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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...
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Money Savin' Mama: Discussing finance instead of hand bags
At a garage sale this month, several of my friends were inspecting a purse, trying to determine if it was “real.”
By Sherri Richards , May 23, 2013
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Parenting Perspectives: Keeping an open heart in the midst of rejection
My husband, Craig, is ready to leave for work, but can’t quite shake the 24-pound weight clinging to his ankles. Once again, I peel little Owen off his “Da Da,” to screams and shrieks and slaps.
By Sherri Richards , May 13, 2013
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Money Savin' Mama: Don’t let your tech wants become expensive ‘needs’
I’ve always been behind the technological curve.
My family didn’t own a VCR until 1991. I listened to cassette tapes into the mid ’90s. I didn’t have cable TV or a DVD player till college, or my own computer until 2004.
By Sherri Richards , April 25, 2013
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Tuesday Tip: Pizza cutter a quick way to cut kids’ food 
I was a little confused when my friend pulled a pizza cutter out of the drawer. I thought we were feeding the kids spaghetti, not pizza.
By Sherri Richards , April 22, 2013
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Parenting Perspectives: Days fly by despite how you keep track of them
In high school, I bought a lavender spiral-bound day planner, convinced it would keep me neat and organized. I filled the early pages with color-coded homework assignments and extracurriculars.
By Sherri Richards , April 01, 2013
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Money Savin' Mama: Seeking money? State may have some of yours
One of the first Money-Savin’ Mama columns I wrote was about finding “free” money: Matching grants for college savings, incentive cash for opening a bank account, half-price gift cards for businesses you patronize anyway.
By Sherri Richards , March 21, 2013
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Money-savin' Mama: Ready to swipe again after all-cash diet
For Christmas, my 4-year-old daughter picked out a new wallet for my gift.
It’s exactly the kind of wallet a 4-year-old girl would choose: bright pink and covered in swirly hearts. A silver heart pendant hangs from the front clasp.
By Sherri Richards , February 21, 2013
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Thursday review: Style Snaps not a hem solution
FARGO – Falling an inch or so below “average” height, I always seem to end up with more pant than leg. Style Snaps, a no-sew “snap and hem solution” seemed like the answer to my shortness.
By Sherri Richards , February 20, 2013
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Parenting Perspectives: Baby Destructo strikes again
I joked on Facebook that my husband and I had decided to capitalize on our toddler son’s destructive capabilities. We’d market him as a weapon of mass destruction. Enemy forces would never see him coming.
By Sherri Richards , February 18, 2013
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5 Things Friday: Five emergency substitutions for recipes
It seems anytime I specially buy ingredients for a new recipe, I forget to take stock of the pantry staples I assume I have on hand.
Then, there I am with a bubbling pot or full mixing bowl and an empty container in hand.
By Sherri Richards , February 14, 2013
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Tuesday Tip: Make your roses last this Valentine’s Day
Throughout our 14-plus years together, my husband has given me a dozen roses, dozens of times. Some were sent by florists, others delivered in person. I still remember his first gift of flowers: Two red roses and one pink, to represent the two and a half months we’d been dating.
By Sherri Richards , February 11, 2013
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Money-savin' Mama: Going on a plastic fast
I applied for my first credit card, a MasterCard, shortly before starting my freshman year of college. My limit was $200. The first time I used it was that spring break, to buy a shirt. I still have the card in my wallet, nearly 15 years later.
By Sherri Richards , January 24, 2013
Money-Savin' Mama: Living paycheck to paycheck? Think again
Money-Savin’ Mama has some tough love for you this New Year. It stems from a phrase I hear employed professionals utter far too often. “I live paycheck to paycheck,” they lament.
By Sherri Richards , January 03, 2013
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Parenting Perspectives: Doing the things I want my daughter to do
For Christmas, my 4-year-old daughter got a picture book titled “Just Like My Mommy.” In it, little girls talk about the things their mommies do that they want to do when they grow up.
By Sherri Richards , December 31, 2012
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Favorite things: Richards shares her favorite finger foods
My husband and I tend to favor a low-key New Year’s Eve, especially since having kids. One of our favorite things to do is make an appetizer spread that we graze on while watching movies or playing board games and drink some bubbly.
By Sherri Richards , December 30, 2012
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