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Cutting Grocery Costs without Cutting Nutrition

Simple, healthy, and affordable ways to weather the rising price of food

Karen Collins, R.D., American Institute of Cancer Research

Grocery prices are projected to increase again in 2008 – that’s following 2007’s highest annual increase in 17 years. But surviving these tough economic times doesn’t have to mean sacrificing good nutrition. Some simple strategies can help you cut food costs and eat more healthfully, too.

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Nicholas is Kid of the Month


  Got a Cute Baby Pic? Free Entry! New $2500 Winner Every Month

 

91 Ways to Save on Almost Anything

Here's how to stretch your dollars - and pinch your pennies 'til they scream - while you feel little or no pain.

by Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine

Want to save a buck? How about a few hundred or a couple thousand?

 

We took a look at eight spending categories in your budget and identified dozens of ways you can keep more money. Whether you need to plug leaks in your spending, learn where to find the best deals or even trick yourself into shaving expenses, we've got something for everyone.

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Foreclosed Homes Are Selling For As Little As $10K OR LESS!

 

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Monthly and Special Drawings and Giveaways

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Enter these drawings for a chance to win one of this month's DVD giveaways. Winners will be chosen at random. Recipients of Financial Gifting Awards or previous Monthly Drawings are eligible one time every 18 months.

 

 

Monthly Giveaway

 

Enter this drawing for your chance to win one of the monthly DVD giveaways. The winner will be selected at random and will be notified by email. To enter, provide complete name and address along with your choice of DVD or book below. Entries without complete name and address will be void.
So enter today for your chance to win!
The deadline to enter the drawing is November 30, 2009.



SAINT NICHOLAS VEGGIETALES DVD

 

A Story of Joyful Giving! Find out as the Veggies discover the true joy of giving to others -- at Christmas time and throughout the year!

 

Download Saint Nicholas Joyful Giving Guide here!


It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas! This fall, Big Idea will unwrap its first new holiday DVD title in seven years, Saint Nicholas: A Story of Joyful Giving.


Featuring all-stars Bob the Tomato and Larry the Cucumber, this new seasonal DVD tells the story of Saint Nicholas, the world’s greatest giver, and introduces Nicky the Pepper, the first new VeggieTales character in five years. Bonus features include an original new song by critically acclaimed singer-songwriter Matthew West, “Give This Christmas Away,” performed by West and Grammy Award-winning artist Amy Grant.

“VeggieTales Christmas releases are fan-favorites and Saint Nicholas is sure to become an evergreen title,” said Greg Fritz, SVP of Sales and Marketing at Big Idea. “A national cross-promotion with Operation Christmas Child and extensive radio play of the featured song by Matthew West with Amy Grant will build great awareness of the timely message of giving.”

Laura Carrot's Christmas stocking might be empty this year because her dad is in danger of losing his job. While Larry thinks a letter to the North Pole should fix the problem, Bob knows what will really help ... and tells the story of a little boy named Nicholas who made a discovery in Bethlehem that changed Christmas forever. But what did Nick learn and how can it possibly help Laura and her family?!

Critically acclaimed singer-songwriter Matthew West and GRAMMY Award-winning artist Amy Grant celebrate Christmas by recording "Give This Christmas Away" with producer Brown Bannister at his Franklin, Tenn. studio. The song and Operation Christmas Child music video are featured on Saint Nicholas!

 

Imagine That

 

In Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies' family comedy "Imagine That" , Eddie Murphy stars as a successful financial executive who has more time for his blackberry than his seven year old daughter (Yara Shahidi). When he has a crisis of confidence and his career starts going down the drain, however, he finds the solution to all his problems in his daughter's imaginary world.

