I had the pleasure of speaking to another wonderful MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) group in Macomb today. Thanks for inviting me - I hope I've put you on the path to saving money! Leave a comment if you can! If you are the mom of at least one child in the stages of pregnancy through Kindergarten, you'll want to learn more about MOPS here -- it's a support group like no other! Take a look at these 2 great money-saving MOPS articles from Tricia Goyer:
FAVORITE INTERNET RESOURCES
Here you'll find links for some of the websites mentioned in my presentation (for your convenience!). For those of you who weren't there, you might like to visit and/or bookmark these great places on the web as well. ALL of them are FREE of charge:
Here you'll find links for some of the websites mentioned in my presentation (for your convenience!). For those of you who weren't there, you might like to visit and/or bookmark these great places on the web as well. ALL of them are FREE of charge:
- Subscribe to Macomb Money Savers Email Updates
- Other Metro Detroit Area Money-Saving Blogs:The Sharp Scissors Lady
Centsable Momma
This Side of Eternity
Coupon Crazy Chrys
1-2-3 Save - Coupon Mom - National matchups; coupon database by region
- Money Saving Mom - National blog
- Be Centsable's Grocery Gathering – National & local store matchup compilation
- A Full Cup - Forums and Coupon Database
- Hot Coupon World - Forums and Coupon Database
- Upromise - Shop and Earn Towards College Education
- Retail Me Not - Online Coupon Codes
- Slickdeals - Online Deals
- Freezer Cooking - 30 Day Gourmet, Once a Month Mom
SAVING MONEY ON EVERYTHING ELSE
CLOTHING and HOUSEHOLD
- Garage Sales - Search for area sales (in warmer months) at Detroit Craigslist, Macomb Daily Classifieds, and Marketplace Detroit
- Thrift Stores - Search by zip code at The Thrift Shopper
- Southeast Michigan Clothing Swaps
- Mom to Mom Sales in Southeast Michigan
- Craigslist, ReUseIt Network in MI
- Yahoo Groups: Macomb County FreeCycle, Macomb County CheapCycle, Online Mom2Mom
BOOKS, MOVIES, ENTERTAINMENT
- Suburban Library Cooperative and MI eLibrary Catalog
Place books, movies, CDs on hold for pickup; Free Museum Adventure Passes - Paperback Swap
- Redbox Movie Rentals - Visit Inside Redbox for current coupon codes
- Motor City Steals & Deals - Half price Detroit area gift cards
FAMILY TIME and VACATION
- MISD: 2009 Guide to Fun for Families
An amazing FREE resource of great things to do in the Macomb area!
A LITTLE SPENDING MONEY
haha! this is funny b/c all day i was thinking- bummer, no new posts! just needed to scroll down :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the link!
ReplyDeleteLove, love, love the site! I found it in my church bulletin and am very glad I subscribed!
ReplyDeleteWelcome, Katie! If you found it in the bulletin, that means that we go to the same church! Hope to meet you in person someday... :)
ReplyDeleteThis site has saved me so much time and money! I'm in the Lapeer area and our sales are very similar to those in the metro-Detroit area. Thanks for all you do!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for your wonderful presentation at our MOPS group today --- everyone loved hearing you and your insight. I'm inspired and ready to start saving. Thanks again for speaking! Many moms asked when you are coming back :)
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