By kaleyehret on July 1st, 2011
Here’s one more clever idea from The Dollar Store Diva (otherwise known as my Mom) on making a simple gift an adorable one!
Since I have such a large family to shop for, I usually give cash or gift cards.
Recently my granddaughter turned 15, and I wanted to do something “funner” than putting her [...]
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By kaleyehret on June 30th, 2011
The Dollar Store Diva (a.k.a. my Mom!) strikes again! This time she shares a clever way to find words to say “Thank You!”
A while back, our daughter Kaley (yes, that Kaley, of Cha-Ching on a Shoestring fame) packed up her two boys and headed to Newark Valley for the weekend. (Yes, we live [...]
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By kaleyehret on April 13th, 2011
The Dollar Store Diva has returned! This time with the Easter edition:
When my children were little, we actually had “Spring Baskets” instead of “Easter Baskets.” They didn’t get them on Easter morning, instead my children knew that some time during the following week their dad and I would make the happy announcement: [...]
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By kaleyehret on March 11th, 2011
I received this email a while back from a reader and have been meaning to share it with you all since it just made me smile:
“I’ve been loving Cha-Ching for the past several months and have always told my husband about all the deals etc. that you talk about. I have gotten quite [...]
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By kaleyehret on February 13th, 2011
Here is the final edition in the Dollar Store Diva’s Valentine’s series. I hope you all have enjoyed this series as much as I have! (If so, feel free to click on ‘like’ at the bottom of this post as a simple token of our Cha-Ching on a Shoestring love for my Mom!!)
Be sure [...]
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By kaleyehret on February 12th, 2011
Sometimes it’s the simple things that count. I love this next idea from the Dollar Store Diva using ‘items’ you may already have right in your kitchen (with a creative flair, of course)!
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I wrapped these pretty little boxes (2/$1 at the Dollar Store) for my two teen-aged granddaughters. Bet you can’t guess what’s inside [...]
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By kaleyehret on February 11th, 2011
Here’s another edition in the Dollar Store Diva’s Valentine’s gift ideas. I love how she incorporated the free Staples post-it notes that were available last week!
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A Cereal-ously Cute Idea:
My sister and I have been chuckling because, for some inexplicable reason, I have started calling her “Honey.”
“Honey?” Where did that come from? (She is my [...]
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