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Thrifting for Christmas Gifts + You Might Be Surprised How Many Items Our Kids Receive

In response to my Happy Things Friday post last week, Rachel asked the following:

Out of curiosity, do you buy new or used for Christmas gifts for your kids? Do you think about it at…

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  • Christmas, Holidays, Joy, Money, Parenting, Thrifting
  • Dec, 19, 2024
  • 36 Comments

Party at My House?

Despite most bloggers appearing to be relatively introverted folks (#Stereotyping), I think we can all agree it would be pretty amazing to have a giant blogger get-together this holiday season. Decked halls, Christmas tunes,…

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  • Christmas, Home, Thrifting
  • Dec, 17, 2024
  • 59 Comments

Happy Things Friday: 13 December

I am not at all superstitious and don’t have any fear of Friday the 13th but…still. I did take note of the date when I scheduled Indy’s dentist appointment for this afternoon. I’m hoping…

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  • Happy Things Friday, Thrifting
  • Dec, 13, 2024
  • 46 Comments

Guest Post: Welcome Kristen!!!

I am so excited to welcome Kristen – better known as The Frugal Girl – to my little corner of the internet. It was fun to answer Kristen’s questions for a recent Meet a…

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  • Blogging, Guest Post, Minimalism, Money, Personality Insights, Thrifting
  • Nov, 04, 2024
  • 104 Comments

Happy Things Friday: 4 October

Something about October signals “end-of-year” vibes for me me. Let the countdown begin; 2025 is around the corner.

October is a happy month. Thanksgiving (Canadian style), various family birthdays, nice weather, all the pumpkins.

This was…

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  • Happy Things Friday, Thrifting
  • Oct, 04, 2024
  • 33 Comments

I’m Not Here…

…because I’m Kristen’s Meet A Reader guest over at The Frugal Girl talking all things thrifty and frugal.

I’ll be back in my blog space tomorrow to vent about a pet peeve (hey it can’t…

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  • Blogging, Budget, Guest Post, Money, Thrifting
  • Sep, 30, 2024
  • 17 Comments

Happy Things Friday: 2 August

So much for taking the summer off of writing Happy Things Friday posts. I guess that reflects the fact that Happy Things still happen, regardless of the season. And Hallelujah for that.

I’m still not…

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  • Happy Things Friday, Thrifting
  • Aug, 02, 2024
  • 22 Comments
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