Imaginary friends and security blankets are common childhood fixations that parents spend a lot of time worrying about, but how many parents become more obsessed with those imaginary worlds than their children? Evan Daniels, played by the ever-hysterical Eddie Murphy, is a part-time father, full-time financial executive who has little time for his daughter Olivia (Yara Shahidi) and even less time for her imaginary friends and security blanket. When Evan's absentminded attention to Olivia's far-fetched stories, combined with her ill-timed use of some important meeting notes as arts and crafts materials causes a huge blowup between father and daughter, it also reveals an uncanny window into the financial world. Suddenly, Evan becomes fixated on his daughter's imaginary playmates and will do anything, including singing and dancing in public, in exchange for the financial insight that yields him such great professional results. While Olivia loves her new relationship with her father, her reliance on her imaginary friends deepens, causing her teachers and mother much concern, and she eventually begins to sense that her father may possibly care more for the information that he's receiving than for her. Meanwhile, Evan pits his unconventional reliance on what he dubs his "inner child" against his co-worker Whitefeather's (Thomas Haden Church) unorthodox reliance on Indian legends and the two men turn their financial firm upside down and end up competing for the coveted position of chairman of the board. In the end, Evan must make some tough choices about whether his job in the financial world is more important than his job as a father and Olivia will be forced to live with the consequences.


The parenting dilemmas presented in this film are universal, and kids and parents alike will laugh uproariously at the crazy antics of Eddie Murphy and Yara Shahidi while simultaneously discovering that good parenting doesn't always look like one might expect. (Ages 6 and older with parental guidance due to mild language and brief questionable behavior)

 


THE SEARCH FOR THE FUNNIEST VACATION STORY IS ON...
AND YOUR TICKET TO AN AMAZING VACATION

Enter at YourFatChance.com for a Chance to Win Vacations and Cash Prizes
Tickle the Hippo to Send Deserving Families on a Dream Getaway


Parsippany, NJ – November 4, 2009 — Ever catch a flight to the wrong country? Have a hotel give you a squeegee to clean your bathroom after every shower? See an airline have pizza and fried chicken delivered to a plane because they ran out of food? If you have a story, Endless Vacations Rentals (EVR) wants to hear them via the Laugh Out Loud Vacation Contest.
Building off the success of its first contest, Endless Vacation Rentals (EVR) is turning its focus to funny vacation stories and giving away more than $40,000 USD in prizes.
Running now through Feb. 2, 2010, just click on www.YourFatChance.com and tell that travel story that made you laugh, cry or cringe – the only requirement is that it must be funny (and not lewd). The winner will receive a one-week vacation rental stay, valued at up to $5,000 USD, through EVRentals.com, plus $5,000 USD in cash. Second and third place winners will also receive a one-week vacation and cash in the amount of $2,500 USD and $1,000 USD, respectively. Just by voting for the best story consumers will be entered to win one of six, one-week vacations and cash prizes valued at up to $5,000 USD. And while you are at it, go to www.YourFatChance.com or text “LOL” to 95495 to tickle the Hippo (YourFatChance.com’s mascot) and help Endless Vacation Rentals meet its goal of 100,000 tickles, sending two deserving families on a relaxing getaway.

Voting and tickling concludes on April 2, 2010. Winners will be announced the week of April 19, 2010. To enter a funny vacation story and view full contest rules, visit YourFatChance.com.

 

Monthly Giveaway Winners

Congratulations to the last month winners

Sharon Zervos, MA
Jennifer Peters, GA
Loretta Williams, MI
Aura Moncada, FL
Cynthia Trager, FL
Helen Rutaquio, TX
Gwendolyn Mote, FL
Katira Vega, IL
Marcia Amnay, FL
Hallie Zoerb, IN

 

Special Giveawayss

 

Enter this drawing for your chance to win one of this month's special giveaways. The winner will be selected at random and will be notified by email. To enter, provide complete name and address along with your choice of DVD or book below. Entries without complete name and address will be void.
So enter today for your chance to win!
The deadline to enter the drawing is November 30, 2009.

 

SHREK THE HALLS


DreamWorks Animation’s most successful franchise to date, the Shrek series began with the acquisition of William Steig’s book in 1990, with the original "Shrek” going on to win the Academy Award® for Best Animated Feature in 2001. The sequel, “Shrek 2,” proved even more popular than the first, practically doubling the worldwide box office take of the original to become the third highest-grossing film of all time.

