Huggies at CVS for just $3.49!

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on May 14, 2010

A rocking good deal on diapers at CVS with this new printable coupon from Huggies: Huggies Jumbo Pack – $8.49 Less $2 ECB Less $3/1 Huggies Snug and Dry coupon Total $3.49 after ECB! There is also a $1.50/1 Huggies Little Swimmers coupon too.  This is the perfect way to save on diapers.  Or you [...]

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World Vision in the Dominican Republic

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on May 14, 2010

Last week a few of my very good blogging friends spent a few days to a place near and dear to my heart. The Dominican Republic. (If you don’t know why it is near and dear to my heart, you can find out why here. And it’s also where I learned that when you ask [...]

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Popsicles for Dinner?!?

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on May 13, 2010

So it appears that boy #1 managed to catch strep throat from boy #2. I can’t say that I’m surprised. After all, boy #1 did drink from boy #2′s cup just minutes after I warned him not to.  (And when the time is right, we’ll have the ‘natural consequences’ talk that will go something like [...]

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Balance & Wellbeing – Guest Post

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on May 13, 2010

Damien gets to the heart of a struggle of many of us…and his words ring true.  I always seem to be “balancing many projects,” and just like those cups in the photo,  if one falls, they all fall! This is one of the very reasons that I took “off” last week…to maintain the balance! Balance [...]

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CLOSED! The Dinner Solution Software Giveaway

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on May 13, 2010

Update: This giveaway is now closed! Winner is #220, Jennifer!!!  Congrats! About this time last year, I introduced you to The Dinner Solution. It’s a fantastic software that will help you out of the meal planning rut.  And it will keep you out too! A few of it’s fine features… Save up to 30% on [...]

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Printable Coupons – Hefty, Minute Rice

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on May 13, 2010

A few of the latest printable coupons: $1/2 Hefty OneZip Plastic Bags $.50/1 Minute Rice $1.50/1 Butterball Turkey Breast Roast $1/2 Odwalla Superfoods product Be sure to check out all the printable coupons available at Red Plum, Smart Source and Coupons.com! Looking for a coupon for an item on your shopping list? Or a coupon [...]

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Bacon, Broccoli and Tomato Pasta Salad

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on May 12, 2010

Pictured above: the mixins. This is a quick and easy pasta salad. And quite refreshing too. (Too bad, it’s cool and wet outside today!) Ingredients 2 cups elbows or penne pasta noodles ($.50) Almost out of my $.50 boxes of pasta! 6 strips of bacon or turkey bacon ($.50) Bought this past week for $1.5o/package. [...]

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Mint.com – Free Online Money Management Software

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on May 12, 2010

So since we’re talking about personal finance today, I thought I’d introduce you to Mint.com.  It’s a fantastic free online personal finance tool that… A list of the super cool things Mint.com will do for you… It’s FREE! Sign up and add all your bank accounts to their highly secure system Mint automatically updates your [...]

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Enjoy your Money! Book Giveaway

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on May 12, 2010

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Grilled Salsa Chicken

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on May 11, 2010

Alrighty friends…here is the Grilled Salsa Chicken that I intended on posting last night.  But my day just didn’t play out as I thought it would and I did not get a chance in the early evening to get it all together! A big thanks to Steve for photographing some of the pictures below. You [...]

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