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    Fairy Hobmother Spreads Some Love

    February 4, 2013 - By 

    This past year has been a whirlwind of writing and social media and enjoyable opportunities that I welcomed with arms wide open. So far 2013 is shaping up to be every bit as good as the year that came before it. This past week when the Fairy Hobmother popped by thriftymommastips.com for a visit, I was surprised and pleased. If you blog for any amount of time at all, you learn that comments beget comments so to speak and, once in awhile a magical friendship will be struck by commenting on another’s blog. One time I referred to The Bloggess…

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    Missy Mila: Twisted Tales DVD Review

    February 2, 2013 - By 

     Missy Mila reminds me more than a bit of my little hurricane child here. Not to single anyone out at my house, but I called my one child a two foot tornado for a couple of years and now it’s more like a four foot tornado. Mila is a cute quirky little kid, of 8, who likes to tell stories and has bouncy pigtails. She is a bit of a tomboy and has a hedgehog who is a wee bit silly and a mischief maker. Mila tells sweet little stories with a lesson, fables, I suppose with a hint of…

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    Strawberry Shortcake Live in #LDNONT

    February 2, 2013 - By 

    My daughter, even still at the age of eight, enjoys Strawberry Shortcake. And she loves live children’s shows and theatre. So when I spied this event coming to London soon I thought my readers might be interested. Strawberry Shortcake is touring North America with Paquin Entertainment. The show will be at Centennial Hall in London on February 20th. For a list of tour dates see below link. http://www.strawberryshortcakeontour.com/tour-dates/

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    Valentine’s Day Cupid’s Cash #Giveaway

    February 1, 2013 - By 

    Welcome to the 2nd annual Cupid’s Cash Giveaway hosted by MamaNYC! I have teamed up with a great group of bloggers to bring you a HUGE cash prize to help celebrate Valentine’s Day! This event is going to run from February 1-14, 2013 and open to residents WORLDWIDE. Keep reading below to find out how to enter this giveaway! Imagine winning this to spend on your special night out with your loved one. Thriftymommastips.com likes to share these events on occasion with my readers. I only cohost or take part in reputable giveaways that I think my readers might be interested in. So good luck…

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    It’s Raining Money $1,000 Cash Event For Bloggers

    January 31, 2013 - By 

    It’s Raining Money Event Hosted by: Mom Powered Media Prize: $1,000 Cash {paypal or visa} Event dates: 4/1 – 5/1 Free Blogger Event: Now closed. Don’t forget to include the links you want for your blog or twitter handle and please mention that  Thriftymommastips.com sent you. Have fun and hope you win!

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    Join us For Saving Strategies with Linked Moms Chat

    January 23, 2013 - By 

    Linked Moms Chat tomorrow night is all about money and simple strategies for saving money. Join us at 8 p.m. EST. Wednesday Jan. 23rd. Are you a penny pincher? Skilled negotiator? Coupon clipper? Price matcher? Moms are some of the best savers around. We know that, so we want to talk to you about your strategies for saving money. And we have a few little tips of our own. Pop by to learn how we save big money on major purchases like mortgages, cars, banking and daily budgets.  This is a chat you can’t afford to miss. Join Margarita http://www.twitter.com/downshiftingPRO…

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    Cousins – #WordlessWednesday #linky

    January 23, 2013 - By 

    This is my daughter holding her cousin four years ago. Taiga is four now. We are anticipating a new cousin within the next two weeks. My brother and his wife are expecting their third baby. This is a Wordless Wednesday post. Wordless Wednesday is a linky and a photo meme. Leave a link and we will visit you too.

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    Tria Beauty Series Post 1 – Home Hair Removal Laser

    January 14, 2013 - By 

    This multi-part series was sponsored by Tria Home Hair Removal Laser.     Everyone has one or two problem areas on their face or body that need the occasional wax, pluck or shave. Luckily, I am not someone who needs excessive electrolysis to control unwanted hair growth. But, still there are problem areas I am unhappy with at times.  Home Hair Removal I never really thought of myself as excessively hairy. And yet, this one time I was asked to be in a commercial for a Miss Oktoberfest promotion … there were numerous closeups on my ears and neck because…