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Watch FRESH online for FREE – 1 week only!

Posted by Theresa, Owner on January 26, 2012
in DVDs & CDs, Food and Treats, Free Stuff, Guest Post, Movies

For today’s Thrifty Thursday post, we have a FREE movie! Those interested in our current food system you can now watch the movie FRESH online this week FREE! Here’s an email that I received from FRESH:

Here at FRESH, we’re always looking for ways to build the good food movement and reach a tipping point where sustainable food is the rule, not the exception. So, we’d like to continue spreading the word with an exciting new initiative: FRESH is available for viewing online for FREE! For a limited time (we do need to pay our bills after all), you can access the full-length film from your desktop. The movie will be available for one week, from Thursday, January 26th through Wednesday, February 1st, so don’t wait to watch! To access the movie, simply click below.

http://action.freshthemovie.com/p/salsa/web/common/public/signup?signup_page_KEY=6608

We hope that you will take the opportunity to enjoy the film and share it far and wide, with your friends, family, coworkers, school, baking club, gardening circle and more. After accessing the movie online, you’ll receive an exclusive link to purchase a FRESH DVD for home use for just $14.99, 50% off our regular price! Consider supporting FRESH and our work by buying or gifting a copy to someone you care about.

http://action.freshthemovie.com/p/salsa/web/common/public/signup?signup_page_KEY=6608

Cheers,

Ana and Crystal
The FRESH Team

P.S. Want to support good food and our work at FRESH? Consider adding to our tip jar.

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Or, copy and paste the following text into Twitter: Watch @FRESHthemovie, FREE online till 2/1! Great film on how to put good food on every plate: http://bit.ly/AbfNsm

© 2008 FRESH the movie – New thinking on what we’re eating.

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Top Secret Cleaning Techniques From Housekeepers

Posted by Theresa, Owner on January 19, 2012
in Cleaning, Home, Thrifty Thursday

In case you haven’t already heard, Reader’s Digest is coming out with 13 Top Secret Cleaning Techniques From Housekeepers and I actually learned a couple of new and interesting things. I will say that lemon juice and baking soda are good for tough stains on counters, toilets and sinks, but may leave a baking soda residue depending on how much you use – I haven’t quite got the portion thing down yet.

http://gma.yahoo.com/video/househome-26594254/13-things-your-housecleaner-won-t-tell-you-27895811.html

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Boys Bedding – Thrifty Thursday

Posted by Theresa, Owner on November 3, 2011
in Bedding, Shopping, Thrifty Thursday

When we moved and I knew were eventually going to have all four boys in one bedroom (so far the two little boys are content to stay with mommy and daddy!) I hunted down some new bedding for them since theirs was pretty worn out due to all the washing when they were younger. I thought it would be nice for them to have something nice for their new room. They were excited and found something they each liked and to their own particular taste. That was hard by the way because they would keep changing their minds. I really had to keep their vision narrowed down so we could actually get them.

For the two little boys, we went a different route when an ad came up on our homeschool yahoo group. A member in our area was selling two matching Pottery Barn quilts for $10 a piece. They are cute with sale boats on them and I thought they were perfect (without even seeing them!) I had purchased some Breyer horses from the same lady last Christmas for one of our younger daughters, so I trusted her when she said they were in great shape and they are! Take a look…

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Make Your Own Cosmetics – Thrifty Thursday

Posted by Theresa, Owner on October 6, 2011
in Saving Money, Thrifty Thursday

A friend sent me a link to a website this week because she thought I would like, which led me to www.MakeYourCosmetics.com I do not use a lot of cosmetics, however, I do like to use organic as much as I can. I never really thought of making my own before. I have heard of the kits available to reuse the leftover lipstick in lipstick tubes, but have never actually bought one.

Anyhow, MakeYourCosmetics.com offers a variety of recipes and lots of great tips! Enjoy exploring the idea of making your own cosmetics.

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Free e-book – Saving Money And Time Without Losing Your Mind

Posted by Theresa, Owner on October 6, 2011
in Downloads, Ebooks, Free Stuff, Saving Money, Thrifty Thursday

Got this in my inbox….

For those serious about saving money, this FREE ebook will enable you to save money and time without losing your mind!

http://www.livingonadime.com/free-e-book-saving-money-and-time/

I haven’t read it yet, but let me know if you like it or not.

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Fall Canning and Apple Picking Photos

Posted by Theresa, Owner on October 6, 2011
in Family Stuff, Food and Treats, Health and Nutrition

Thrifty Thursday is all about canning and finding ways to provide good food for our families. Canning can be expensive, but if you are going to do it for the long haul then the initial investment is worth it. I bought canning supplies back in 2001 and we have only used them a handful of times until this year. Friends have been good to us providing produce and jars.

