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Mommysavers Newsletter -- December 8, 2003 Visit our site for more great resources: http://www.mommysavers.com "Mothers are the most instinctive philosophers." -- Harriet Beecher Stowe ============================================================== Hello! We got our Christmas tree up and holiday cards mailed this past weekend, so now it is really starting to feel like Christmas. Check out all the great links to our holiday articles below, and some great holiday sales. Also, we're running low on submissions for the money saving tips portion of our newsletter. Now would be a great time to send in your ideas. What are your most creative savings tips? Share them with other Mommysavers readers! Email them to: mail@mommysavers.com. Have a good week! Kim Danger ------------------------------ Please Visit Our Sponsors: Wanted! Business-Minded MOMS To Work From Home and Love It! We are MOMS succeeding together! Work with a Team of Moms that work for ourselves but not by ourselves. We offer complete support and step-by-step training. ** Free Website ** 100% Risk-Free ** No Selling or Stocking Products ** No Home Parties. To learn more visit http://bethdettore.stayinhomeandlovinit.com/ or email us at bdettore@msn.com. COME BE SUCCESSFUL WITH US! Work at home with InternetMoms. Join a growing group of women who are working from home without doing sales or the home party thing. iMoms offers a free training program that is personalized to fit your needs. Please go to http://moms.internetmoms.net for more information. TODAY! This is free information and there is no obligation. I'd love to help you start making some $$! ------------------------------ Money/Time Saving Ideas: Plastic Bags I have found 100 uses for zip-lock bags. I used them to organize my husband's stereo cords. I put reciepts in them and tuck them in a drawer. I put all the mementos from the hospital for each child in them - cards, belly-button clip, etc. Birthday candles and sprinkles are in one in the cupboard. They're great, because you can see what's in them, they're compact when you squish out all the air. -- Brandie, 28, from Alberta Cut Your Grocery Bill and Feed the Hungry, Too! Shoppers in several states can take advantage of our free, volunteer website called Cut Out Hunger. We match the best grocery deals with newspaper grocery coupons to help shoppers save money and time doing the research. The site is free because we want to help shoppers find great deals for charity--hunger is a crisis everywhere in the US. One in 5 children go hungry on a regular basis in OUR country. Take a look: www.cutouthunger.org. The site started 3 years ago in Atlanta, California was added 9 months ago, and now we are working to add the top 10 markets in the US with volunteer help. -- Stephanie, 40, from GA Holiday Decorating Drop a tealight candle in your cleaned out glass mayonnaise jars, tie a holiday ribbon around the neck, and you have a beautiful candle with xmas charm. You could nestle the candle in peppermints, nuts, or even sand if you wish. Try grouping several together for a dramatic evening effect. These also make great luminaries. -- This idea came from: http://www.mommysavers.com/celebrations/10_great_holiday_decorating.htm We need YOUR tips for our newsletter! Submit them here: http://www.mommysavers.com/share_tips.htm ----------------------------- What's New: Mom-of-the-Week: Erica, 33, from PA Erica adopted her daughter from Russia two years ago and is now involved in International Adoptions. Read more about her and her busy life... http://www.mommysavers.com/real_moms/12.7.2003_erica.htm Picture of the Week: Decorating the Christmas Tree This photo shows 4-year-old Jack decorating the Christmas tree. The ornaments only go as high as he can reach! http://www.mommysavers.com ----------------------------- Holiday Shopping Ideas: Budget Living Magazine - $2.99/year! An indispensable guide to the good life at an affordable price, Budget Living shows its readers how to save money without compromising on style. The magazine bargain hunts so readers don't have to, combing the market for the best (and best-priced) objects http://www.mommysavers.com/deals/magazine_values.htm Best Deal Magazines (GREAT Holiday Gift Ideas here!) Family Circle, Family Fun, Conde Nast Traveler, Field and Stream, Golf Digest, Men's Fitness, Parents, etc. only $4.69/year! Plus, enter Coupon Code: Save 20% off of your purchase with coupon code REN915. exp 12/31 (Thanks, Cathy!) http://www.mommysavers.com/coupons/best_deal_magazines.htm Toys R Us: FREE Shipping on Toys! Offer valid on select toy and video game orders of $49 or more purchased at Toysrus.com and Imaginarium.com. Only items identified with the Blue Free Shipping Truck icon qualify for this special offer. Spend $60 in the Barbie Store and get a FREE Barbie Cruise Ship Buy the Fisher-Price Power Touch Learning System and get a free Rescue Heroes or I Spy book http://www.mommysavers.com/deals/toys_r_us.htm KBKids.com 20% Off Regular Prices Save big on tons of favorite brands and characters like Barbie, Bratz, LeapPad, Fisher Price, Milton Bradley, Hot Wheels, Lego, plus lots more! Sale ends December 8, 2003. Plus, use valuable coupon code: $10 off $49 order. Use code: SEARSKBTOY Expires: 12/25 http://www.mommysavers.com/coupons/kbkids.htm Overstock.com $1 site-wide Shipping! Ends 12/16. Down comforters up to 75% off, Burberry scarves 1/2 off, DVDs (i.e. Finding Nemo) up to 43% off! Plus, 25% off Amazon.com's prices on bestselling books! Most books 50-60% off the cover price. http://www.mommysavers.com/coupons/overstock.htm ----------------------------- Holiday Resources for Moms: Top 15 Gift Ideas Under $10 For those of you with more time than money, homemade gifts just may be the solution to your holiday gift-giving needs. Homemade gifts add a personal touch and often cost less than their store-bought counterparts. Thanks to our readers, we've come up with the best gift ideas to make: http://www.mommysavers.com/Christmas/top_15_homemade_gift_ideas.htm Help! I Can't