Thrifty Maven

When Dominos announced that they were changing the recipe for their base pizza products to include flavored crust, new cheese, and a new sauce, I wanted to find out what all the fuss was about. Could the NEW Dominos Pizza really be better?
To be honest, one bite was all it took for me to [...]

[Read more →]

Valentine’s Day is just around the corner and many bloggers provide their readers with gift giving suggestions and this year I’ve decided to do the same.
If you’ve been reading ThriftyMaven for awhile then you know that my favorite gifts involve photos. They truly are priceless one of a kind kind gifts. [...]

[Read more →]

Back in 1960, Tom Monaghan and his brother, James, purchased DomiNick’s, a small pizza store in Ypsilanti, Michigan. The deal was secured by a $75 down payment and the brothers borrowed $500 to pay for the store. Eight months later, Phil traded his half of the business to Tom for a used Volkswagen Beetle. As [...]

[Read more →]

I happen to know a set of twins that will be extra happy this Christmas. Our little angels Jakob and Lily will be receiving a Hal and Holly Moose this Christmas from Build-A-Bear.
When I first realized that Mom Select had actually selected me to write a product review for these two A-DORABLE [...]

[Read more →]

In an effort to be more thrifty, more people are eating at home rather than going out to eat. Actually it is a bit easier to eat healthier when YOU are the only who is cooking from scratch because you are the one who decides what ingredients you will be using.
Since I love to [...]

[Read more →]

Photo courtesy of Brian Molyneaux
When I received my bottle of California Olive Ranch I also received a copy of this great recipe. Be sure to check out their site for more recipes.
Roasted Butternut Squash Salad
Ingredients
• 1 butternut squash
• ¼ cup California Olive Ranch extra virgin olive oil
• Salt & [...]

[Read more →]

I was recently asked if I would like to try Crystal Light in the NEW ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY PACKAGING. As I’m a big fan of Crystal Light, I agreed right away to check out this exciting makeover. Crystal Light sent me one of my favorite flavors, pink lemonade. That great summertime flavor almost [...]

[Read more →]

I want to share this promotion with you because it touches an advocacy that I have, feeding the hungry. No child should go to bed hungry but millions of people do right here in America. Food banks are having a difficult time helping those in need because donations are down. So I [...]

[Read more →]

You know how people say that no one teaches you about budgeting in school? That might be true as far as many schools but I sneak in a week of personal financing in my Entrepreneurial Ventures class because I feel it’s important to know how to budget your personal finances in order to be [...]

[Read more →]

As we all know eating at home saves you money so when the people at Relish contacted me about their site I had to check it out. As a teacher who teaches Entrepreneurship I admire Mom-entrepreneurs like the moms who run this website. Relish has many excellent tested recipes not one of which [...]

[Read more →]

In case you haven’t stopped by any stores lately, you might not realize that you should start thinking about the holidays now. Personally, I think about Christmas all year long. It’s a great holiday and I shop for it all year long.
Earlier this year, I posted a thread about their Share [...]

[Read more →]

As you know the people at Visine sent me some samples of some of their products to try. Today I’d like to tell you about my experience with VISINE® TOTALITY™ Multi-Symptom Relief.
I agreed to try these products because I suffer from allergies caused by dust, pollen and ragweed. To [...]

[Read more →]

When I think of autumn, I think of high school football games, pumpkin carving, caramel apples, and allergies. I’m one of those people who suffer from allergies triggered by grass, pollen,ragweed and mold which are present in higher levels during the fall. As the leaves begin to turn color and fall my nose [...]

[Read more →]

Did you know Malawi is among the world’s least developed and most densely-populated countries? Because of the extreme poverty in the region, Malawi has a low life expectancy (44 years of age) and high infant mortality (89 deaths per 1,000 births, the 14th highest in the world).
At the Clinton Global Initiative Fifth Annual Meeting. [...]

[Read more →]

When I was at BlogHer I met a couple of people from ACUVUE. My husband wears contacts and I’ve thought about switching to contacts. Let’s face it glasses can age you and they can also be very inconvenient. Well I just received an email from the people at ACUVUE that might just push [...]

[Read more →]

When I attended BlogHer back in July I met some of the fine people from Land’s End. They asked me if I would like to receive one of their FeelGood Striped Cardigan sweaters.
Now if you know me then you wouldn’t have to ask me twice if I would like a sweater. [...]

[Read more →]

There have probably always been books about how to find a mate. In my day I’ve read a few and even though I’m happily married I still like to check these books out. That’s because the same things you might do to attract a mate are the same things that keep him interested as the [...]

[Read more →]

It’s been a little while since I’ve eaten at a Boston Market. One of the reasons is because there isn’t one located conveniently to my home or work. The nearest one to our home is about twenty miles away. Well we just happened to be in that area last night so we stopped [...]

[Read more →]

Do you remember when I shared my Swiffer video? Then you know I love Swiffer products and I especially love their commercials.
That’s why when I noticed the Swiffer Booth at BlogHer I had to visit them and share my video. They thought it was such a hoot to meet someone who [...]

[Read more →]

For dinner Thursday night I tried the Kraft Easy Mac Original. This is one of those things that I’ve been meaning to try but hadn’t until tonight. I had received a sample of Kraft Easy Mac Original at BlogHer when I stopped by the MomSelect Suite and Thursday night presented the perfect time [...]

[Read more →]