Got an unreal deal you’d like to enter in our Thrifty Finds contest?

We’ll be picking winners in time for the first issue in Sept. (the winner will be announced in the Helpless Housewife column, which runs in several editions of neighborsgo) which means the deadline for entries is Friday, Aug. 29. (more)

Dena Miller is the latest contestant to enter our Thrifty Finds contest. She says her thrift-store treasure is “the most functional coffee table ever!”

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Two more thrift store “finders” threw their hats in the ring (or posted their photos on the site) this week for a chance to win a Thrifty Prize Pack.

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It may be a while before I’m the mom you see dragging her wailing kid out of the store (I just know it’s my fate to have perpetually screaming children) but that doesn’t mean I’m not trying to prepare for the future.

This week, I learned about getting ready for the first day of school from a person who knows a lot about it –MOM. The MOM of the My Name is MOM blog on neighborsgo.com, Michelle White, who gave me some great tips. She started out by telling me about ways to survive the unofficial back-to-school kick-off, tax-free weekend. Here’s a few of her ideas:

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They say to make an omelet, you have to break eggs.

That I can handle. I have no problems with that. The difficulty comes when I try to cook the darn thing.

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Like to shop at thrift stores? Then neighborsgo has a bargain for you.

We're asking people to post pictures of them with their favorite thrift store "finds" for a chance to win a Thrifty Shopper Prize Pack.

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It’s the thrill of the hunt, really. I could do without the pointy-toed alligator shoes, the set of monogrammed napkins, the bright red candelabra. (Don’t tell my husband that.)

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Nothing relieves stress like making bread. (more)

“But I love them, they are so Dorothy Draper.”

“Maybe you should give them to your cousin.”

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