Apple picking. Check local orchards, neighbors who do nothing with the apples just falling to the ground in their yards and gleaning programs set up by non-profit organizations and farm partnerships. This applies to other fruits and vegetables too. We do this not only for ourselves but to provide local food pantries with fresh fruits and veggies – the ones that take them anyways.

This is actually fermenting sauerkraut and it is a before photo as I think it was a failed first attempt….maybe….haven’t tasted it yet to know for sure. Kind of scared to and you’ll know why by the next photo. A friend told me it should be fine, but I still have my doubts….

And here is one of the second batch with the first batch….notice the difference in coloring:

This is our stash of some of our canned tomatoes. We also have salsa, jam and applesauce. We are planning to make more applesauce tomorrow with two families. We will have three moms and 24 kids…..thankfully we will have a few over the age of 16! Plus some other young ladies helping equal the number above age 12!

Gleaning often means taking the leftovers that have fallen to the ground and are not perfect. However, they are perfect for canning and dehydrating.

Apple picking/gleaning is also a wonderful way to spend a beautiful day together as a family.

Happy Thrifty Thursday!

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Easy Ways To Have Fun This Summer!

Posted by Theresa, Owner on July 7, 2011
in Thrifty Thursday

Summer is here! And most of you are on a budget. So here is a list of cheap ways to have fun with your kids this summer.

Visit a park-

Local parks are free and provide your children with entertainment while you and your spouse/partner can talk.

Visit a local lake-

We have several free local lakes in our area. Take advantage of these!

Use coupons-

If you find a fun family outing such as a water park try to find some coupons to use to cut back on costs.

Cut back on spending-

Cut back on your spending this summer. Grow your own garden veggies. Make your own prepared foods. Don’t buy your meals make them!

Cut back on junk food-

Junk food isn’t as cheap as it seems! Bottled water is just as cheap as soda, and organic snacks are becoming more and more cheaper. Buy these instead of fat and high-fructose saturated snacks.

Just stay home-

Instead of going out alot this summer just stay home! Play in your pool, go for a bike ride, take walks, play games, garden together, and just have fun as a family!

Happy summer!

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Cut Back on Food Waste

Posted by Theresa, Owner on May 26, 2011
in Food and Treats, Organization, Saving Money, Thrifty Thursday

I got an email this week giving some great ideas on how to cut back on food waste from FreshtheMovie.com. It is sad some weeks what can get thrown out just due to lack of planning and preparing. One of the comments on the post gave some great organizing tips on how she (her name was Virginia) went from spending $400 month on food to $80-$130!

A couple of suggestions were make the most of your leftovers, when you can’t eat it, freeze it and other practical reminders on how to cut back on throwing out all that wasted food on garbage day.

You can read the article in full here.

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Freebie Friday or Thrifty Thursday or Mother’s Day Gift Idea

Posted by Theresa, Owner on April 22, 2011
in Free Stuff, Thrifty Thursday

Found this in my inbox and thought I would share it with all of you as a Freebie Friday post, make up Thrifty Thursday post or an inexpensive Mother’s Day gift idea. I have not tried it, but let me know if you do or if you have any trouble with the code. Just not sure if the code is unique for each email or not.

ENJOY A MOTHER’S DAY GIFT FROM SHUTTERFLY – A FREE PHOTO BOOK

Capture the everyday moments of being a mom. Turn pictures of your little one into a free 7×9 photo book
and share it with all the wonderful moms in your life.*

Promo code: OR15-D1AZ-1WAP-Z97104
Offer ends May 31, 2011


* Offer valid for one free 20 page 7×9 photo book with soft cover. Any additional pages will incur a per–page fee. One offer per household. Taxes, shipping and handling will apply.

Our365.com

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Paper Products Sabbatical: Thirfty Thursday

Posted by Theresa, Owner on April 14, 2011
in Thrifty Thursday

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Recently I went to the library to find a tip I had published in a magazine (shhhh….no I do not subscribe to it) and told the circulation desk about my search as I was checking out. She went on to share one of her tips and that was to cut out buying paper products! Yep, a paper products sabbatical. She said she’s been meaning to cut back just to see how much money she saves because every time she goes to Walmart she plunks down $80 on paper products.

I know we use a lot of paper plates. A friend years ago suggested it just to make life easier with so many little ones. Now we use them to have fewer dishes to wash, although we notice our silverware going missing at a much faster rate by using paper plates, so there is that down fall to consider especially with young children.

Any one want to take the paper products challenge just to see how much we save?

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