I just posted a great offer at Restaurant.com.  I had heard of this website but never really looked much into it. Well, this offer definitely inspired me!  Basically, they are offering a $25 gift certificate to the restaurant of your choice that is featured on Restaurant.com for an additional 70% off.  To explain how this is cheap, first of all, they sell the 25$ gift certificates for only $10.  You then use a code and take an additional 70% off at check out, so you are only paying $3 for a $25 gift certificate.  This deal expires tomorrow so better act fast.

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Tags: budget, dining out, gifts, restaurant code, restaurant deal
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Bonus Room

When my husband and I bought our first house we were so excited to decorate it, but we didn’t have very much money.  Everything we had went into paying for the mortgage and other bills.  We knew we would have to be very crafty and creative to give our house style with little or no money.  We decided themes that we wanted for each room and came up with colors.  The first big project we did was painting our bedroom red and spare room green.  The project took longer than we thought because one room had about 10 layers of wallpaper and paint alternating all over it so we had to put a whole new layer of mudd on every wall.

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Tags: decorate, decorating, home, house, projects, style
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Free Baby Items

Babies are expensive.  It’s just that simple.  When you have a baby there’s a ton of stuff you need to buy for them and there’s no way around it.  You need all the furniture for the nursery, a stroller to take them around in, car seat to drive them around in, a diaper bag to haul extra blankets, clothes and food in, a bouncer to keep them occupied in, a swing to help put them to sleep in, and the list goes on and on.  One thing that surprised me was how many diapers and formula you could go through in a single day.  For something so small, they sure need a lot of stuff.

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Tags: baby, baby items, free stuff, samples
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Homemade Pizza

As we all know, the economy is not doing so hot right now.  Jobs are scarce, the cost of living is high and many of us are struggling to make it each day.  We have tried to cut our expenses wherever possible, including my husband riding his bike to work and making whatever food I can from scratch.  Eating out really adds up so I’ve been trying to come up with meals that are inexpensive and healthy, but still taste good.  My favorite new meals are home made pizza and lentil soup.

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Tags: budget, family, food, recipes
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