thifty treasure

S’mores are one of my favorite desserts, combine that with my background in science and naturally I have been dying to make solar oven s’mores. Solely in the interest of science education of course. During our recent Greer adventure, my boys discovered their own love of s’mores and since I’ve been wanting to do more [...]

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As soon as I saw Sara’s post for DIY Backyard Fishing I knew I wanted to make it for the boys. It looked super fun and easy to make with my limited DIY skills. And I always wanted to use a glue gun! Quinn confirmed his interest in fishing for me a few weeks ago [...]

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This week’s Thrifty Treasure? The Eegee’s coupon card! Save 50% off each month for a year (up to $6 per coupon) for a possible savings of up to $72 for the mere cost of a $7! And the best part of the Eegee’s coupon book? All the funds raised go to a local Tucson organization! [...]

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A postponed play date this week led to us to a great deal on Star Wars shoes at Stride Rite!! The bad news is that the Stride Rite store in the Tucson Mall is closing. The good news is that everything is 50% off right now. I had a sneaky feeling that Quinn needed new [...]

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My thrifty treasure of the week? Fun rain boots for Quinn!  They were $6.xx at Target (70% off)! It doesn’t rain much here but rain boots definitely get a lot of use at our house! They are my boys’ favorite shoes when going in the back yard.  Rain or Shine. This is Quinn 2 years [...]

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My thrifty treasure of the week? This super cute long sleeve onesie from Old Navy for only $3.97.  Since we are easily hitting 80 degrees now though, long sleeves are no longer practical. I just couldn’t pass up on it though. The price was awesome and we are short on onesies for Elliot. Plus finding [...]

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My thrifty treasure of the week? Our free  Mickey Mouse ears celebrating the Disney Store’s 25th anniversary! We waited in a brief line to get our ears, but didn’t stay to look around because the store was super busy! Afterwards we headed to the play area where Buzz and the Mickey ears saw a lot [...]

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I love finally finding a deal on something we need. We needed new plates for the boys. We love our old ones but the plastic overlay has started peeling on some of them. YUCK! I started shopping around  at Target, Walmart, etc and online at Amazon and Babies R Us but hadn’t found a great [...]

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