Frugal Living
Frugal Road Trips with Kids
My husband, toddler and I drove today from St. Louis, Missouri to Oklahoma City for a swim meet. We travel by car fairly often to attend the swim meets of our teenage daughter, so we’re really mastering the art of traveling with kids and doing it on a budget.
As I was driving today, it occurred [...]
Welcome Attention Target Shoppers Visitors!
Hello and welcome to all of those who traveled over from Attention Target Shoppers, Money Saving Mom and Deal Seeking Mom! I’m Michelle Cox, author/owner of Lipstick to Crayons and I’m so glad you’re here.
If you’re new here, be sure to surf around — most easily done by using the tabs at the top of [...]
$10 off $25 Purchase at JCPenney
If you need something from JCPenney, here’s a great coupon for you: $10 off a single purchase of $25 or more.
I ned to get my son a rain coat/windbreaker for a trip he’s taking to the Smoky Mountains in March, so I think I’ll be headed to JCPenney this week. Thanks to the Commons Sense [...]
My Journey In Frugality
When I started thinking last year about how I was going to significantly reduce our monthly expenses, I was a little overwhelmed. It is an overwhelming task, to be sure. But, as I began to put my plan into action over the last six weeks, I’ve realized that small steps are starting to make a big [...]
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Princess Toddler Bed, Table and Chairs & Storage Cubby for $79.99!
The Coupon Project posted this amazing “Princess Room in a Box” deal and I just had to share it with my readers. You get a princess toddler bed, table and chairs and storage cubby for only $79.99 from JC Penney, and if you enter this coupon code — NOW4YOU — at checkout, you can qualify [...]
10Feb2010 | lipsticktocrayons | 1 comment | Continued
Babies, the Olympics, A Commercial Appearance & A Year’s Supply of Diapers
Did you know that a cruising baby in one day can take as many steps as a marathon runner in a race? And a nine-month old baby can crawl up to 400 meters in 20 minutes? It’s this active play that continually inspires the Pampers brand, and now Pampers is giving babies their own gold-medal moment this Olympic [...]
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Luvs Diapers for about $3 a Pack?
I’ve told you that I’m on a new journey to use coupons and be more frugal. I’ve been clipping coupons. I’ve got my amazing coupon binder totally organized, and I’m following the blogs of several “Coupon Queens/Frugal Divas.”
Thanks to several of these women (Money Saving Mom, The Coupon High and Deal Seeking Mom), I scored [...]
Old Navy 30 Percent Off Everything Sale This Weekend
Old Navy is hosting a 2-Day Super Sale Friday and Saturday (1/29-1/30 only). Shoppers get 30% off on every single item in stores – except gift cards – even items already on sale! You can shop ’til you drop. Get last year’s already marked-down stuff at an additional 30 percent off and stock up for [...]
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