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Locals: Fun and Frugal Weekend Activities

by Laura February 3, 2012 Simple Steps
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Each week Charlotte at My Active Child finds the best frugal events for you and your family in Hampton Roads.  Here is what you can expect this weekend (although there wasn’t really anything for Sunday):

Saturday

9am-5pm Big Bike Bash at Norfolk Botanical Garden ($5 admission) at Norfolk Botanical Garden 6700 Azalea Garden Road Norfolk, [...]

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13 Pounds of Ground Beef Later

by Laura January 30, 2012 Simple Steps
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Tonight I went and picked up 40 lbs of ground beef from Zaycon Foods.  I split this box with my mom and sis, so that left me with 13 pounds of ground beef.

I thought it might be hard to come up with ideas for the ground beef.  It turns out my stock pile [...]

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Popcorn Valentines Day Hearts

by Laura January 19, 2012 Simple Steps
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Momondealz had a great idea for a frugal Valentines Day craft! January 19th is National Popcorn Day and with Valentines less than a month away, this craft is a delicious and fun way to celebrate both!

Materials/Ingredients:
2 Bags of Microwave Popcorn
3.5 Tablespoons Butter
1 Bag of Mini Marshmallows
(1) 3 oz Strawberry Jello
Heart [...]

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Why A Frugal Chick Cares About SOPA

by Laura January 18, 2012 Simple Steps
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I try to keep you guys out of my special “blogger world” and just let you live in the “saving money” world when it comes to my life.  Listening to me complain about “blogging world” is reserved for my friends and family.

However for today I am taking a stand with many others against a new [...]

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Quick Shopping Trip Tonight

by Laura January 5, 2012 Simple Steps
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Tonight I made a quick shopping trip to Dollar General and Farm Fresh.  They are both located within walking distance of my house so it’s not too much trouble for me to go to both.

I wanted to go to Dollar General because I need garbage bags and couldn’t find a good deal on them at [...]

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How To Save On Cable

by Laura January 4, 2012 Simple Steps
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Most houses in the U.S. are able to get cable through local providers.  I would say from my experience most of you feel like you are overpaying for your cable but may not be aware of other options.

Most people are not using their cable to it’s fullest capabilities.  By evaluating your cable usage you might be able to find [...]

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I Just Had Nutella For The First Time

by Laura December 29, 2011 Simple Steps
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Last night when I got home from seeing Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol there was a tiny box from Amazon on my front porch.  I had not ordered anything for myself so my original thought was it must belong to my neighbor but there was my name neatly typed on the label.

When I opened [...]

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Where I Keep My Potato Chips

by Laura December 27, 2011 Simple Steps
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Have I ever shown you where I keep my potato chips?  They stay in the freezer.

Why?  Because they don’t go stale.

I also have tortilla strips and crackers in my freezer too for the same reason.

If you have problems with these items going stale use your freezer!

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Why It’s Good To Read The Price Board

by Laura December 23, 2011 Simple Steps
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This morning after my workout I decided I would splurge and go to Subway to grab some breakfast.  When I went in to grab my flatbread bacon, egg white and cheese sandwich I looked at the price on the board- $3.50.

Underneath was a big sign that talked about a breakfast combo- you can get a flatbread [...]

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I Love My Striiv!

by Laura December 15, 2011 Simple Steps
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Every once in a while I receive products from companies to try out and let you know what I think.  I have to be honest most of the time they are things I don’t really care about.

However when I was contacted about getting to test out the new Striiv pedometer I waited by the [...]

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