“Shrek the Third,” the latest installment, recently wrote box office history by scoring the biggest opening weekend ever for an animated film.

The Shrek the Halls DVD features fun and interactive holiday-themed bonus material to get the whole family celebrating, including a sing-along version of “The Twelve Days of Christmas” starring the entire gang of characters from DreamWorks Animation’s Madagascar, a unique take on “Deck The Halls” with the hilarious Madagascar penguins and sing-along lyrics, a Gingy Dunking Game that tests your matching skills, plus a Shrek Carnival Craze game demo and cheat codes.

Print the Shrek The Halls coloring sheet!


 

Special Giveaway - winners

Congratulations to the last month winners

Irene Becerra, TX

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9 Cash-Saving Tips That Pay Big Bucks

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The expression "a penny saved is a penny earned" doesn't cut it these days. But saving a few dollars here and there can add up...

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Try out these Thanksgiving recipes... from tasteofhome

Short-term Payday Loans

econ4u.org

...Which are more expensive, late fees or short-term loans?...
A short-term payday loan can be a better option than overdraft fees, reconnect fees, late payment fees or a damaged credit rating when the loan is repaid promptly. However, these loans are not suited for longer repayment periods... Being realistic about budgeting can help avoid the need for short-term borrowing.

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Suze Orman's Recession Rescue Plan - helps you survive in times of financial crisis

OPRAH.com

Do you know what your family would do if you lost your job - or worse, your home? Financial expert Suze Orman is ready to help you devise a recession rescue plan to survive - and possibly thrive - during this deepening financial crisis...

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Could fat babies mean fat toddlers?

A new study from Harvard Medical School found that babies who gained weight quickly had a sharply higher risk of obesity. The study followed close to 600 babies and found those in the top quarter of weight for their length at 6 months had a 40 percent higher risk of obesity by age 3 than smaller babies.

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The 10-Ingredient Shopping Trip

By Tara Parker-Pope and Mark Bittman

... In his latest “How to Cook Everything” segment on the Today Show, New York Times food writer Mark Bittman makes it surprisingly easy to cook a week’s worth of dinners with just a 10-ingredient shopping trip.

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Finding last-minute tuition money

There's still time to find funds for this semester's college tuition. But you'll have to move quickly.

By Gerri Willis

It's only a couple of weeks or even days until school begins. And if you don't think you'll be able to get a handle on your college tuition bill, here with your guide to last minute money.

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Your Just-in-Case Emergency Plan

by RealSimple

Who do you call if you can't make it home in time to meet the kids' bus? Who do you trust to take in your mail when you're on vacation? Who do you trust with the extra set of keys to your house?

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How to save $10,000 in 2009

By Liz Pulliam Weston

If you were hoping for a list of small tweaks you could make in your spending to save $10,000 a year, sorry. The reality is that $10,000 is a lot of money. And saving big money usually means making big changes in the areas where we spend the most, such as: Housing, Transportation, Food.

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The Super, Sexy, Single Mom on a Budget

by Renee Rayles

A quick reference guide designed for the busy, single mom who has

little time to read while running the mom taxi, cooking dinner, helping with homework, and trying to fit in a date night every now and then.



32 and Counting? Finding Your Happily Ever After Today

by Gi Gi

The author talks about the struggles a single mom goes through and the discovery that you can have HEAT (Happily Ever After Today) just as you are, being single, taking care of your kids...

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Single Mothers &
Male Role-Models / Mentors

Single mothers carry an enormous load of responsibility, especially those having sole and/or primary custody of minor children. They nourish, they nurture, they teach, they discipline, they shelter, they protect, and they provide… all without the assistance of another equally-invested adult.

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Your 5-minute guide to protecting your identity

 

20 steps to protect yourself from identity theft, and seven ways to clean up things if you become a victim.

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TheOnlineMom.com offers parents and consumers a guide to the top-rated, age-appropriate, kid-tested and parent-approved tech toys and gifts.

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