• family

    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…

  • Health - infertility

    Five Reasons Why #ABHC4IVF #ABPOLI Makes Sense

    January 31, 2013 - By 

     There are so many reasons why government should support families and work towards building healthy families. I wanted to take this post to note five reasons why public funding for in vitro fertilization makes sense for the province of Alberta. Right now in Canada the only province that pays for in vitro fertilization is Quebec. The WHO, clearly states that infertility is a health issue, so in Canada where health care is entrenched in our national narrative as a defining characteristic that sets us above other countries, not funding IVF (Three rounds Single embryo transfer) when it is the recommended…

  • family

    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!

  • Travel

    Five Fun Freebies in Las Vegas #Travel

    January 29, 2013 - By 

    Wynn, Las Vegas Let’s face it. Las Vegas is luscious and decadent and garish and gorgeous all at once. It can be outrageously expensive, a taste of life outside the realm of the every day Canadian’s experience. And it’s very easy to get carried away at the slot machines, or the tables. But there’s no need to blow all your money in one day. There are plenty of freebies to be had and lot of fun sights to see that won’t have you paying for your trip all year long. My husband and I took a quick trip to Las…

  • Travel

    $50,000 Dreams With Royale #GoldenKitten

    January 28, 2013 - By 

    My dream vacation                                            Source: google.com via Paula on Pinterest                                                           What would you do with $50 K? $50,000? My dream house will be big enough to house a home office. How cute is this? Source: houzz.com via Ezgi Gunyel on Pinterest These are a few of my dreams. With $50,000 I would…

  • Food

    Cooking With Kids: #CavendishFromtheFarm Potatoes

    January 25, 2013 - By 

    Is there anyone on the planet that likes peeling potatoes? I don’t think so. Thank goodness for Cavendish From the Farm potatoes taking the work out of dinner. My kids and I love to cook. These days, when the weather is frigid and my time is at a premium I love to make soups and stews and healthy delicious meals that last for a couple of nights. Comfort food that warms you right up and wards off the chilly temperatures while boosting your body with vitamins. Potatoes are a great source of vitamins and I grew up eating potatoes with…

  • Food - Health

    Healthy Living: Align Probiotic Review

    January 24, 2013 - By 

    Probiotics have been in the news a lot this past two years so I have updated this post to include a bit more information. Align Probiotic is one of the options on the market that claims to support digestive health. This post is my personal experience with the product. My loyal readers here know that I have some health issues, mainly digestive, directly related to Crohn’s disease. Crohn’s Disease is an inflammatory bowel disorder that effects the digestive tract the entire way through. How to manage life with Crohn’s Disease is a whole other post. It flares at any time…

  • infertility - Parenting

    A Fertility Pop Quiz For Ontario #OHIP4IVF #onpoli

    January 23, 2013 - By 

    Shutterstock Image I purchased. This is a throw down. That’s right. This post is a challenge to all my readers. I want to know what you know, or understand, about fertility and infertility. So pop quiz. I will put the correct answers at the end of this post. I totally trust you my loyal readers to be honest and grade yourselves. For those of you who live in Ontario, I am extremely interested to know your answers, so please leave me a comment stating whether or not you live in Ontario. Thanks! By way of background – In 2009, the…

  • family

    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…