Birthday

Birthday Freebies: Register for FREE Food Items

January 27, 2012

Today I’m celebrating the anniversary of my 29th birthday, and I’m so excited that I have so many birthday freebies to choose from including: Noodles & Company – FREE bowl of noodles bd’s Mongolian Grill – FREE Stir-fry Meal Famous Dave’s – B1G1 FREE Entree Baskin Robbins – FREE 2 oz. scoop of ice cream [...]

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Save Money on your Next Birthday Party

October 25, 2011

If you haven’t checked out the cost of hosting a birthday party for your child, you may very well be in for a shock. It can be simply alarming at what goes into a child’s birthday party in terms of planning, and then add the costs, and it’s just shocking. It never used to be [...]

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Birthday Cake Round Up

July 16, 2009

If you know me in real life, you would know that I love to make birthday cakes for my kids. Growing up, my mom always made us some of the best cakes, so I wanted to do the same for my kids. It started with an elaborate Winnie the Pooh cake when my …

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Frugal Friend Birthday Party

July 10, 2009

Last night we had a 6th birthday party for my son. Although many of his friends over the past year have had great parties at places like Chuck E. Cheese, bowling, a gynmastics center, and bounce places, I couldn’t bring myself to pay for the steep cost associated with such a party. I worried …

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Homemade Birthday Cakes

May 28, 2009

Today my baby turned 3 years old. He insisted on having a Curious George cake, so that’s what he got (since I aim to please).Rather than purchase a cake at the store (which doesn’t taste as good anyway), I made his cake using a Buttercream transfer. It’s actually really simple and it can …

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Birthday Cake Round Up

January 29, 2009

A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about making your own birthday cakes to save money. Well, the FishMama at Life as Mom is hosting a Birthday Cake Roundup. If you’re interested in seeing some really cute cakes for future ideas, visit her site. Here are some of the cakes that I’ve …

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Centsable Savings: Make your own Birthday Cakes

January 15, 2009

Let’s face it, birthdays can be expensive. Not only do you have gifts to purchase, but you have to have a cake, too. If you buy your cake, it can be really expensive ($15.00 or more). Or, you could make your own cake. I can usually purchase box cake mixes for $1.00 or …

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Is it Your Birthday? Want some Freebies?

January 3, 2009

Each year for my birthday, I’m excited as the birthday freebie e-mails roll in.  I could get a free meal at Noodles & Co, a free scoop of ice cream from Baskin Robbins, and much more. Tara at Deal Seeking Mom has a great list of companies where you can get freebies for your birthday.  [...]

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