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Peanut Product Recall: Recall of Peanut Products and Salmonella Outbreak

Saving Money When Eating Out: 3 Tips to help you save up to 50% when dining out.

Gift Certificates – How $2 Can Be $25: Use these tips to grab great gifts for yourself and friends, while stretching your dollar. 

Date Night 2008: Parents’ Night Out, Sitter Services and Drop In Day Care: Date Night has a new name; it is now called Parents’ Night Out or Kids’ Night Out.

Children's Clothing -Recycle, Reduce, Re-Use: Back to school is done.  What do you do with the un-needed clothes and school gear.

5 Essential Lists for Back to School: 5 lists to organize your school life.

Summer Camp 101: My primer on how to gather information and organize it with tips about how to save money.

Summer Planning Calendar: PDF version suitable for printing. I begin by listing holidays, beginning and ending dates for school.  Then I add vacations and other commitments.  If you need summer camp for a single day I can recommend After School Adventures and  San Jose Park & Recreation.  Both offer single day accommodations.

Letters from Santa: How do you get  letter postmarked 'North Pole'.  It is easier than you think.

Shopping: The Black Hole Called the Grocery Store - Is this You? Know your strengths and strengthen your weaknesses.  Plus Menu planning and shopping list forms.

Halloween Stencils:  Make your pumpkin scream with these links to free stencils.  From ghosts to howling wolves and castles to witches just print and create.