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  1. Blog
    I started back to school(work for me) this past week. I am now on the roller coaster ride of savings and more savings. Here is my break down. Walgreens will usually have their Arizona Teas on sale 2 for a $1.oo. I will usually buy enough for the whole month. This keeps me from buying pop...
  2. General Chat
    According to a news report, a certain private Catholic school was recently faced with a unique problem. A number of 12-year-old girls were beginning to use lipstick and would put it on in the bathroom. That was fine provided it was of a natural or neutral skin tone, but after they put on their...
  3. General Chat
    Another villager here on another post shared a link with us about an article on what life is like to try to survive when SHTF. This link led me to the SHTF School and it is written by a gentleman that survived the Bosnia War. He and his family were sheltered in their town for over a year when...
  4. Bright Horizons
    So I had a meeting at DD school for her IEP, it went very well. Lots of the same still in place because she is doing so well with them. Plus I signed a form for her to get special devices such as Dragon to use at school, as well I signed a form to get started the paper work for half days in a...
  5. General Chat
    My 8 year old has to create a box and fill it with 10 items relating to the life of President James Madison. So far we have thought of: * something representing tobacco since he lived on a tabacco plantation * Something relating to Univ of Virginia * copy of the Bill of Rights. Only 7 more...
  6. Education
    How often does this happen? It is scary how one can be "labeled" and what can happen afterwards. One of my cousins has two children. The oldest has developmental delays and learning delays. She is 9 or 10 and in the 1st grade. Her younger sister was "labeled" the same way. So they held her back...
  7. Food challenges
    I know this is a big area we could $ave on in our house. Plus I believe my kids wouldn't be as hungry when they get home if they have enough to eat and don't have to wolf it down so fast because they're standing in the lunch line waiting. I just have to learn to get better at this lunch-making...
  8. Careers
    I'm really thinking about making a change. I have a good job - not a great one but a good one. I work in the automotive industry in the service dept. and I make about $40K a year. For a few years I've wanted a change. I tried a couple of years ago to start a business, borrowed a ton of...
  9. General Chat
    I remembered this thread where providing snacks for the class was discussed. http://www.frugalvillage.com/forums/question-answer/142192-what-do-you-think-about.html What if the school provided the snacks? What would your thoughts be? After Labor day Little Miss's elementary school started...
  10. General Chat
    I feel like I have a huge road block in the way of my dreams. I want to return to school in January to Major in psychology. I have been looking around at options between on-line schools and traditional university. The University of Central Florida has a local campus that offers the complete...
  11. General Chat
    Next year our day will increase by approx an hour each day. Elementary students currently have 7 hour days ( from tardy bell to dismissal bell) next year that will be 8 hour days. Voluntary after school activities until 5:30 ( Little Miss did Video broadcasting last year) High school will have...
  12. Blog
    Short on cash, and looking for ways to save on back to school clothes? Here are several strategies to try: Start with a Wardrobe Inventory Before you head out to shop for back to school clothes, take an inventory of your child's wardrobe to determine what she needs, and more importantly, what...
  13. General Chat
    That didn't take long at all :(. I hate that he's miserable. I hate how he already has to miss and I hate how expensive it gets when the cooties start spreading in the house.
  14. General Chat
    So on July 30th my daughter was attacked by a dog. (I had posted about that in another thread). So for the last month we have been dealing with the ramifications of that--stitches, lotions, hats, no sun for a length of time etc.... Then 2 weeks later my grandmother died peacefully in her...
  15. General Chat
    I know there have already been a few threads about school supplies, how expensive they are, etc. We did our supply shopping this week, and I am just absolutely peeved. One of the supplies on DS's list is a particular type of notebook that is not sold anywhere reasonable. The ONLY place this...
  16. Frugal Living
    One woman's rant on what kids have to bring Communism doesn?t belong in classroom | The Gonzales Cannon
  17. Secondhand Shopping
    One of our local thrift stores just had a wonderful back to school clothing sale to help with the cost of getting kids ready. They took up a special collection of clothing and then put it all out on tables for 99cents each. What a blessing for the community!! The place was packed, but since...
  18. Frugal Living
    I was wondering what it was like in other places. I live in a low income area more that 50% of students on free or reduced lunch.Here needy parents can get help with back to school supplies and back to school clothing. Salvation Army gives elementary students that qualify a free new backpack...
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