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Getting Prepped for Holiday Guests –The Guest Bathroom

December 16, 2014 By Jenn @ Frugal Upstate 3 Comments

Getting ready for Christmas means decorating, shopping, baking, wrapping presents, and getting the house ready for those ineveitable (and of course welcome) Christmas guests.  Walmart wanted you to know that they have everything and anything you could need to prepare your home for guests at any time of the year.  Of course there is no… Keep Reading

PJ’s for your Man for Christmas

December 15, 2014 By Jenn @ Frugal Upstate Leave a Comment

I’m having a really hard time shopping for Yankee Bill this year.  I pride myself in coming up with gifts that he will like and use–even if it’s something that he’s never considered asking for.  I’m not sure why, but this year I haven’t been able to come up with something really special.  It doesn’t… Keep Reading

Top Toys for Christmas: Razor A Kick Scooter

December 14, 2014 By Jenn @ Frugal Upstate Leave a Comment

This year Walmart is featuring the Top 20 toys Chosen by Kids  for Christmas, where they got the opinions of hundreds of kids, ages 18 months to 12 years on what were the hottest and most fun toys out for Christmas.  Walmart used that information to choose the top 20 Chosen by Kids toys for the 2014 Holiday!… Keep Reading

Dora and Friends

December 14, 2014 By Jenn @ Frugal Upstate 2 Comments

My kids grew up watching Dora the Explorer go on adventures with Backpack, Map, Boots and Swiper.  It was a fun show for toddlers, full of color and music–entertaining and educational.   My kids are “grown up” middleschoolers now, but remember the show with fondness.  And now Dora has grown up a bit too–in the Dora and Friends series on… Keep Reading

Top 100 Gifts for 2014

December 12, 2014 By Jenn @ Frugal Upstate 1 Comment

Do you have your Christmas Shopping done yet?  Most of us don’t. I find my Christmas shopping tends to fall into two categories:  “easy” people and “hard” people. You know what I mean.  There are some people where your know their tastes and interests so well that you could fill a cart with things they… Keep Reading

Don’t catch the plague–Use the Sickweather App

December 11, 2014 By Jenn @ Frugal Upstate Leave a Comment

“I participated in an Influencer Activation on behalf of Influence Central for Sickweather. I received a promotional item to thank me for my participation.” What’s your morning routine?  Mine is getting up, letting the dog out, starting the coffee, letting the dog back in, then checking the weather on my phone. Why do I check… Keep Reading

Healthy Essentials for the Holidays

December 11, 2014 By Jenn @ Frugal Upstate Leave a Comment

It’s the holidays, and sometimes I feel like I’m just hemorrhaging money.  And that’s WITH trying to be very reasonable about gifts.  So if there is a way to save, especially on products that I love and use anyway, well, I’m going to jump on it. That’s why I’m going to tell you about Johnson… Keep Reading

Super Simple Knotted Elastic Hair Ties

December 10, 2014 By Jenn @ Frugal Upstate 4 Comments

Have you seen the knotted elastic hair ties that are so popular lately in your favorite stores?  Do you have a girl on your Christmas list who would love some? Well I’m going to show you how to make your own and save a TON of money in the process.  Recently I was at the… Keep Reading

Fill the Truck at Walmart

December 8, 2014 By Jenn @ Frugal Upstate Leave a Comment

I have been very blessed by God.  I am married to a wonderful guy (not that we haven’t had our hard times–but we’ve come through them together), we have two healthy, interesting, intelligent kids.  He has a good job, I’ve made my blogging into a significant contribution for our family while still being available for… Keep Reading

Top Toys for Christmas: Disney Princess Palace Pets Magic Dance Pumpkin

December 6, 2014 By Jenn @ Frugal Upstate Leave a Comment

This year Walmart is featuring the Top 20 toys Chosen by Kids  for Christmas, and as one of the Walmart Moms I get to play with and share 5 of those toys. What do I mean “Chosen by Kids”?  Well for the second year Walmart has held a huge event where they gathered hundreds of… Keep Reading

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About Frugal Upstate

About Frugal Upstate

I’m Jenn –an Upstate NY wife, mom, blogger and veteran. I talk very fast, read constantly, take on too much and make plenty of mistakes. I’m a real person, not perfection. I love to talk about the frugal lifestyle, “Village Homesteading”, living a more sustainable lifestyle and being prepared for all the curves life throws at you.

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