Posts Tagged ‘Household’

Eight Steps to Get Your Kids (and You!) Ready for Back-to-School

It’s that time of year again…when all the stores change out lawn equipment and pool toys for notebooks and pens, when all the bathing suits (happily for me) disappear and khakis take their place, and the smell of fall is in the air. OK – well, that last part isn’t actually...
August 13th, 2008 | Household Solutions, Parenting, Pre-Schoolers, Uncategorized, life with little ones | Read More

Playing the Grocery Game: What Works and What Doesn’t

Last week we promised you a full review on how to save money grocery shopping, including the Grocery Game, eversave.com, Sisters of Savings, and shortcuts.com. We will share what we learned this week about clipping coupons, learning how to use them, and playing a game to save money on groceries. For...
August 6th, 2008 | Household Solutions, MomsPick - Essential Products & Tools | Read More

The Shopping Challenge: Costco/Target/Kroger, Where’s Your Best Buy?

As my household has become a single-income family (at least temporarily – because Moms Out Loud will be fantastically successful!!), cutting our expenses has become a reality for me. And, like many Moms I know who don’t work outside the home, I feel like household frugality is my sole responsibility,...
July 17th, 2008 | Household Solutions | Read More

The Shopping Challenge: Costco/Target/Kroger, Where’s Your Best Buy? The Shopping Challenge Details

This week we went out on street to tackle an issue many moms have: where to find the cheapest groceries? We went to three local stores: Target, Kroger, and Costco looking for 20 common items that you buy at least monthly. Laundry Detergent Dishwasher Soap Windex box of Pasta Cheese sticks Loaf of Bread Lunch...
July 17th, 2008 | Household Solutions | Read More

Best Summer Sides

These 5 side dishes are perfect for all of those 4th of July parties you’ll be getting ready for! Dill Potato Salad 1 cup Hellmann’s Real Mayonnaise 1⁄4 cup Hellmann’s Dijonnaise Creamy mustard blend (or 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard) 2 tablespoons vinegar 2 tablespoons chopped fresh...
June 26th, 2008 | Household Solutions | Read More

Having a Baby? 36 Products and Tools You Need for those First Three Months

With several friends who are having their first (or second or third) babies soon, and because, to these new Moms at least, I’m considered an “expert” (after all, I’ve got two boys who are now almost-3 and almost-1 year old), I’m being asked a lot nowadays for advice on What to Buy for Baby....
June 26th, 2008 | Expectant Moms, Parenting Tricks, new baby | Read More

10 Summer Must-Haves for Mom

A good book……With children at the pool (older of course!) or camp, it can be a great time to sit down with a good book! Amazon.com has a great list of some summer reading such as The Hollow ($7.99) by Nora Roberts, Something Borrowed ($4.89) by Emily Giffin, and Bikini Season ($7.89)...
June 19th, 2008 | Essential Mom Products | Read More