

I’m not trying to put Farley from Behind the Vines out of a job, but I did want to tell you about a nice wine my husband and I discovered. It’s a merlot from Redwood Creek and it’s affordable and very pleasant tasting. I blogged more about it over at Cookerati, but as the […]

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March 4th, 2008

On Buying the Perfect Birthday Gift…Or at Least Something that Isn’t Lame

So my mom’s birthday is coming up. I love my mom, but I don’t always know what to buy her as gifts. She’s not a difficult person, but at her age she pretty much has everything she needs. She doesn’t approve of gift cards or money as they’re not personal enough, so that’s out […]

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March 3rd, 2008

A Walk in the Park

Getting a dog has been good for my health too! We’ve been going on lots of long walks together. The past few days we’ve had spring -like weather and Carter and I have been driving to the park for a good long walk. They have a track there, half mile round so we walk […]

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