Back to school season is here and I'm sure tons of you are headed to walmart to stock up on crayons, backpacks and lunch food for the kids. Right now you can help your school make money while you shop for the back to school items your kids need. You've probably already heard about box tops 4 education- the little squares that you can find on General Mills products that you can clip off and turn into your school. The school gathers them and then exchanges them for money. Right now, there are special Read more [...]

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of UPromise for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. Soon after signing up for college I had to go in and sign for my federal student loans, and I quickly learned about Upromise which is run by sallie mae. Upromise is well known for helping students earn and save money to pay for their college education. Upromise has provided over 600 million in college savings. They are also well known by couponers because their website is a good source Read more [...]

After we finished having dinner at Tony Packo's, we headed out to a baseball game. I have a confession that might make me unamerican - I had never been to a baseball game before! Except for high school games and little kids' games. So, needless to say it was about time I experienced a game. The Mud Hen's are a Toledo minor league team. We had great seats and the heat cooled down a bit for us just in time. By great seats I mean we could practically reach out and touch first base which was pretty cool. Read more [...]

As a kid, frugal (or as I thought of them - "cheap") people confused me. Why worry about what an item costs if it's a necessity, it's a necessity - you gotta pay for it so just pay for it and move on. However, now that I've been living on my own for about 2.5 years I understand it a lot more. Sure, I have to pay for toilet paper but it still irks me that it costs what it does. It's just paper! Of course, those items that you have to have always costs more because you have to buy them no matter what. Read more [...]

After arriving in Toledo and getting settled in at the park inn, it was time for dinner so we met in the hotel lobby and met up with the other people on the tour, as well as the guides. Then we piled into the limo and headed to dinner at Tony Packo's. I had no idea what Hungarian food was, but when I opened the menu and saw all kinds of chili, hot dogs and hearty soups, I knew I wouldn't have any trouble finding something great to eat. I decided on the chicken sandwich combo which came with a soup Read more [...]

I love pajamas. I typically walk inside, take off my shoes and coat and then head to my room to change into pj's. I also love finding great deals. Crazy For Bargains is an online store that has super comfortable pj's and great bargains in the same place - so we were naturally a good match. At Crazy For Bargains you can find pajamas for the whole family. There are tons of adorable infant pajamas and children's sleepwear to choose from, and Pj's for men and women as well. For my review I chose some Read more [...]

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I know that the blog has been a little slow lately and it's been a REALLY long time since I've done a giveaway that's actually provided by me. So I thought I'd do a quick giveaway from me to you. I'm going to keep this one really quick and easy. If it's successful I'll do a gift card to a different place once a week. I have a 10.00 wal-mart gift card to giveaway! To enter: Simply become a GFC follower here on my blog. If you were already following prior to today that counts as well. Leave Read more [...]

When we arrived in Toledo, our first stop was at the hotel we'd be spending two nights in - the Park Inn located at 101 North Summit Street in Toledo. It's right downtown toledo, and 15 stories tall. Our room was a one bed non-smoking room, but smoking rooms are available and they also have special rooms for disabled guests. The bed was big and comfy (so were the pillows) and the view was amazing. The hotel is right downtown making it conveniently located for most trips. Almost everyplace we Read more [...]