Penny-Wise Weekender

And you thought I was only going to post once this week, didn't you? Hahaha, I'm on a roll! Actually - this next post could be considered kind of Part II to my last post (it would have been crazy long if it was all one post). Since I'm sure all you sweet bloggies love a good deal as much as I do, I decided to give you one! every other week. with really cool stuff :) Actually, it's better than a good deal - it's FREE STUFF :)

Penny-Wise Weekender

Every other Friday, I will blog a post about fun and creative ways to save money, do-it-yourself projects & tutorials and super cool cheap and chic deals (yay!) I will also be doing a GIVEAWAY with each penny-wise post! Please feel free to email me with ideas or if you want me to spotlight your company or product (great FREE exposure and an awesome way to help out other small businesses).

The Details

Winners will be picked at random using random.org and announced on the next penny-wise post (along with that week's giveaway). You may enter to win each giveaway up to 2 times by: 1.)leaving a comment on that post; 2.)becoming a follower of this blog (post a second comment letting me know you added yourself) and 3.) linking to the giveaway on your blog, facebook, etc. (leave a 3rd comment with a link to your site).

Now for the fun stuff..........

Penny-Wise Weekend 6-12-09

One of the things I love most about summer is diving into a really great book! The only problem is I get SO into them that I finish them in a few days. OK, well there's 2 other problems actually - the bookstore is dang expensive and I am TERRIBLE about returning books to the Library!

Enter THRIFTBOOKS - an online bookstore that sells books for mere pennies (literally). Example - I just finished reading Water for Elephants (great book by the way) - Thrift Books has it on sale for $1.98! And they have a whole section of $0.01 books!

So, this weekend, I am giving away a $10.00 gift card to Thrift Books. Imagine all the books you could get for $10.00! Yay! :)

To enter to win the giveaway up to 3 times, see the info. listed above.

Happy Weekend Friends

XOXO

When Life Gives You Rice ..... Make It Do :)

Several nights ago, as I was making dinner, I *accidentally* made waaaaay too much rice. I mean, we are talking like almost 8 cups here people (don't ask) :) So, after dinner I was stuck with the dilemma of what to do with ALL this starchy goodness! Since we are trying to be thrifty, I didn't feel like I could just throw it away, but it was a lot, I mean a LOT, of rice. I ended up finding an awesome rice pudding recipe that calls for already cooked rice and a few other ingredients I already had on hand- presto! Our family loves rice pudding, so it wasn't long till it was gone, gone, gone. Anyways, this little experiment got me thinking of all the ways we could be creative with what we've got and save money. While browsing my fave blogs, I came across this little gem: http://makeitdo.wordpress.com/ This blog asks the question "Can a downturn in the economy actually mean an upturn in our resourcefulness, our creativity, and our outlook on life? This blog explores how happiness can come from simple things, and how good old fashioned hard work and resourcefulness might just be making a welcome comeback….You never know what life will bring you, and lately it’s giving a lot of us lemons. “Make it Do” is about turning lemons into lemonade." So, my dears, I want to ask you: what are some ways that you find yourself being more resourceful/creative in this economy??? I would love to hear your input!!
Oh! And just in case life (or the Chinese Food delivery man) gives you more rice than you know what to do with, Here is the recipe I found for yummy rice pudding (minus the raisins)!