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Posted on: January 10, 2014
By Sarah Deveau “Where are we going to find the money for that?” Have you ever asked yourself (or your partner) that question? Unexpected expenses can leave you strapped for cash, or the desire to take a vacation, pay down debt or begin contributing to your children’s educational fun can
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Posted on: December 12, 2013
By Sarah Deveau Each year I look forward to decorating for the holidays with my three daughters. Invariably though, exactly 45 seconds into this delightful family bonding experience I’m dreaming of forgoing Christmas altogether in favour of a December getaway to warmer climes. If the hell that is decorating for
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Posted on: December 9, 2013
By Sarah Deveau For families on a tight budget, Christmas gift giving can make this time of year more stressful than joyful. Here are 25 ideas for giving big without a big bill. Create a handmade ornament, like these felted wool gnomes A small whiteboard or brightly coloured sticky notes
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Posted on: November 26, 2013
By Sarah Deveau My city is now clamped firmly in winter’s chilly hands, and I’ve gone from enjoying daily jaunts to the grocery store for fresh ingredients to dreading pushing a cart through sludge and darkness and stocking up on root vegetables and artisan breads instead. When it’s cold, there
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Posted on: November 12, 2013
By Sarah Deveau A lifelong thrifter, when I discovered I was pregnant with my first child I was thrilled to be delivering in the spring. A May baby meant being able to scour garage sales for most of her wardrobe. I often bought a few sizes ahead of what she
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Posted on: December 19, 2011
Christmas is the perfect time to reconnect with friends and family over dinner. Sarah Deveau of Money Smart Mom shares some of her tips on how to put together a lovely dinner party on a budget: Rosemary Clooney had it right when she sang, “Come on-a my house… I’m gonna
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Posted on: October 11, 2011
Maybe it’s the fact that you’re still paying off your own student debt that makes you so determined to save for your child’s education, or perhaps you want your kids to have more choice over where they attend school. Whatever your reason, you’ve probably decided to at least examine your
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Posted on: May 18, 2011
Sarah Deveau, author of “Money Smart Mom” shares how to prepare financially for maternity leave and the expenses of having a child. […]
