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Mommysavers Newsletter -- December 22, 2003 Visit our site for more great resources: http://www.mommysavers.com Christmas happens everywhere every time someone reaches out to touch another life with love. ~ Carol Duerksen ============================================================== Hello! We are so happy to have all our family home for Christmas: my parents from Florida, and Scott's brother who is in the Air Force. It will be a busy week. Not only is it Christmas, my birthday is on the 25th and Nicholas' baptism will be on the 27th. Are all of you ready for the holidays? If not, there are some great last-minute holiday tips from our readers in this issue. Everything from creative and inexpensive wrapping ideas, to home made ornaments and after-holiday sale strategies. Have a very Merry Christmas! Kim Danger ------------------------------ Please Visit Our Sponsors: Wanted! Business-Minded MOMS To Work From Home and Love It! We are MOMS succeeding together! 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You pay only shipping. ------------------------------ HOT Deals/Offers: Entertainment Coupons Save up to 50% on restaurants, movies, events, travel, etc. Try the Entertainment Savings SubscriptionSM for FREE! (reg. $3.99/month) Just enter your zip code to see what's available in your area. http://www.mommysavers.com/deals/entertainment_book.htm $150 Cosmetic collection plus $35 gift for $1 from Cosmetique http://www.mommysavers.com/deals/cosmetique.htm How does a FREE meal sound? Sign up now to get a FREE $25 Gift Card to a popular brand-named restaurant of your choice. http://www.mommysavers.com/deals/dineoutfree.htm For TONS more deals and bargains, visit our website: http://www.mommysavers.com/coupon_codes.htm ------------------------------ Money/Time Saving Ideas: After-Holiday Sales I am SAHM of 2 boys. I go shopping for birthdays and quite a few Christmas presents for the FOLLOWING year the day after Christmas. The sales are phenomanal and most people are in line to return or exchange items, they aren't shopping! I go armed with a list of who I am looking for and what their ages (or sizes if they are adults) and SHOP SHOP SHOP! I usually end up only having to buy one or two birthday presents throughout the year, even for those birthday parties that you did not plan on going to! I always find baby gifts to stash away for that friend who suddenly turns up pregnant and lots of items for teacher gifts. The craft stores are great to hit for holiday paper and decorations. I also do this about 2 days after Easter, Halloween and 4th of July and am able to pick up really awesome decorations clearanced out! PS- If you buy "holiday" chocolate on clearance and put it in your freezer to save, it does not go bad! -- Angie I always buy several close out 50% off Christmas red and green chocolate kisses and M&M's. Just separate the red and greens and use them for upcoming holidays. I use the red ones for Valentines day (Just zip lock them for 6 weeks) and the green ones can be eaten or saved for St. Patricks Day.-- Barb from Sammamish, Washington I shop for my Christmas cards in mid-January. Last year, I went to Target at that time and they had ALL of their leftover Christmas stuff marked 90% off!!! I bought 20 boxes of Christmas cards (gave several to family members to use this year), as well as 30 gift boxes, several sheets of self-adhesive Christmas gift tags, Christmas card seals, several bags of bows (the fancy ones - shiny, metallic & sheer), and various other small items (gift bags, fake snow, etc.) - I walked out carrying 5 large bags of goodies, and my total bill was under $15.00 (the cards were about .15 cents a box). That means I was able to mail out almost 50 cards (we have a very large family) for less than $20.00 this year - barely the cost of the postage. There are two drawbacks to my method, but they are minor: 1) the selection is much smaller than if you shop during the current season, and 2) it's hard to resist buying the cute new cards that come out for the current season! But the willpower is worth the money saved (the boxes I bought were regularly priced from $2 to $5 a box). Also, a great deal I got on that same shopping trip: Target had clearanced their big-name toys which they had overstocked for the holidays, and I bought a Radio Flyer Little Red Roadster, whose MSRP at their online store was $85 (at that time) for $12.50. My son has loved that toy, and it is of such good quality it will definitely get passed down a decade or two (we opened it immediately, because his birthday isn't until August - but, had his birthday come along sooner, we would have put it away for a birthday gift). -- Laura, 26, from TX Gift-Giving One of the best things my kids open at Christmas is their stockings. I love to fill it with books and puzzle books and games and the best place to get these items is from