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Wednesday’s Weekly Tip: 35 Money-Saving Home Decor Knock-Offs

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If you’ve read this blog for any amount of time, you’ll know quite well which one of the two of us is the ‘artsy’ one. (Hint: It ain’t me!) I’ve been friends with M.C. for almost 4 years now, and she constantly impresses and surprises me with her creativity. I’ve seen her take something I think should be destined for a life in a landfill, and turn it into something beautiful. One of the more amazing tricks I’ve seen M.C. do time and time again is see something she likes, then make it. She’d end up spending pennies for what you’d pay for it in a store. It’s a gift, people.

When a graduate wife reader sent this article on making home decor knock-offs, I knew I’d have to post it. Since we’ve just moved into a house for the first time in 9 years, and I have a very small decorating budget, I need all the help I can get – both for saving money and DIY projects.  I thought it might be helpful for you, too! Anyway, for those of us who can’t and won’t pay the prices at Potterybarn or Restoration Hardware, but like the designer look, then this article is for you.

And now, this is next on my list of things to do in my son’s room, his very own growth chart. Wish me luck!

~Mandy

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Wednesday's Weekly Tip

Wednesday’s Weekly Tip: The Drugstore Game

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So I haven’t gotten into the coupon craze that I know many people swear by…however after I read this interesting little tip, I can’t help but want to learn more.

Our tip comes from the amazing blog called The Money Saving Mom.  She has an extensive site full of budget tips that will blow you away and you need to read it in doses or you might get totally overwhelmed.  She even began her thrifty ways when she was a grad wife herself several years back!

Today’s tip focuses on saving/earning lots of cash back from major drug stores in the US.  Sounds too good to be true!  She outlines how to do it here. Looks like it might take a bit of time at first, but in the end totally worth it.   I don’t know if there is a UK equivalent to this coupon scheme here, but I sure hope to find one.  Have fun with those extra care bucks!

-M.C.

“In fact, in about three weeks, we’d gotten around $800 worth of groceries, household products and health and beauty products — and spent less than $20 out of pocket! It was a bit insane!”