Save $$ On Laundry

Couponers United has a GREAT post on SAVING MONEY on LAUNDRY! Go HERE to read it!!! FABULOUS! I am trying it now!!

Looking back - 2009

I must say for my own family, this has been a crazy year filled with joy, tears, scary changes and excitement to look forward to!


We started the year, married for only 3 and a half months. I got a second lay off and applied for unemployment for the first time in my life! We moved a few houses down, learned we were pregnant the next day (9 months after getting married), lost a cat 7 days later, lost another 4 months to the day later. I got a new job by the Grace of God... and here we are, expecting a little boy in April by water birth at home, down to one cat and a dog and both employed again! (I could do without the last one.. hehehe)

Couponing (and all of the fellow coupon bloggers that make this possible) has been a life saver! My husband said "find a hobby!" I did! And it saves us bookoos of dough! We started off spending almost a grand a month on household crap including food and cleaners and all that extra that adds up penny by penny (and it REALLY does!!!) to now spending $200-$300 a month on all that crap and still storing a lot of extra!

I choose NOT to "look" back (I get emotional) but to trudge forward with all that I have learned since this day last year. Oh, and to make goals to do just-a-little-bit-more each month!

Good luck to everyone and may you be Blessed just-a-little-bit-more everyday!

~Heather

Looking back - a fellow blogger

Ahhh I am inspired by reading THIS by MomsByHeart. She briefly discusses the same things a lot of us have dealt with, the economy, moving, children, and most importantly (to our blogging) how couponing has helped in all of these areas!

Lori, you are crazy and I love your blog, your attitude and your determination to MAKE IT WORK!

Moms By Heart... and making money

.. is clearly one of my FAVORITE mom/moneysaving blogs!

Lori mentioned earlier how you can get $50 in free advertising from MySpace. Well KC Penny Pinchin Mama has found the same deal with Facebook! Stop over HERE for details!

Mompreneurs can always advertise for FREE on Moms by Heart too! Stop over HERE for info.

By the way, did you know that Moms by Heart now has a Facebook Fan page?... well so do I - BeaDandelion

How to Shop for FREE - Cheap Ebay

If anyone is interested in Limited Too Justice , Baby Gap, Gymboree, toys, Hilfiger etc..

The HowtoShopforFree store prices have been slashed an additional 50% from the already crazy low prices.
They are all brand new items with tags and averaging 4.00 to 7.00.

If you have been seeing the couponing stories on the news then you know who the founder of the How To Shop For Free blog. It is a $1 a year sign up fee to keep the spam and robots off. It is by far the biggest blog on coupon using/sale shopping/money saving anywhere. I don't know the owner nor am I making any pocket change by advertising for them, I just really get a kick out of the blog and I am excited to explore the Ebay store now too!

Afullcup

 **Bumping this up because I bet it moved down my line quite fast yesterday! (GREAT SITE!) If you coupon, you will want to keep this one on the top of your list of fav sites... well behind mine of course!**

Ok you all know of my buddy AmyinOrlando and iheartwags and i heartcvs... there is another blog that is a fantastic source of coupons and savings that I LOVE to visit.

Go HERE to get more  money saving tips and read her forums too! (But don't forget to come back here!)

Favorite $$-SAVING Blog Award

One of my favorite blogs, Baby Cheapskate, is celebrating their 4th birthday by having a blog contest.

Nominate your favorite money saving blog and both you and the blogger have a chance to win cash! By nominating your favorite blog, your nomination enters you into a giveaway of $100 (paid via PayPal or Amazon Payments). The blogger has a chance to win $150. The top 5 blogs who receive the most nominations will be entered into a finalist round starting Dec 9th.

You can go here to nominate your favorite money saving blog. It doesn't have to be Being a Dandelion. Just nominate whatever blog you consider to be your favorite. But we know who's your favorite really is ;-)

(Thanks Kristin for bringing this contest to my attention! I have some truly amazing readers!)