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My friend, Tabitha from MeetPenny.com, just released an ebook that’s perfect for summer. It’s called Easy Oven-Free Dinners and it includes 30 dinners that don’t require the oven. So you can feed your family well this summer without heating up the house!
I introduced my (now) husband to Swagbucks when we first started dating.
One day we were joking around and talked about how cool it would be if we could save up enough Swagbucks to pay for our wedding. Even though we knew that we would never be able to pay some of our vendors in Swagbucks, we made a list of all of the things we could buy using them and how many we would need to earn to purchase those items.
We gave it all we could over the 9 months we were engaged and eventually saved up enough to pay for all of the gifts for our wedding party as well as some extra odds and ends. It definitely helped cut out a chunk of our wedding budget! We’ve been going strong with the Swagbucks ever since!
Have you saved up and purchased something using your Swagbucks? If so, you could get a $50 gift card just for sharing your Swagbucks success stories with MoneySavingMom.com readers!
There’s a new $1/1 Colgate Total Advanced coupon available on Coupons.com. You might find these at Walmart priced at $0.94 each making them free after the coupon.
Here are some of the best educational deals and freebies available right now from Katie who writes at Cincinnati Cents:
Insect Lore Live Butterfly Garden for $12.99: Amazon has their Insect Lore Live Butterfly Garden on sale for $12.99. This item typically sells for $19.99, and includes a collapsible, reusable butterfly habitat. The set also includes a mail-in voucher for five butterfly larvae and special food. This is an amazing opportunity for kids to witness the butterfly life cycle, and learn about caterpillars and butterflies as well as metamorphosis.
Lauri by Patch Products Sale: Zulily is featuring a huge Lauri by Patch Products sale. There are a number of items on sale including the Ocean Adventure Create-A-Scene Set for $6.99, A-to-Z Puzzle for $6.99, Wooden Hangman Game for $7.99, Primer Pak Puzzle Set for $10.99, and Magnetic Picture Bingo for $8.99.
Free Jump Into Summer Pack: Download a free Jump Into Summer Pack from 3 Dinosaurs. This pack includes such skills as ABC cards, sight word cards, word family cards, and writing pages.
Melissa & Doug My Own Mailbox Set for $14.50: Purchase the Melissa & Doug My Own Mailbox Set for just $14.50. This set includes a wooden mailbox with working door and flag, 2 reusable write-and-draw postcards, reusable ruled letter with envelope, letter and number stickers, 3 wipe-clean crayons and a pencil. This set helps teach color recognition and pre-literacy skills, encourages fine motor skills and imaginative play.
Darice Arty Facts Portable Art Studio for $18.96: Amazon has their Darice Arty Facts Portable Art Studio on sale for $18.96. This 130-piece set includes 36 markers, 24 crayons, 24 color pencils, 24 oil pastels, 12 watercolor cakes, and 1 of each: palette, paintbrush, pencil, sharpener, stapler, eraser, ruler, glue and scissors, and comes with a wooden case.
Kids’ Craft Sets for $6.99: Zulily has their Kids’ Craft Sets on sale for as low as $6.99 each. Choose from such sets as City Fashion Doll Set for $6.99, Doll Sewing Set for $8.99, Precious Moments Plaster Magnet Set for $6.99, and a Deluxe Suncatcher Set for $6.99.
LeapFrog My Own LeapTop for $14.05: Amazon has their LeapFrog My Own LeapTop on sale for $14.05. This child-friendly laptop encourages children to explore the alphabet, pretend play, music, animals and computer literacy with 6 different learning activity stations.
Zulily Sale on Under the Sea Books: Zulily has their Under the Sea Books on sale. Choose from the Ocean Fairies Book Set (4 ct.) for $12.99, Let's Read & Find Out Stage 1 Book Set (3 ct.) for $11.99, All About Sharks, Manatees, & Turtles 3-Book Pack for $11.99, or Splat the Cat Book Set (3 ct.) for $10.99.
Free Rental from Family Video with Qualifying Report Card: Kids who have earned A's on their report cards will be rewarded by Family Video with a free game or video rental. Simply bring your final report card to your local Family Video store to receive your free ovie or game vouchers. Each final 'A' earned in core courses entitles you to one (1) FREE rental-good any time before June 30.
Uno H2O To Go Card Game for $9.32: Amazon has their Uno H2O To Go Card Game on sale for $9.32. These water and dirt-resistant cards come with a handy hook, enabling you to clip your deck onto a beach bag or backpack for convenient traveling.
Melissa & Doug Band In a Box for $19.35: Purchase the Melissa & Doug Band In a Box for just $19.35. This set typically retails for $24.99 and includes 6 musical instruments as well a wooden case for easy storage.
There are lots of little things that I do around the house every day that make a big difference in our home running smoothly. The one thing that works the best for me is my cleaning routine.
I would love to have a cleaning service come and clean the house top to bottom on a weekly or bi-weekly basis (you probably would, too), but the budget doesn't have a line for that right now. Instead, I’ve learned to “become my own cleaning service” by creating, embracing, and implementing a cleaning routine.
The thing I love about my cleaning routine is that instead of trying to decide what to clean in that fleeting 15-minute chunk of time, I know what is scheduled to be cleaned. Better yet, because I have a routine in place, it’s easy to get my family involved because they know what is on the schedule for any given day.
My 4 Everyday Cleaning Tasks:
I love the feeling of everything being clean all at once, so I do a few cleaning tasks every day and that gives me the closest thing to that feeling.
Here are the four tasks I try to do every single day:
1. Do a quick check and sweep of the hard floors.
2. Wipe down the kitchen counters and check the bathroom counters.
3. Do at least one load of laundry.
4. Deal with paper clutter (mail and school papers).
Doing these 4 little tasks is a huge step in the cleaning routine. These take a few minutes and can be done early in the morning, during the day, or in the evening.
My Weekly Clean Tasks:
In addition to my four daily tasks, I assign specific jobs to each day of the week. This works really well for me, especially because each task builds on the next day.
Here’s my weekly cleaning plan:
Monday – bathrooms (Bathrooms need a good cleaning after the weekend!) Tuesday – dust (Dusting should be done before vacuuming so that’s why I schedule it on Tuesdays.) Wednesday – vacuum Thursday – wash floors Friday – catch-all day (Everyone needs a little grace and wiggle room so Friday is my day to catch up.) Saturday – sheets and towels (I wash these in preparation for the week ahead.) Sunday – rest
Trying to piece together the perfect way to maintain your house? Stop aiming for perfection and just do a little bit every day. It'll never be perfect (and that's okay!), but starting somewhere is the best place to start.
Then realize that the only way the cleaning routine will work is if you follow through and keep up with the routine. If a cleaning company came in every week to clean and then they stopped coming to your house, the house would be in disarray without a little cleaning. Remember that the mess is good – people live in your home and enjoy life!
How about you? Are you a cleaning routine-er? What's most effective for you?
Becky (Clean Mama) is a cleaning expert, a wife and mom to three, a business owner, and a former teacher. She knows how hard it is to try to keep it 'all' together, but has found that that really isn’t possible and it’s better to embrace the imperfect, grab a cup of coffee and a great list.
Bass Pro Shops around the country are hosting free Family Summer Camps with a variety of different activities for the whole family. We’ve gone to one of these before and it was a lot of fun!
Check your local store for times and details, as it varies by location.
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