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    Never trust little old ladies

    OP that is terrible! It's a shame that you have to chalk it up to a lesson learned and thank you so much for sharing this us so we can be on the lookout if we ever have a garage sale. I go to them but then I always give away my stuff for free - it's the way I think how I can donate to less...
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    For those of you who are paying off debt before your next Disney trip...

    Do you mean just keeping Disney magic in our life before our next trip? well, the last time we were at Disney was 2001 so we've been waiting a long time!! but we have a trip coming up this year thank goodness! so since 2001 I have bought each of my daughters something Disney for Christmas each...
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    Let's talk about water

    I forgot about lemons and oranges duh me! I will give cucumbers a try:thumbsup2
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    Let's talk about water

    I am c&p what I found on another forum - anyone ever try this naturally flavored water? I'm going to give it a try. Put a 3 or 4 torn/crushed spearmint leaves, 1 or 2 torn/crushed basil leaves in a pitcher with 2 qts. of water and leave it out on the counter for 30 minutes. Strain through a...
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    Do you have a beach cart for lugging the cooler, chairs, stuff lol

    thanks everyone for your help....I'll check out Target and LNT too momof296&02 - you mentioned 4 weeks left to use your new beach cart....I was thinking the same way but don't forget there's picnics too :thumbsup2 horseshowmom- those wagons are awesome but wouldn't work out in our Civic
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    Do you have a beach cart for lugging the cooler, chairs, stuff lol

    Wondering where they sell those rolling luggage carts cheappp lol? Disneymommy - I might have to hunt down a used jogging stroller :thumbsup2
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    Do you have a beach cart for lugging the cooler, chairs, stuff lol

    thank you for looking - couple questions please TIA Where did you get it? Does it have the vinyl on the bottom for the cooler or just metal? About how much did you pay? I saw one at a roadside vendor near the beach and they wanted $60 AND it did have a metal rack to put the cooler on so...
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    Relocating to North/South Carolina. Any input?

    subscribing popcorn:: OP - I'm from the northeast also and dream about moving there too! I have a question if you don't mind....do you worry about the hurricane season down there?
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    ICE Pop idea (real fruit)

    your welcome:cheer2:
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    Get landline back again and use pay-as-you-go Cell phones? Your experience please?

    someone else today has a thread going about dropping landlines and using only cell phones... Anyone use the pay-as-you-go cell phone instead of getting monthly bill cell plan? I think we can save money by getting NetOne (heard that has good coverage) use it only for emergencies and get our...
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    Getting rid of your land line phone???

    Glad to see this dicussion! We ditched the landline a year ago and have 2 cell phones. I LOVE saving the money by not having the landline BUT did you see the Oprah show with Dr Oz about cell phones? He said something about cell phone usage shows up on our brain cells in an image (catscan?)...
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    ICE Pop idea (real fruit)

    My 9yo DD figured this one out :idea: DD's and I were at Costco yesterday and they were handing out frozen fruit samples on a toothpick. DD says mom, get that fruit we can have it like an ice pop! It's a large bag of Dole frozen fruit - peaches, grapes, melon, strawberries, forgot...
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    Energy Savings tips

    I'm going to tell DH about that smartstrip, thank you!! I have a question energy related also. I'm sorry, if should I put this in a separate post please let me know. Right now my central air thermometer says the indoor temp of our 2 level house is 78. I keep the drapes closed and I can...
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    Gas Mileage Question

    another math-challenged girl here but I think you would use more gas on the back roads because you would be stopping more frequently than the highway.......going at a slower speed on the back road, more lights, pedestrians, etc... HTH
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    Summer activities for the kids post your FREE or low $$ ideas

    If you go to the website for National Parks, I think it's nps.org they have discount cards - if you (or grandparents) qualify some of the discounts get you 1/2 off camping fee/beach passes:cool1: Hello, my DD's (9 & 6) get out of school this week:yay: :scared1: :dance3: :scared: Here's...
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    WWYD - keep RV or sell it and truck?

    you guys are great to take the time to help me out with your ideas:grouphug: I'm sorry if I don't explain everything well enough - I appreciate your patience. We could get enough money to pay off the truck but we put down $6,000. If we get our price for the RV we would still have to pay...
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    Anyone having second thoughts?

    Good topic! I know how you feel that we could use the money for other things but we don't go to Disney that often (last time 2001) and youngest DD just turned 6. As soon as she started really talking she's been wishing to have dinner with Cinderella, we are scrimping and saving to give her...
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    Would you eat it? Ever cooked fish on the 3rd day?

    thank you for your replies....i think I will have to throw it away, better safe than sorry (not a good budget day) Good thing it was only two pieces $7 total
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    WWYD - keep RV or sell it and truck?

    So a few weeks ago, I posted that we would need a new car. We are having second thoughts now....here's our story - Last year we purchased a new RV and a new truck to tow it. We are family of 4. We knew it would be tough for 6 years to pay the loan on the truck but we also love camping and we...
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    Would you eat it? Ever cooked fish on the 3rd day?

    I bought salmon and tilapia fresh from supermarket on 6/9, kept it in the fridge wrapped and cooked it tonight. I've googled that you should only keep fish in fridge 1-2 days and cooked fish can be kept in fridge 3-4.




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