Thrifty

{This is a guest post brought to you by one of our favorite bike riders.} I love my bike. It’s a serious problem. As a kid, I lived on my bike. I used to pretend the mailbox was a gas station where you could “purchase” 20 rotations of the pedals to ride around the neighborhood [...]

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Since having a child, as many of you, I have had a variety of experiences from the disgusting to the unbelieveable to the sublime and enlightening. As I was reflecting on mother’s day this week, I realized that my relationships with mom friends I have forged along the way have been my lifeline. As grateful [...]

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Did you miss out on Ben & Jerry’s free cone day a month ago? Well, you’re in luck. You can enjoy a free ice cream cone over at your local Häagen-Dazs location today! Bonus fact: Did you know that Häagen-Dazs are two totally made up words, created to sound Scandinavian to Americans?

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{The following is a Guest Post. Read this if you are interested in submitting a guest post to WWTK.} Here is how to make your own homemade laundry detergent, if you are so motivated to make your own laundry detergent. Why should you make your own laundry detergent? Well, it is cheaper than store bought [...]

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I remember when Cosi came to my college campus, and was called XandO. The hot debate (aside from how many orders of s’mores to get) was whether to pronounce it “X and O” or “Zando”. Either way, if you have a Cosi near you, they’re giving away free smoothies from 2-4 today.  I’m totally gonna [...]

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We know that many of our readers are always on the go, trying to keep everything moving. Juggling is second nature to us. What if you could juggle your way to fitness?  Fun note, in many races around the D.C. area, you can regularly see a runner that juggles the entirety of the race…sometimes backwards. [...]

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Top Five Quick Tips!

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by Shelli on April 14, 2011

1) Put parchment paper down on the cookie sheet before making fish sticks or chicken nuggets – you will be amazed. 2) Popcorn made easy: 1/4 cup popcorn kernels, splash of olive oil, sprinkle of salt, paper bag. 4 tiny folds, nuke on popcorn setting. Never buy microwave popcorn again. 3) Never buy cookie cutters [...]

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ALL this for $10.15.  as in TEN DOLLARS AND FIFTEEN CENTS. So I kind of cheated, I went to Unique’s 50% off Veterans day sale.  But I stood in line to pay FOREHEVEH!  So that’s got to count for something, right? Red cotton shirt for Eemah, HANNAH ANDERSSON DRESS for Malka, skinny jeans for Malka, [...]

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I have to admit, I wasn’t a big thrift store shopper before I had a child.  I didn’t like Marshall’s, Ross, or any big store that didn’t seem well-organized and necessitated looking through racks and racks of clothing.  Nordy’s, Gap, Banana Republic were my favorite places to shop, and I have to admit to loving [...]

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We, like many others (and possibly our whole county) decided to take our trip to the thrift store on Veterans’ Day, when the chain was having a 50% off everything sale. It was pure and utter INSANITY, and I’m not sure we’d do it again, as they have specials most days of the week where [...]

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