The Make-A-Wish Foundation is a charity that grants wishes of children ages 2½-18 years old who have a life-threatening medical condition. The Foundation has granted the wishes of more than 196,000 children since it started in 1980. The Make-A-Wish Foundation, in 2009, granted 13,465 wishes. A child’s wish is granted every 40 minutes! According to [...]
Gift Giving Inexpensively
Image by minxlj via Flickr There’s no reason for you to drop a wad of cash on outrageously expensive gifts this Mother’s Day. After all she’s done for you, you can thank Mom by showing her a good time. That’s right. Celebrate your mother, your wife, your grandmother, your aunt or your sister with your [...]
Easter is just around the corner—what are you doing to help the Easter bunny save a little cash this year? Usually, my girls each get 1 item they wanted at Christmas but didn’t receive. I find it on clearance in January or February to set aside for later in the year. Their birthdays are November, [...]
It’s the final week of our Countdown to Christmas—4 days until Christmas. Today, we’re inviting you to share your holiday own tips as we combine our holiday series with this week’s Money Saving Monday. I am so much further behind than usual! Typically, by now, I am simply wrapping gifts & putting the final touches [...]
Our Countdown to Christmas continues—8 days until Christmas. Have you ever considered giving to a charity in someone’s name rather than buying a present? We have actually suggested this to our family before but no one seems to take us up on the gift of charity. I know, I know—you want your friends & family [...]
The Countdown to Christmas continues—15 days until Christmas. Julia Roberts is a certified life coach, author of Motherhood to Otherhood and the host of GR8MOM Radio on myexpertsolution.com. Her approach is always about having more fun, freedom and love in your life. She blogs at www.motherhoodtootherhood.com, and runs a forum for moms at GR8Moms.ning.com. Her [...]
The Countdown to Christmas is on—17 days until Christmas. Day 8 of our countdown with thanks to Lakeside Collections: Save up to 50% on great gift ideas at Lakeside.com I’m not as great with the handmade gifts as Renae. However, there are a few things that can be put together at home for thoughtful, budget [...]
The Countdown to Christmas is on—19 days until Christmas. Today’s countdown tip is brought to you by Ticketmaster: Tix The Season – Heavily discounted tickets available for every region nationwide! Heidi DeCoux is a speaker, professional organizer and green living enthusiast specializing in home organization. She also publishes Life Made Simple e-Magazine. Heidi energizes her [...]
The Countdown to Christmas is on—20 days until Christmas. Ask us how your company can sponsor our countdown. We have a variety of packages to fit your promotional needs. It is all too easy to let our holiday gift budgets get out of control. With lists of people we want to gift, more we’ve nearly [...]
I have been a AAA cardholder for years. I have taken advantage of the services many times and even used it one day when a friend came over and her daughter locked the car with it running. With a quick call to the 800 number provided, AAA sent a locksmith right out to my house [...]
