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  1. Avoiding the Back-to-School Wallet Pinch

    8/25/10 8:00am by Owlhaven
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    Paper clips

    If you’re the mom of a school-aged kid or two, chances are good that you’re doing battle with the dreaded school supply list this month. The pencils. The notebooks. The staplers of just the right brand. The tissues and erasers and hand cleaner and every other thing that your kids need for school. Just buying school supplies can leave you feeling broke. Then there’s still clothes shopping. It can leave you wishing for a money tree.  Read more >

  2. How to Save Money and Still Have a Life

    7/14/10 7:43am by Owlhaven
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    Woman With Piggy Bank

    Frugality. Penny-pinching. Budgeting. Do those words conjure up negative thoughts in your mind? Are you afraid that cutting back on spending will be harder than you can bear?  Read more >

Mary Ostyn

Full Name
Mary Ostyn
Member Since
June 2006
About Me: 

I'm a homeschooling mom of 10, including kids in college, high school, junior high, elementary school, and preschool. I write at Owlhaven.  I've written two books: A Sane Woman's Guide to Raising a Large Family and Family Feasts on $75 a Week.

Interesting Mary factoids: 

-- I adore pinochle

-- I can cook Ethiopian, Korean, and Thai food  (see my cookbook for favorites)

--I've been to Ethiopia and Korea 3 times each, mostly due to adopting 6 kids from those countries

 

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