Cheap but Effective Mother’s Day Gift

Posted on May 8th, 2008 by mmj

Mother’s Day can turn into a mini Christmas event if we are not too careful. Somehow, over the years, we have gradually been including more mothers into our gift exchange. This has sent costs into the $200 range easily. Ridiculous, if I may say so.
This years we decided that framed pictures were [...]

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How I Saved $80 Yesterday

Posted on December 14th, 2007 by mmj

We usually take our daughters to a portrait studio at major chains, usually Sears.  After spending $300 in March for some very nice pictures, I decided that this was crazy.  Usually we spend around $60-100 for birthdays and holidays.  Christmas is the worst because of the greeting cards.
After the episode in March, I ordered a [...]

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