Barbie Sisters Twirl and Spin: An Amusement Park Ride for Barbie Dolls

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Welcome to Money Saving Parent! If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to receive daily email updates. You can also join us on Facebook! Thanks for visiting!Disclosure:  This review contains affiliate links, however all opinions are 100% my own.     My girls are unique, but if there is one trait they share (Continue Reading…);

Making memories and sharing picture perfect photos this spring and summer

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Disclosure:  The reviewer has been compensated in the form of a Best Buy Gift Card and/or received the product/service at a reduced price or for free.   With the arrival of spring and summer our family has a great many memories that need to be captured, remembered and shared.  We have some important holidays like Mother’s (Continue Reading…);

Scholarships4moms.net is having a $10,000 contest

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  Mom’s sometimes have a difficult time balancing work and home responsibilities. Many are left with the time- consuming task of taking care of the children and that can mean precious little time for mothers to improve their education and continue to build a rewarding career.     One organization that strives to help mother’s (Continue Reading…);

Credit Sesame: Your Complete Online Credit Service

Does your credit score and personal credit record concern you? They worry many, and for good reason. A low credit score can lead to low favorability with lenders, high interest rates and, if the score is exceptionally low, can completely block a consumer from obtaining even the simplest credit, such as a credit card. But (Continue Reading…);

Action for Healthy Kids offers Grants for Better School Health

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Action for Healthy Kids is a small but growing non- profit organization with an important mission: To improve the health and well- being of children in the United States, through exercise, better diet, and improved living and schooling conditions. The organization works directly with parents, educational administrators, government officials, and others as it works to (Continue Reading…);

Unpakt: Makes moving easier and get 5% instant cash back on your next move

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Our last move was an utter nightmare.  Seriously.  Our moving company didn’t show up on time.  They showed up a week after they were supposed to and I had already driven to our new home because Mr. Money Saving Parent had to report for work and I wasn’t traveling 1900 miles alone with three kids. (Continue Reading…);

Sprouts Farmers Market: Sprouting up savings and new stores

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There’s a new grocery store chain “sprouting” up all over my area, Sprouts Farmer’s Market.   It’s a grocery store chain based in Phoenix, Arizona and its got some fresh ideas for grocery shopping for your family. I was able to attend a sneak peek before the grand opening of the Sprouts Farmers Market near (Continue Reading…);

Boston Marathon: What do we do now? #StayStrong

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Last night I still had some of my own thoughts and emotions to work through about the Boston Marathon.   Relief that my friends there were safe and horror that anyone could commit such a cowardly, horrific act at this amazing event, much of which is done to support non-profit and charitable organizations where the (Continue Reading…);

Lysol Healthing: Helping and Healthy working together in homes and schools

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It’s April and now it’s time for April showers to bring May flowers it is also time to get some of our spring cleaning done.   We air out our houses, clean out our pantries, closets, garages and get ready for the upcoming summer as we spend more time out and about.   But spring (Continue Reading…);

Change.org Works to Empower the Individual

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Do you have a cause or concern that you place in high regard? Do you want to search for like- minded people with similar interests in promoting your cause but are not sure where to turn? If this sounds like you, then consider a web site visit to Change.org, the online service for activist- minded (Continue Reading…);

Tax Day 2013 Freebies and Cheapies!

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I owe I owe so it’s off to work I go . . . Nothing says Tax Day like writing a check to pay taxes – but I guess that’s better than having to wait to get my own money back.   So, to soften the blow there are quite a few Tax Day Freebies (Continue Reading…);

Help make summer swimming fun with Frogglez Goggles

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Help make summer swimming fun with Frogglez Goggles

Five Ways to Encourage Children to Save Money

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Children need guidance and direction in most all areas but one that is often neglected by both schools and parents is the subject of money management.  Schools at all pre- college levels barely touch the subject of personal finance and the topic is often pushed aside by parents because it isn’t considered as immediately pressing (Continue Reading…);

Free $5 Gift Card from Plink

  Sign up for Plink to receive rewards for dining and shopping offline and receive a FREE $5 Gift Card. Debit or Credit Card registration required.  Using Plink receive points on each purchase when they dine or shop at a select restaurants and stores (Dunkin Donuts, Burger King, 7-Eleven).  This points turn into rewards for the (Continue Reading…);

How websites and real estate agents can help you search for the perfect homes for sale

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When Mr. Money Saving Parent and I were moving to Houston we found ourselves facing the age old problem of looking for a house from almost 1500 miles away.   Well I was 1500 miles away, he was already in the Houston area.   So how can a couple search for the perfect home to (Continue Reading…);