Afford Christmas! by Colleen Moulding http://www.mommysavers.com/Christmas/cant_afford_christmas.htm How to Celebrate Christmas When You Can't Afford to Celebrate Christmas by Nancy Twigg Tips for celebrating simply http://mommysavers.com/Christmas/celebrate_simply.htm Check out ALL our holiday resources: http://www.mommysavers.com/celebrations/christmas.htm ----------------------------- Deals for Moms: Offers from Mommysavers Readers The Perfect Christmas Gift for Moms, Grandmas, and Girls Personalized Mother's, Grandmother's and Children's Bracelets. These keepsake bracelets are the perfect Christmas gift for the special girl on your holiday list, including that hard-to-buy-for mother-in-law! Each bracelet is an elegant design of sterling silver and/or 14k gold-filled beads with genuine Swarovski Crystals. FREE SHIPPING on all orders made by December 15th . Visit our website at www.braceletblessings.com or email me at momsbracelet@cs.com for more information. Brand name children's clothing at deeply discounted prices. Shop at Picadil for quality children's clothing at a fraction of the original retail price. Use the coupon code MOMMYSAVERS for 25% off your entire order! All orders shipped quickly for the holidays. http://www.Picadil.com ----------------------------- What's Cookin': Salsa Chicken and Snicker Salad Salsa Chicken Place chicken breasts in baking dish. Cover with generous amount of salsa. Top with Monterey Jack cheese. Bake covered 45 minutes. Uncover and bake 15 minutes longer. Serve over rice. Delicious and simple! -- Sharon, 33, from MN ~*~*~*~*~*~* Snicker Salad Cool Whip Approx. 4 Snicker Candy Bars, diced Approx. 3 apples, sliced to bite size pieces Mix all THREE ingredients, chill several hours and enjoy! No one will ever guess this salad only has 3 ingredients. Kids and adults love it. Make it to suit your tastes if you prefer more or less apples or Snickers. -- Pamelyn, 34, from CO We need YOUR recipes for the newsletter! Submit them here: http://www.mommysavers.com/share_tips.htm ----------------------------- Real Moms: Best Bargain Ever I just bought a DVD player for $20 on black Friday!!! -- Kristin, 36, from NC Clearance coats at Target for $1.80! -- Lisa, 41, from IL Big apple baskets from the container store for 18 cents each! They are now filled with toys and lined up on shelves. It gives it a great clean, uniform look. -- Linda, 28, from CA I got a pair of undamaged cord overalls at The Gap for my then 2 year old for 99 cents. They were originally $49.99! -- Kelli, 29, from UT These great hints came from our Real Mom Profiles. Keep 'em coming! To fill one out, click here: http://www.mommysavers.com/real_mom_profiles.htm ------------------------------ Fun for You and Your Kids: Dough Ornaments 2 cups flour 1 cup of salt 2 tablespoons of Vegetable oil 1/3 - 1 cup water Mix flour and salt together. Add oil. Add water until flour becomes dough like. Cut dough with cookie cutters. Be creative. Add ornament holder (Those metal tree hangs) by sticking it through the top of ornament so it is in the dough and concealed. Or puncture dough with ice pic and after backed, add ribbon (hang on tree from ribbon). Put on cookie sheet and bake for about an hour (sometimes more) on 250. Remove from oven and let cool. When cool, paint (make sure you use gloss craft paint, or metallic, they yield the best results). You can add wiggly eyes, and be creative. We write our family's name on the back and year. We give out over 100 a year, and my cost is under 5 dollars. They are great for teachers, doctors, therapists, mail men, family members. -- Julie de Rose, CA For more hoiday ideas from our readers, click here: http://www.mommysavers.com/Christmas/ideas_from_readers.htm ------------------------------ Question of the Week: Teachers Gifts What is everyone doing for their kids' teachers this holiday season? Share your ideas for homemade and inexpensive gifts on our discussion board: http://www.network54.com/Hide/Forum/268668 ------------------------------ Stay at Home Mom Survey 2003 Name: Madeleine Age: 38 Number of Children: 7 Household Income: $60,000.00 Monthly Housing Payment: $1000.00 Current Market Value of House: $175,000 Sacrifices: We have both had to sacrifice the extras in life, many of those things are really just the material things anyway. I sacrifice having anytime to myself, from the moment I wake in the morning until 11:00 p.m. I have children issues to deal with. Budget: Yes I have a budget, but it is really just a guideline as it is difficult to keep with lots of unforseen things coming up all of the time. I came up with with my budget by keeping all my receipts for a couple of months and then itemizing them i.e. groceries, gas, clothing etc. then I added up what I spent in those 2 months. It gave me a realistic look at what it really costs to live. Advice: Most people don't understand why we have or would want such a large family and usually voice their opinion that we should think about stopping. Advice to moms who want to stay home, first of all if you can try to live on 1 income even when you have 2, you will get a good feel for what needs to be cut out of your spending, also it will give you some reserve money for that rainy day. Even if you find that hard but you really want to stay home, do it anyway. Where there is a will there is a way, the window of time in raising your children when they are little closes very quickly, too fast to give those days to someone else to enjoy. You will never get a second chance to have those days back, but you can always get a job or pursue a career later. My own mother began a very successful career at age 40 after many years at home. ------------------------------ Please Visit Our Sponsors: SOUTHERN LIVING'S new party plan-Southern Living At HOME! Earn money and have fun while selling home accessories, pottery, cookbooks, and much more! Contact me today for more information: ashleysmith19@aol.com or 256-764-6707. Advertise with us! Want an inexpensive way to reach thousands of women? 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