the dollar store. I have 5 kids, and a tight budget! My kids all love to read and do word search puzzles and the dollar store always has a great supply of them. We need YOUR tips for our newsletter! Submit them here: http://www.mommysavers.com/share_tips.htm ----------------------------- What's New: Real Mom Profile: Tracy, 34, from IL Read about her great money saving tips and her best bargain ever! http://www.mommysavers.com/real_moms/12.21.2003_tracy.htm Picture of the Week: Fast Asleep Under the Christmas Tree Kelly P. from MN submitted this cute photo of her son Austin. She writes, "Austin is only 7 weeks old, so taking pictures with his big sister for Holiday cards sure tired him out." http://www.mommysavers.com ----------------------------- Holiday Resources: Cashing In on After Christmas Sales by Kim Danger For a lot of people, the end of the holiday season can be a little depressing. For bargain shoppers, however, the fun is just beginning! http://www.mommysavers.com/Christmas/after_christmas_sales.htm Holiday Coloring Pages http://www.mommysavers.com/celebrations/christmas.htm ALL our Christmas resources: http://www.mommysavers.com/celebrations/christmas.htm ----------------------------- Gift Wrap Ideas: Ever wonder how much money and time we spend on selecting the perfect gift wrap? How about calling/visiting your local newspaper office and asking if the end rolls of plain newsprint is available! In our towne, this paper is 100% free! Select several holiday themed stamps and several colors of stamp pads. Wrap gift and let your kids go wild with the stamps! Tie with ribbons or sisal twine and you have a perfect personalized package! Newsprint can be recycled, commercial wrap cannot. -- Frances Another tip for inexpensive wrapping is to use the brown paper bags from the supermarket. It is especially helpful for large gifts. I just wrap the gift in the brown paper bag and you can usually dress it up with ribbon. Or my son decorates the bag with rubber stamps, glitter glue, markers etc. It has come in handy plenty of times when I needed last minute wrapping paper. -- Melissa, 35, from NY During the year, as I visit garage sales,etc, I collect candy and popcorn tins of various sizes. I use these to store Christmas decorations and ornaments in during the majority of the year. At Christmas time these tins end up under the tree with the presents in them. I have also purchased various Christmas prints and made drawstring bags of various sizes. There are some really beautiful fabrics that outdo any wrapping paper. I didn't acquire these all at once, just a little at a time. I keep my eyes open and also acquired a beautiful set of cloth covered hat boxes for the same purpose. -- Rachelle, 42, from MN To save money I save my christmas cards from year to year and cut the front of the card off and use them as gift tags on christmas gifts.When I am wrapping my gifts I just sort through the cards till I find one that is appropriate. -- Lori, 33, from IL ----------------------------- What's Cookin': Ruben Mix 1 brick of cream cheese-regular or lite 4 small pkgs of Carl Buddig corned beef -cut in to bite size pieces 1 can sauerkraut-do not drain Put all 3 ingredients in a crock pot on low. Stir occasionally and let melt together. Serve with Triscuit crackers or small square rye bread. -- Samantha, 30, from MN We need YOUR recipes for our newsletter! Submit them here: http://www.mommysavers.com/share_tips.htm ----------------------------- Real Moms: Money Saving Tips My best money saving tip is stay at home. The more you are away from home the more you will spend. Hard to spend money, even on gas, when you find things to do at home. -- Sherry, 33, from TX Take only a certain amount of cash with you when you grocery shop and you will not be so tempted to overspend. Also, buy generics and build your grocery list on what's on sale that week. -- Libby from AL I try to buy as much of my kids clothes as possible for the next year at end of season clearance sales. Just this last Sunday my son wore an outfit to church that was from Old Navy and The Gap. The entire outfit, sweater, cords, and shoes, cost me $6. -- Kelly, 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 ------------------------------ Please Visit Our Sponsors: MomsForLife: We Help Moms Work From Home! MomsForLife is looking for motivated, business minded moms who desire to work from home. Free website, training and support. No selling, parties. Risk Free. Start your home business with us this month for $1! Please visit our website for more information. http://www.livingtoxinfree.com Now thru 12/31/03, become an Affordable Luxuries Consultant with a special $49 Holiday Business Kit! A $103 value,includes: 10 Winter/Spring Catalogs; 12 months of our online merchant system; 1 New Business-Building Manual; 20 3-Part Order Forms; & 2 AL Candles Travel Tins. 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