Budget-friendly “retro” baby and bridal showers
Deb Saul, editor of The Monroe Evening News, has a fun column in today’s Prime Times magazine called “The way we were: The late, great baby and bridal showers.” If you get home delivery of The Monroe...
View ArticleFrugal Village: Baby shower gifts and bathroom totes
Sara Noel at Frugal Village led off her newspaper column today with an amusing idea for a new daddy gift at a baby shower. But there’s quite a variety of tips and my favorite is this one: TOTE IT: Each...
View ArticleWhat do you do with all those freebies?
If you learn to pay attention to the drugstore and grocery deals, you will see that it is possible to buy more supplies than your family immediately needs of various products for very little money out...
View ArticlePlanning a party on a budget?
The Detroit Free Press has a column today by Christy Strawser on Plan a party for pennies and celebrate. A snippet: A little creativity goes a long way toward hosting a memorable graduation party, open...
View ArticleBetty Crocker’s budget-friendly baby shower theme
Betty Crocker has posted the recipes and tips for a budget-friendly baby shower. The theme is baby bibs.
View ArticleBaby shower gift price ranges from LearnVest
LearnVest took on potentially tricky social situation with its post on The Best Baby Shower Gifts - which includes suggested spending ranges for gifts depending on how well you know the mom-to-be!
View ArticleFrugal gift wrap ideas from Candy
My friend Candy has posted some gift wrapping on a budget ideas at her blog, Deal With It, Simply! Another tip: when you are shopping around the estate sales during the year, be sure to pick up gift...
View ArticleBaby showers fading away?
USA Today has a report on an interesting trend away from baby showers during pregnancy to baby introduction parties: Parents turn a cold shoulder on pre-baby tradition. A snippet: Credit not only the...
View ArticleCost is going up for diapers. Now what?
Kimberly-Clark has posted a press release announcing that prices will go up this summer for its Huggies, Pull-Ups and Good Nights diaper products with increases to range from 3 to 7 percent. The...
View ArticleEasy, budget-friendly cake and cookie ideas at Party Pinching
If you like to decorate cakes, cookies and cupcakes, but need to keep the ideas budget-friendly and easy-do, then take a look at the galleries at Party Pinching. The ideas include Nutter Butter cookies...
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