Cash for Old Electronics:

Do you have old electronics that you would like to sell that may not even be working? My kids found this site and sent something in and we got a check for the item today! 

They even email you the UPS label (free), all you have to do is print, package, and drop it to a UPS! 

(In our town that's pretty easy since they have drop boxes around just like the old style post office drop-boxes.)

It's easy to create an account and keep track of where the package is on:

Guzo.com

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Frugal Fridays

Easy Ways to Make Learning Fun

As a parent, we want our children to have a thirst for knowledge. Even after the kids have been at school all day, we want to create an environment at home that promotes learning and teaches valuable skills. However, it can be a challenge because children become bored easily. Fortunately, there are easy ways that parents can make learning fun.
Integrate The Internet
Many websites have online learning games tailored to children of various ages. Many websites feature games geared toward preschoolers and include your children’s favorite cartoon characters. Many of these games help children learn letters, numbers, colors, shapes, matching and animals. These websites also offer many kindergarten and first grade games that help children learn lowercase and uppercase letters, as well as basic math skills. At the same time, your child will learn basic computer skills, which are essential nowadays.
Real World Applications
Another way to make learning fun is to use real-world applications. Trying to teach your child how to do fractions can be challenging with just pencil and paper, so use something your child can relate to: dessert. Use cakes and pies to show what quarters and halves are. You can also use measuring cups or have your child measure wood or other objects with a tape measure.
Explore the World Around You
You can also take trips or do activities relating to what your child is learning at school. If they are learning about dinosaurs, you can take them to a museum in your area. If they are studying butterflies or insects, you can purchase a butterfly habitat or ant farm and have your child grow and raise their own. They will not only learn more about these animals, but they will learn responsibility as well.
Find out what interests your child. If they enjoy animals, take them to visit the zoo. You can teach them about the different types of animals, their habitat and what they eat. If they enjoy the beach, you can take your children to a local beach and have them do some research about things such as how waves are formed, what makes ocean water salty and what types of creatures inhabit the ocean.
Know your child’s limits. A young child can only focus on one subject for so long. Limit each learning session to 15 minutes and then move on to something else. If you try to do too much, your child will feel overwhelmed. If they seem to be losing interest, take a break and do something fun for a while.

Contribution made by Nancy Evans

Just Chat....Pumpkins, Dentists, and Swagbucks

This week has been catawampus! I had to take dd to the dentist on Monday after knocking something loose. The kids had a bug on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Thursday I had to take 16 year old to the dentist because we could no longer find a filling that used to be in a tooth and the tooth had become a weapon...against his tongue! Oh and....the ladies at the dentist's office think I should just take up room and board around there! It would save me some gas $$$!!

There were other crazy things that happened but they might bore you to tears so I'll skip them. You're welcome. ;-)

Presently-

I'm baking 2 large pumpkins that came from Aldi (@ $1.99 each). I will puree and freeze them for pies, cookies, glazed cookies, cakes, pancakes, bread, and muffins.
I'm also roasting the seeds which are usually gone as soon as they cool enough for everyone to eat them. 

I also just won 6 swagbucks and wanted to remind you about Swagbucks!

I make $5 in Amazon gift cards about every 3 to 4 weeks with Swagbucks. (450 Swagbucks.) Every search that I do, including coming to my own blog, I do through my Swagbar.
The Swagbar works just like your Google bar, Bing bar, or any other search engine bar that you might have on your computer. You simply install it, and use it for your searches. (I even use the Swagbar to search for Google so I can "Google-It"!) But as you search, periodically free Swagbucks will pop up on the top of your search. Sometimes you can visit different places on their site and blog for free codes for more Swagbucks. 

There are also several places that you can purchase from, through Swagbucks, that will earn you free Swagbucks too. For example, you can sign up for Netflix through Swagbucks and earn Swagbucks.

It's super simple!

A new (old) cookbook with my Swagbucks...

This is an old cookbook, a little like More with Less.
It has lots of recipes with 'basics' and it also is a diet/way of life cookbook,
full of tips about lifestyle changes and even some tips on feeding children.
It has over 350 recipes.



BTW, Swagbucks is simply a search bar- you get rewarded just by doing searches! Save up and buy! I ordered this book by saving up my swagbucks and buying a $5 Amazon gift card!

Buying from my winnings from Swagbucks!

This is what I've been able to buy with my accumulated, non-worked-for, Swagbucks! (We've checked these out from the library before but they are very worthy of our home library!!)

Swagbucks are earned simply by using their search engine. You load it to your computer and it will show up right above or below your google, MSN, or other search bar. It won't slow down your computer or get in the way. Its just sorta there!

As you use it to search for recipes and other things on the internet, swagbucks are given away sporadically, they will just pop up! You can win and buy various items with your Swagbucks.

I bought $5 Amazon giftcards. With 3 of them, I was able to purchase The Story of the World Volume One and pay for shipping!

It doesn't make me a ton of money/Swagbucks, but for doing nothing other than searching the internet, I earn enough each month to redeem one $5 Amazon card, on average!

There are other ways that you can earn more. You can sign up friends, turn in old cell phones, etc.


By clicking on the banner, you can enroll and I will earn a few extra Swagbucks! You can include links and banners on your site and in your emails too! There are no strings attached to Swagbucks...you don't owe them anything, or give your personal information, etc. You simply use their search bar! Easy Peasy!