Father’s Day is just around the corner and I came up with a great idea for a Father’s Day Gift Basket for Yankee Bill-a true “Biker Dad”. This “Kit” (real bikers don’t do “gift baskets”-too girly you know) has everything a biker needs to keep stashed in a saddle bag for all those little every… Keep Reading
Locally Grown at Walmart
I love my veggies-and the fresher the better! That’s one of the many reasons I love growing a vegetable garden–it’s just the most local you can possibly get! I do still purchase a lot of vegetables at the store, and I was thrilled to see this sign on my last visit to Walmart: I know,… Keep Reading
Review: Pedigree Dog Food and Pet Armor Flea & Tick
Dogs add a lot to our lives, don’t they? Sure, they can be work–but where else in this crazy world could you possibly get the kind of unconditional love and adoration that you get from a dog? The Frugal Upstate dog, Summer, is your basic “Heinz 57” all American mutt. My husband visited the pound… Keep Reading
Review: Seeds of Change Kids Watermelon Kit
I love gardening-you all probably know that by now! I love to grow my own healthy, tasty food just steps from my back door, and I love that my kids are able to see how food grows and to make the connections between the environment, what we do and what we eat. So you could… Keep Reading
New at Walmart: Pay with Cash
Here’s another cool program from Walmart-the new “pay with cash” for online purchases! Up until now if you wanted to buy something online but didn’t have or want to use a credit card you were pretty much out of luck. Enter Walmart.com’s new “pay with cash” program. You place your order online, are emailed a… Keep Reading
How to Translate Olive Oil Labels
I really like olive oil~ it is useful in so many ways. It can be used on it’s own to soften skin, it can be used in the creation of many salves, soaps and lotions, and it can even be used to make an emergency lamp! And then of course you can always cook with… Keep Reading
DIY: Teachers Gift ~ Personalized Hand Sanitizer
Sometimes coming up with an end of the year teacher gift can be hard. I want to thank the teachers who have been there to help my kiddos learn all year, but I want whatever I give them to be useful and not just another piece of apple themed junk. Trust me, I know lots… Keep Reading
Walmart Wants Your Opinion on Financial Services and Gas:
Here’s a quick favor I’m going to ask of you all! Walmart has a brief survey (less than 5 minutes) where they are asking for folks input on what the look for in both financial services and gasoline. If you could just head on over and help give them your opinion that would be great!… Keep Reading
Review: Walmart’s Disc to Digital with Vudu
Do you have movies you can’t live without? Do you wish that you could access them wherever you are on whatever device you are using? If that’s you then Walmart has a program that you will really think is cool! It’s the new Disc to Digital program. Using Vudu you can have your favorite movies… Keep Reading
Help Walmart Fight Hunger!
I told you a few weeks ago about the Walmart Fighting Hunger Together campaign, how you could help by voting daily on the Walmart Fighting Hunger Together Facebook page, and by buying products in store. But now I’ve actually been to the store and gone through the process-so I wanted to share this quick video… Keep Reading
