Food Costs Are Headed Higher

Food Costs Rising

Feeding your family will be getting more expensive due to the worst drought we've had in the last 50 years. A bushel of corn is up to $8 a bushel, which is an increase of 50% over a month earlier. As you know corn is in the production of a good portion of our American diet. So, what can a mom do? Coupon. That's right, do some serious coupon-ing to offset the increase in food prices. I use … [Read more...]

Christmas Spending Plans Drop to New Low

It doesn't take a rocket scientist or Alan Greenspan to know that this Christmas sales will be off this holiday season. Pessimism is rampant and hopefully as irrational as the irrational exuberance period was during the dot com boom. People are hunkering down and saving whatever cash they have. A recent Gallop Poll measuring Christmas spending plans recorded it's lowest level since they began … [Read more...]

Handmade light switch plates

Darcee, the WAHM behind VioletGumDrop.com, creates each unique light switch plate with care and love making it a great holiday gift that will be remembered every time the lights go on or off. Each light switch plate is handmade with love. She has select styles but loves to match them to children's bedding so as long as she has a swatch letting her match it just about any theme. These are … [Read more...]


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