Category Archives: Cheapo Talk

Bookit…take me away…preferably to Cancun please.

Have you noticed? Can you feel it? When I get up in the morning…it’s dark. By 8:00 pm…it’s dark. I know, I know…it’s still only August, but I’m already having seasonal anxiety. Yes, I am THAT person. And, sadly, it’s … Continue reading


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Walgreens 7 Days of Deals: FREE 8×10 Collage

OOhhh…a Freebie Deebie! Walgreen’s is offering a FREE 8×10 Collage today…you can’t get better than FREE! You can choose multiple photos, change the background color, add a title…and have it printed in about an hour. What are you waiting for? … Continue reading


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Walgreens 7 Days of Deals: Collage Mousepad

Today’s Walgreen’s Photo deal is an 8×9 Collage Mousepad for $2.99 – regularly priced at $12.99. They are made from high density foam and have a stain resistant cover so you can use it as a coffee coaster. Pick your … Continue reading


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Walgreens 7 Days of Deals: 11×14 Collage Poster

It’s time for today’s Walgreen’s Photo Deal! The deal of the day is an 11 x 14 Collage Poster for only $2.99 – normally priced at $11.99. You can include up to 20 photos, choice of background colors and an … Continue reading


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Hey…Look Over Here…

Call me crazy…but I’ve decided to start a food blog. I couldn’t help it. I can talk food all.day.long. Seriously. So, if I’m not updating here, you can be sure to find me over there. It’s taking a little time … Continue reading


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Walgreens: 7 Days of Deals

Ooohhh…Walgreens is having it’s “7 Days of Deals” event this week. Each day, check the website to see what sort of savings you can get in their photo department. Today, the offer is for a 5×7 Easel Art for $1.99! … Continue reading


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What’s your opinion: Extreme Couponing

Watch this…and let me know what you think. Thanks to Frugalista for bringing this to my attention.


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Cheapo’s Take on Gift Wrapping

December brings Christmastime. Christmastime brings gifts. Gifts bring wrapping. Soo…how do you feel about that? Some people love.love.LOVE to wrap gifts. Heck, around here, kids can even take “gift wrapping” in 4-H! what? When we were little, my aunt (who … Continue reading


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Regaining Sanity: The Pre-Christmas Purge

Do you find yourself picking up the same little things around your house, over and over and over again? Are you just moving the same pile from the counter, to the table, to the stairs only to find itself right … Continue reading


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What’s Your Status? World AIDS Day 2010

Back in May, I attended a tweet-up…it was a Social Media tweet-up put on by Chevy Missions at the Wildfire Restaurant in Chicago.  I had met Connie Burke at the SVMoms event in April and thought this would be a … Continue reading


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