Owner: Tales From The Road Less Traveled URL:http://3princessesmomma.com Join Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:01:52 -0500 Rating:0 Site Description: Household finance blog for all family and household types. Primarily focused on blended families Site statistics:Click here
I’m Going To Live Forever 2008-06-26 08:33:42 Yesterday, I wrote a letter to my Uncle Cecil on my personal blog. In this letter, I thanked him for all the things he taught me and shared with me throughout my life. Little things like how to spit watermelon seeds and big things like sharing my first beer with me. It was a very [...] Read more:Going
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Contest Update! 2008-06-25 20:37:02 Someone notified me today that the link to the contest was broken! I’m sorry, folks. If you’ve already signed up at Kudzu.com and posted reviews, go ahead and go here: -Elementary-School-PTA and click the button to join the fundraiser. According to their website, they’ll count recent submissions toward the fundraiser.
Make sure you [...] Read more:Contest
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Grief and Goals - Who Cares 2008-06-25 12:47:52 Yesterday was a roller-coaster day, both figuratively and literally. Wes took the children to Six Flags for the day, while I was at work. The YL18 and YL19 are visiting from out of town, and don’t have season passes, so we planned to use our Bring a Friend for $9.99 coupons for each of them. [...] Read more:Grief
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Seven Questions - Changing Your Life a Week At A Time 2008-06-24 08:28:25 I’ve had less time to read the Link Love and Carnival/Festival posts lately. A travesty, I know, but I plan to begin remedying today. When I started skimming my feed reader this morning, I found a post by John Chow that linked to Alex Shalman’s Seven
Questions That Will Change Your Life. After reading The Questions, I [...] Read more:Changing
Contest *Up To $200 American Express Prepaid Card 2008-06-23 09:15:39 I’m hosting my first contest ever!
THE DETAILS:
What do I have to do? Click Here, sign up for a Kudzu.com (completely free, and they won’t spam you), and write honest reviews on products and services from your local businesses.
What do you get out of this? Every *valid review completed will result in a $.75 donation from [...] Read more:Contest
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Free XBox 360 And Halo 3 2008-06-23 05:00:40 Those words seem to pluck at the heartstrings of web surfers everywhere. Ok, so maybe that’s a little dramatic, but that’s what the advertising companies WANT you to believe. The big flashing banner ads beckon even the smartest people with the promise of something that doesn’t exist… the elusive Something For Nothing.
Yesterday, while [...]
There’s Nothing Thawed For Dinner! 2008-06-20 08:47:20 You never want to hear the phrase “There’s nothing thawed for dinner” 30 minutes before dinner time. But, that’s exactly what Wes said to me yesterday afternoon. I never realized how deep our Money Conditioning really runs until yesterday afternoon.
I immediately started calculating the amount of money we had left in [...] Read more:Nothing
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A Guy’s Guide to Saving and Survival (Guest Post) 2008-06-19 05:00:30 This is a guest post from my friend Parish. He isn’t a blogger, but gives me lots of good advice. Allow me to share some of that with you.
Whether you’re a guy in school, a bachelor living ‘La Vida Loca’, a family man or anything in between - saving is something we probably think about [...] Read more:Guide
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The Payday Loan Trap 2008-06-18 07:50:29 One of my first lessons in “What Not To Do” with money was actually one of the few lessons that I didn’t learn by trial and error. I used to work at a Payday
Loan call center. While I have seen a few people who have utilized the service for its intended purpose, the vast [...]
New Home - And 100th Post! 2008-06-17 12:34:59 In honor of my new Home on the web, and my milestone of 100 posts, I thought I’d re-introduce myself to the world. First off, I used to post at and it has served me well since January. But, I’ve outgrown the space and capabilities of Blogger’s platform. (Bring on the threaded comments!) Welcome [...] Read more:New Home
What To Do With All Of Those Newspapers 2008-07-07 12:50:22 Now that I’m couponing like mad, I have absolutely been overloaded with Sunday Papers. I’ve been setting them aside for recycling, since I truly hate generating more trash. This morning, I decided that something HAS to be done. So far, I’ve found some really great resources. Since lots of you are [...]
Momma’s Coupon System 2008-07-06 20:20:49 It’s no secret that grocery and household goods prices are rising every month. Everyone we know has been struggling to keep costs down and still provide for all their family’s day to day needs. In response to this growing need, I’ve been working to develop a money saving coupon system that works for all family [...] Read more:Momma
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Weekly Shopping Update - I’m a SUPER Couponer 2008-07-04 05:00:51 I had a great week for shopping! I spent more than normal, but I really got a lot of value for what I spent. YL15 asked if we were planning for a famine. We got a bit of perspective (and a great laugh) on our growing stockpile when she referred to our [...] Read more:Weekly
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Free XBox 360 - The Fine Print 2008-07-03 06:15:28 About a week and a half ago, I shared a story about Wes and his attempt at receiving a Free XBox 360 and Halo 3 through an advertisement. In case you missed it, he didn’t end up with the XBox or the Halo 3. What he did end up with was a ton [...] Read more:Print
The Motivation Edition 2008-07-02 05:00:11 I’ve never been motivated by external stimuli. Motivational speakers don’t get me worked into a frenzy. The promise of some thing, whether tangible or not, has never been really motivating for me either. Free Stuff, Easy Money, Quick Cash, Unlimited .. er.. you get the idea… none of this stuff makes me want to exert [...] Read more:Edition
Seven Questions - Changing Your Life a Week At A Time - Week 2 2008-07-01 10:07:03 Last week, I swiped Alex Shalman’s Seven
Questions That Will Change Your Life. I’m having a really tough time with my motivation, in the light of recent events, and so I think it’s important for me to keep up with this experiment a while.
