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SHOP ‘n SAVERS GET IT FRESH, FROZEN,WILD & COUNTRY!

As a busy mom, with 3 kids, my overall focus is always budget, but it is also providing the best foods and food choices at the best possible prices.  I rely on my local SHOP ‘n SAVES to provide me with...

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GIFTS FOR DAD, FATHER’S DAY GIFTS, GIFT OPTIONS

Gifts are a hard item to buy because you want the gift that says, “I get you!”  Here are a few I have rounded up and seem to be leading the way for a lot of people out there gift buying! IF you have a...

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MAN YOUR DAD WITH A MANCRATE

Here’s to the guy that’s too cool for wrap, too tough for frilly bows, cowers at the sight of a necktie and falls to the floor as though faced with kryptonite when given aftershave! These men, rebels...

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Hey That’s A Big Cookie Cake

As I ran to meet the UPS driver I was greeted at the door by a lovely box from Mrs. Fields.  There was only one thing I could do; I grabbed the scissors and broke into the box as I knew the contents...

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Gifts for Grads at Best Buy

The reviewer has been compensated in the form of a Best Buy Gift Card and/or received the product/service at a reduced price or for free All the Pomp and Circumstance has come and gone and you are left...

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Graduation Gift The Staples Arc Customizable Notebook

High School has gone by with the blink of an eye, it is almost unbelievable that my daughter is college-bound in just a few months.  I have to stop and wonder where the time went, but before the dust...

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Glow-ology Luxury Bath and Body Products

Mother’s Day is rapidly approaching this week, have you shopped? Mother’s deserve to be pampered on Mother’s Day and every day of the year but often we put ourselves last.  When was the last time you...

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The Northwest For Sports Fans and Gifting

When you get to know people, you begin to learn what they love.  So many people we know are sports obsessed, and I am not sure if it is because we are so involved in sports or because it is just a way...

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How To Discuss Underage Drinking With Your Children

I participated in an Ambassador Program on behalf of Influence Central for Anheuser-Busch’s Family Talk About Drinking Program. I received a promotional item to thank me for my participation....

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Father’s Day With Gift Card Rescue

Shopping is incredibly fun, an indulgence and when I shop I shop with flair, and save before I even step foot into my SUV! I load my purse with Gift Cards because Gift Cards make shopping easily...

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Smart Gifting Ideas for Smartphones

The package opens, the smile becomes brilliant and the recipient suddenly is taken out of the old flip phone age into a new smartphone.  Laugh as you may there are a lot of old phones still out there...

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Simple Last Minute Gifting Tips

Life is crazy fast, and each moment moves at the speed of lightening. Whether you are buying gifts for birthdays, or parties or any occasion, time works against everyone. Never go to a party or...

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Tips To Calm The Back To School Hustle

It’s here, the busiest season of all, back to school. I have three kids spread between three schools from middle school to college and getting them all ready is not an easy task. Sleeping in, hanging...

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Great Back To School Tech For Every Age 

Ho-hum, it’s time for back to school right? The summer should not be ending, the endless days of fun need to stay and the moments that we just get to kick back and savor need to be here forever! While...

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Fabulous Uses Of Smartphones For Halloween

Cackling, giggling, screams of terror, those are the sounds of Halloween. Are you ready for the upcoming holiday? Halloween is so important to kids, right? For parents, it is all about letting the kids...

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4 Reasons Gift Cards Celebrate Grads and Dads Best

The days just keep getting ahead of me.  School is almost out for us, graduation parties, birthday parties, and summer travel all confuse the time of celebrated days. Life is in full swing topped with...

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Best Gift Ideas For Travelers

The days just keep getting ahead of me.  School is almost out for us, multiple graduations, and parties for graduations, but there’s also Mother’s Day, and Father’s Day in between it all. From parties...

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Trader Joe’s Inspired Avocado Lentil Salad With Feta

From time to time, there are just days when I want something simple and delicious to eat. However, what I don’t want is food that takes a lot of effort to prepare. By and large, salads are the perfect...

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Sweet and Tangy Bacon-Wrapped Water Chestnuts

Crunchy and fiber-filled and totally yummy raw, what is the food I am describing?  Water chestnuts.  I love them and they make perfect appetizers when they are dressed up for a party!  A little...

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Simple To Prepare Minted Cherry Gin Juleps For the Sophisticated Sipper

Have you ever had a mint julep?  It’s quite tasty and really a drink I got to sample early on.  Simple, minty, cool, refreshing, and almost hard to believe that there’s alcohol in that glass.  However,...

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