Thank A Police Officer Day (9/19/15)

Today is national Thank A Police Officer Day so if you are out and about, make sure you tell one "Thank You".  They don't have an easy job and those simple words mean a lot to them.  So thank you to our local police officers for all you do in keeping our neighborhood safe!

Check Out Your Local Library

Lots of people think a library is just a place to go when you need to do homework, research something or use a computer - but the library can be so much more. They are a great example of FREE entertainment that can be found right in your local community.

The obvious entertainment they offer is books - all kinds of books that can either entertain you as is or help you with an interest.  For example - if you are a reader, like me, they have shelves upon shelves of great fiction and non-fiction books that you can check out and read where ever you are most comfortable.  Read at home in the evening to help you relax after a long day at work, take a book with you to the pool or beach and read as you soak up some rays - what about taking a book to the park where you can sit under a shade tree, enjoy some fresh air and get lost in the words of your favorite author?  

But what if you aren't a reader - well no worries there.  The library offers tons of books that can help you with other interests you may have.  They offer lots of cookbooks if you are interested in trying a new recipe with your kids, gardening books if you'd like to start a container garden and graphic novels of all kinds if you are still into comic books - and it's absolutely free to check them out.  All you have to do is take a few minutes to sign up for a library card.

However, the FREE entertainment doesn't stop there!  Almost all libraries have a DVD section where you can check out movies or t.v. series and some libraries even have a section of CDs for your listening pleasure that can be checked out too.

And when it comes to kids, there is generally always a fantastic kids' section with books, DVDs, CDs, toys - sometimes they hold special events with activities and costumes too!

Recently our local library had a whole month of super-hero Saturdays where both the staff and attendees dressed up.  They had story times, activities, snacks - it was so much fun and the kids really enjoyed it.

If you're lucky, your library might even offer "gaming" weekends, LEGO building or host other activities like when one of the local pizza companies came and taught kids about dough and how pizza is made.  

So get out there and see what the local library in your area offers.  You might be surprised to find that fun and FREE was right in your own neighborhood the whole time.

Out the Mix

Oh it's been too long!  We have been seriously out of the mix for almost two whole months!  We do apologize for that but life sometimes gets in the way of the things.  

There was the end of summer activities, getting everything ready for the new school year, actually starting the new school year and I myself started a new position - needless to say it's been go, go, go with barely time to breath.  

But now that the dust has finally started to settle, we will be able to get back to showing you how to live a fun filled life for less.

We hope you all had a great summer and a seamless reentry to school life - but now, lets get back to basics and save money while getting what we need and doing what we want.