Need a quick side dish on those crazy nights? Try these garlic Parmesan mashed potatoes. Made with instant potatoes, they can be on the table in 5 minutes! Now that school is back in full-swing, things are pretty crazy around here. There are before-school activities, late pickups from school and then of course, at least…
Overnight Camping Comes to Shelly Ridge in Philadelphia!
For Girl Scouts in Southeastern PA, there is a closer option for overnight camping – now you can do it right at Shelly Ridge – and do it in comfort! So – funny story…. I am 47 years old. I have lived in the Philadelphia area all of my life. I was a Girl Scout…
Grinding My Own Flour With A Mockmill For KitchenAid #Mockmill
There are so many benefits to grinding my own flour – least of all is the cost! The Mockmill for Kitchen Aid makes it so easy to do at a reduced cost! As my long-time readers know, Moms Need To Know started as a couponing website. That was back in 2008 when our budget was…
Getting Started With Tumbler Composting
We all know how wonderful composting is and tumbler composting is a great way to do it! The people at Mantis sent me a ComposTumbler – here are my results I have talked about how to get started with composting in the past, but now the Cherry family is entering a new phase in our…
The Bahama Breeze Summer Beach Bash is ON! #SummerBeachBash #ad
This post brought to you by Bahama Breeze. All opinions are 100% mine. There are few things that can compare to relaxing on a beach, be it the white sands of a Bahamian beach or even just being "down the shore" (as we say around here) in Cape May, NJ. The warm sand, the cool…
15 Tips For Shopping At The Grocery Store!
We talk about how to shop at the grocery stores all the time. We talk about how to get the best deals, how to use coupons and so much more. What we don’t talk about that often is how NOT to make other shoppers want to kill you! I recently launched to site Etiquette Help…
#HappyStartsHere with Alpo!
This post brought to you by ALPO® Brand Dog Food . All opinions are 100% mine. If dogs could talk in a language that we understood, do you ever wonder what they would say? Our dog Coupon loves to bark, but there is really only one bark that I know exactly what he means. He…
Stay Full With Tyson® Mini Chicken Sandwiches #tysonminis #sponsor
I received Tyson Mini Chicken Sandwiches and compensation in return for this post. Thoughts are my own. This time of year is absolutely crazy for most people. With all the rushing around trying to get ready for the Holidays, parties to attend, cookies to bake, etc, sometimes you just need something quick to feed the…
Just Dance Kids 2014 – Exercise in Disguise! #JustDanceKids2014
I have 3 children and while two of them just love to go out and play when the weather is nice, my oldest is very hard to pry away from the computer or XBox! And once the weather gets cold? None of them have any interest in going outside. Just like their mom, they prefer…
Bolthouse Farms | Get a $1.50 Coupon! #BolthouseFarms
This post brought to you by Bolthouse Farms. All opinions are 100% mine. I fell in love with the Bolthouse Farms Green Goodness back when I was doing my 10-day Juice Fast. I was in Wegmans, and needed something. I grabbed a Green Goodness, thinking it was about the closest thing to juicing it myself…
Tackle Stains with Resolve Pre Treat #ResolveMyStain #spon
With 3 children, stains are a way of life! If it isn’t my oldest spilling spaghetti sauce on himself, it’s my daughter running around in the back yard in her clean white sock. Or it could be my favorite – when my middle child decides to go “swimming” in the creek. I could show you…
Arby’s Smokehouse Brisket | Yeah – YUMMY!
This post brought to you by Arby’s. All opinions are 100% mine. I have to admit, I am not a regular patron of Arby’s. There aren’t many close to me (unless I head to the mall), but I know that my husband is always looking for a chance to get a hot roast beef sandwich…
Mindi has been blogging since 2008 sharing her best frugal living tips, recipes and more. When she isn't writing, she spends time as an unpaid cook, maid and chauffeur to her 3 children!
