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If you are a procrastinator like me, you may not have an actual gift for Mom yet. Don’t worry I won’t say anything, and it’s not too late to do something kinda special. It’s with this in mind that I came up with a few completely free gifts for Mom. I saw an add the other day for free kittens that read “beautiful kittens on clearance, 100% off”. It made me laugh out loud! So here is my list of gifts for Mom that are 100% off:

• Show up at Mom’s house and be her indentured servant for a few hours. Laundry, weeds, VCR blinking 12 noon, toilets, they all need tending!
• If you don’t live in the same town, call her on Sunday and serenade her. Memorize one her favorite songs and tell her how much she means to you.
• Free Mother’s Day Card. It is probably too late to get a card in the mail for Mom. So your best option at this point is to Google, ‘Free Mother’s Day Card’, and you can email Mom an original card.

What did I miss? ”Hit me with your best shot, fire away.” (Also my Mom’s favorite song, that could be weird over the phone)

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Ever feel like you need to just be a dork every once in a while? I am feeling that way right now, and since I have been really busy lately with work and life, I needed to take a break and post something really, well, stupid. So here is my attempt.

 I paid $3.89 per gallon here in northern California the other day?!?!  As the numbers on the pump were moving and whirling around in circles faster than the eyes could follow, it gave me time to ponder some new things I am going to start doing to beat the high price of gas. I wanted to jot them down on my blog so I could forget about them.

1. Start pricing a hover scooter.
2. Look into a mule.
3. Start thumbing my way to town.
4. Look into a helicopter.
5. Start pricing a golf cart.
6. Look into a horse.
7. After horse is procured, look into a rickshaw.
8. Look into a moped.
9. Search ebay for Jet Packs.
10. Two words: SIPHON BABY!

And of course some real ways to beat high gas prices:

• Dust off my bike. 
• Sell my truck and get a more fuel efficient vehicle.
• Start riding the city bus more often.
• Carpool to work.
• Plan errands into one trip.
• Two words: SIPHON BABY!

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I have not shared some my favorite weekly reading in awhile, so I thought I would share the love on this beautiful Friday morning. Looking forward to a great weekend where the weather is suppose to be in the 80’s here in northern California. Here are some posts that I stumbled upon that I wanted to share.

10 Tips to a Wildly Successful Garage Sale @ Being Frugal.net - Lynnae shares some great tips on […] Continue Reading…

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Anyone remember the huge OP (Ocean Pacific) brand craze of the mid-1980’s? When I was kid, OP was the brand to have. Especially the curduroy shorts that were so short you had to be careful not to expose yourself when sitting down Indian style. I remember they were on the expensive side and my parents refused to buy them. But I wanted them so bad that my Mom would actually take the shorts I did have and […] Continue Reading…

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I got pelted by both Sisterly Savings and Antishay Ventenne on this cool ‘Your Life in 6 Words’ meme. This is a tricky one, it took me a while to think of mine. With that said, here goes nothing:
“Keep Your Head Down and Focus.”
I proudly present the times in my life when this advice has kept me sane, kept me from fainting, kept me from getting beat up, and of course kept me from cutting off my arm:

During final exams […] Continue Reading…

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I am looking for some feedback on store coupon policies. A couple weeks ago my wife bought some summer clothes for our 3 kids at our local Old Navy store. She found some nice deals and ended up spend a little under $50. A couple days later we got an Old Navy coupon in the mail that was good for 20% off your order when you use your Old Navy credit card, which we have.

So […] Continue Reading…

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For the first time in a couple months I participated in the Carnival of Personal Finance this week. It is hosted at The Happy Rock and my post 5 Ways To Survive on One Income was chosen as an Editor’s Top Picks. Cool, thanks! Thanks ‘The Happy Rock’ for the effort, I really liked how you categorized the carnival. Go check it out when you get a few minutes, it is chalked full of great information.

A […] Continue Reading…

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First of all, thank you to everybody who entered! I had some really fun, educational, and interesting entries. So here is what I did. I took all the entries, put them in a hat, shook the heck out of it, held it up high and my wife drew a winner. Pretty high tech, huh?

Drumroll Please……………….

Without further-ado, the winner of the brand new 18-Volt Craftsman Cordless Drill is:

Pete @ Bible Money Matters. Congratulations Pete! I hope the drill […] Continue Reading…

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I got hit upside the head by a rotten tomato from my blogging buddy LJ at Mommy Gets PAID on a new meme that has been floating around called The Budget Busters Challenge. This one looks like a lot of fun! Works like this, I list the 5 things that can keep me from staying on budget and then I tag 3 bloggers to do the same. Simple enough, here goes nothing.

My Chevy Silverado Truck. […] Continue Reading…

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For those of you coming by today from my 1st ‘Kyle’s Coupons’ guest feature at Being Frugal, welcome! Feel free to to kick off your shoes (or Crocs) and stay for awhile. Thanks again Lynnae for the opportunity! If you are looking for online coupons, here is a list of all the stores featured on Rather-Be-Shopping.com. Also, here is some past reading from my blog to get you started:

Frugal Tips You Can Use Right Now!
5 Things I […] Continue Reading…

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