SHERRI RICHARDS
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Ive always been behind the technological curve. My family didnt own a VCR until 1991. I listened to cassette tapes into the mid 90s. I didnt have cable TV or a DVD player till college, or my own comp...
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I think there are likely different levels of Hell - if you are on the upper floors you likely did bad things, but the lower floors and the basement are reserved for the truly heinous offenders. A Hote...
Posted on 2/19/12 at 1:15 PM
Money-Savin' Mama: Dollar stores can stretch family budget 
My newfound obsession with dollar stores started with spices. I’d run in to a fellow frugal friend while grocery shopping. She mentioned she was going to a nearby dollar store to get a few different spices, the final items on her list.
By Sherri Richards , December 06, 2012
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Parenting Perspectives: Ready for a break from life in the hamster wheel
The realization hit me on a Monday as I hung my kids’ laundered-a-couple-days-ago clothes in their closets.
I’m trapped in a hamster wheel.
By Sherri Richards , November 12, 2012
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Money-Savin’ Mama: Taking on Sam’s/Costco comparison
It’s a question being posed by the frugal all around Fargo: Costco or Sam’s Club?
By Sherri Richards , November 01, 2012
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Money-savin’ Mama: Learning to say no, and yes, to spending
Over dinner a couple of months ago, two girlfriends and I ended up in tearful fits of laughter as they teased me for being too cheap to pay the new $7 rental fee for a double stroller at West Acres. We joked that I’d start piling both kids in my single stroller, forever scarring them but paying for their college with the savings.
By Sherri Richards , October 04, 2012
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Parenting Perspectives: Gears of time turn Mom toward kindergarten
Time does funny things when you become a parent. Days get long. Years fly by. And before you know it, you’re sitting in an elementary school classroom with your soon-to-be kindergartner.
By Sherri Richards , October 01, 2012
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Money-Savin' Mama: Understanding risks key in making money decisions
A friend debating whether to make the leap into home ownership recently asked me if I was frightened when my husband and I bought our house.
No, I answered honestly. But that’s only because I was blind to the potential financial pitfalls.
By Sherri Richards , September 06, 2012
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Parenting Perspectives: Mom wonders what daughter will remember
My daughter, Eve, has always had a good memory. It’s the reason she was reciting her ABCs and 123s before age 2. As a tot in her car seat, she could point out landmarks left and right, like the library, the hospital where we visited her grandma, and the mall where the fishes and dinosaurs are.
By Sherri Richards , August 13, 2012
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Money-Savin' Mama: Birthday fun doesn’t have to bust the budget
My 31st birthday may have been my most expensive celebration ever. Thankfully, insurance picked up much of the tab.
By Sherri Richards , August 02, 2012
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Richards: Surviving road trip with kids takes patience
My baby boy pressed his banana-coated hands against the window, happily vocalizing as our large passenger bus passed green fields, blue skies and smaller cars.
By Sherri Richards , July 09, 2012
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Richards: Hot fun in F-M for free
Since she could stand, our daughter Eve has loved those large inflatable games, known as “bouncy things” in our house.
By Sherri Richards , May 31, 2012
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Richards: Being constant play partner can be tough
My 4-year-old daughter has come down with a serious case of the “how abouts.”
As in, “How about we pretend I’m a lost baby princess and you find me in the forest?” “How about I’m a doctor and you’re in the hospital and I make you feel better?”
By Sherri Richards , May 28, 2012
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Richards: Spending challenge an eye-opener
I watched the cash register total creep upward as I fingered through the dollar bills in my envelope. The coupons I clutched in my hand brought the bill down enough that my cash covered the final total.
By Sherri Richards , May 03, 2012
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Richards: Bracing myself for the bumps and bruises of boyhood
The bruise on my 8-month-old son’s forehead has worked its way across the owie rainbow, from red to purple to black to blue to yellow.
By Sherri Richards , April 16, 2012
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Richards: Challenging myself to spend a little less for an entire month
Five years ago, my husband and I embarked on a month-long venture I dubbed “Spend No Money May.”
By Sherri Richards , April 05, 2012
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