Very cool FREE geography games

I am a mom that’s always looking for free, educational stuff for my daughter to do.  She’s only 4 years old, so we’re currently working on things that teach her numbers, letters and sounds.  However, I know that someday she’ll be learning math, science, history and geography.  I’m thinking about home schooling her and am constantly on the look out for things I can do with her at home to help her learn what she needs to.  I’ve found that whenever I make something into a game, she’s much more likely to participate.  That’s where Maps.com comes in.

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Tags: educational games, free games, free stuff, geography, geography games, maps
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FREE Money!

Intrigued by the title, are you?  I thought so.  The first time I saw it I wanted to know more too.  Are you wondering where it came from?  My husband and I recently did a very large lifestyle change.  We had been married for about 7 years, had our cute little house, two dogs and a daughter and my husband was set in his career path as a Realtor.  We thought we were living the life we wanted, but realized one day that we wanted something very different.  My husband decided he wanted to switch careers and go into something that he felt was more fulfilling.  Within a year we sold our house and most of our belongings, moved two states away to a small rental property, and my husband started school at a local community college in pre-nursing.  We only have one car, make most of our food from scratch, shop at thrift stores and are trying to live a more simple life.  I thought it would be hard, but to be completely honest, it’s very refreshing.

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Tags: free, free money, free stuff, frugality, savings, shop
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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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