1) What will I try to improve on next week? Actively reducing external [...] Read more:Changing
Micro Lending Experiment - Kiva.org 2008-06-28 10:20:04 This morning, I took the plunge and decided to lend for the first time on Kiva.org. I’ve always felt it was a great organization, but never actually sat down to do it. So, Mohamad, I hope you do really well! Can’t wait to see how it goes.
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"Give me [...] Read more:Lending
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Read This Book or Hello Kitty Dies 2008-06-27 12:29:29 I have a standing Wednesday evening appointment with a coaching client. Initially, I deduced that Ms. Words simply need an automated system for everything. She made it very clear that she wasn’t interested in actively working with her finances on a daily, weekly, or even monthly basis. She simply wanted it to take care of [...] Read more:Hello
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Frugal Things To Do In Atlanta, Georgia 2008-07-23 13:26:12 The Money Life Network Presents Frugal
Things To Do When You’re In…… I think this is a fabulous idea and am proud to introduce you to my home, Atlanta
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Atlanta is full of history, charm, and true southern hospitality. In the 80s, the construction boom brought in transplants from all over the country. Atlanta [...] Read more:Georgia
Passing the Six Month Mark 2008-07-22 14:48:15 I started blogging on Blogspot in January. I had a vision, and a plan. It’s changed a bit along the way. I’ve grown in ways I didn’t anticipate. I have begun endeavors that I wouldn’t have dreamed.
Writing here has changed my relationship with money. It has helped me face the [...] Read more:Month
Momentum – What happens when you achieve a goal? 2008-07-21 14:43:24 Recently, I finished a project that has consumed the last 4 months of my life. Momma’s Coupon Management System has filled every waking moment that hasn’t revolved around work, family, and PTA. It has invaded my dreams and every conversation I’ve had. I’ve listed it on Made It Myself (NEW BETA… check [...]
Free Education - One Mouseclick Away 2008-07-17 14:17:37 I’ve dreamed of going “Back to School” for years now. I want, with all of my heart, to become a certified financial planner. Unfortunately, in order to take the test, you must have a degree. Since higher education has not been in my cards for a while… and won’t be… I’ve been seeking out alternative [...] Read more:Education
Momma’s Favorites - What are you reading? 2008-07-16 14:01:17 There are TOO MANY starred entries in my feed reader. I don’t even know where to start! But, here are a few of my favorites from the last week. This is by no means a comprehensive list, but it’s a good start.
Can I get Rich On A Salary says: If I were a rich man… [...] Read more:Momma
Gardening - More Complicated Than You Think 2008-07-15 08:17:30 I’ve been playing in my Square Foot Gardens for months now. I love them! But, they are providing me with a lot of challenges and nothing is growing as consistently as I would like.
The large tomatoes are growing catfaced or splitting open or being eaten! The caterpillars are eating the tomatoes themselves. The birds are [...]
Contest Winner Announcement! 2008-07-14 08:33:42 There were 16 entries for Momma’s Coupon Management System. I entered all of them into Random.org this morning, and Michele P. is our winner! Please email me your full name and address at and I will get this in the mail to you. I’d love for you to leave a review once you receive it and [...] Read more:Contest
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Time to be Momma 2008-07-11 02:00:37 I won’t be home all weekend. I’ll be at the Georgia State PTA Conference learning how to be the PTA President. I don’t have any fabulous posts lined up or any wonderful guest posters. I do hope you’ll stick around with me though. Please, if you haven’t already done so, go over and leave [...] Read more:Momma
Changing Middle Class Perspectives 2008-07-10 09:01:25 When I started writing this blog, I started it for one reason. I hadn’t yet found a good resource for our family type. I even went so far as to list our annual budgeted expenses and lament that there was not a lot of wiggle room for us to lower them. Over the last six [...] Read more:Changing
Unhappily Single 2008-08-08 10:21:35 There is something wrong with starting out as two and ending up as one. The disappointment and frustration that you can’t count on that other one anymore can be too much on a morning when everything else seems to be going wrong. You sigh wistfully and think about the first time you saw [...]
Frugal Entertainment All School Year 2008-08-07 11:59:03 Want some free entertainment? Volunteer your time. You’re probably wondering how that adds up to entertainment. Well, as luck would have it, I can tell you.
I’m the PTA president at an elementary school. Since taking on this position, I’ve had plenty of exercise (Running around in circles, banging my head on the [...] Read more:Frugal
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Blueberry Mania – The Aftermath 2008-08-06 13:58:37 A week and a half ago, I wrote that we were going to spend some family time picking blueberries. When we got to the Pick Your Own farm, we didn’t quite get to where we expected. We pulled up at the address, to a little white house in an older neighborhood. There was a huge [...] Read more:Blueberry
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