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Name: Cecily
Age:           30
Home:  St. Petersburg, FL
Family's Names and Ages: Jack 4; Emily 2

Occupation:  Teacher

If I had a day to myself...:
Read

Money Saving Tips:
Check the Dollar store for disposable plastic food containers (the ones you use a few times).  the quality is just as good as the name brand and around here we get 4 for $1. 

Bargain Hunting Strategies:
Target, especially kids clothes. If you check at the end of the season, you can always find great deals and I always buy ahead. Around here we wear summery clothes most of the year so you can't go wrong buying shorts that are too big.  they always grow into them!

Products we can't live without:
Purex detergent. it's cheaper than the others and works great.

In the Kitchen:
Don't throw away tomato stained Tupperware!  try placing it in the sunshine - it usually gets rid of the stain.  Works great on our white highchair tray!

Organization:
I made a list of the aisles at the grocery store, then created a shopping list on the computer. each week I print it out and put it on the refrigerator. as we need things I fill in the appropriate spot on the list, then take it with me on shopping day.I start at one end of the store and work my way thru the aisles using my list. this keeps me from running all over the store.