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Halloween is quickly approaching. As I was reading through my RSS feeds, I came across a great post at TheSimpleDollar.com sharing some great inexpensive activities to do with the family this Halloween.
Planning For A Frugal Halloween With My Family - TheSimpleDollar.com
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Doctors are petitioning the FDA to pull over the counter medications for kids under six years of age off the shelves citing deaths, hallucinations, seizures and heart-rhythm disturbances when the medicines are pulled.
What does this mean for parents? It would potentially mean that parents would have to visit the doctor in order to [...]

It would appear that one school district thinks they are. ABC News reported on a school district in Portland, Maine that’s making birth control pills available to it’s students via the school health center. The King Middle School Committee voted seven to two in favor of offering the contraceptive. By making the [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.
Name of Product: Girls’ Boots
Units: About 90,000
Manufacturer: Payless ShoeSource Inc., of Topeka, KS
Hazard: The guitar-shaped zipper pulls on each boot [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.
Name of Product: Skull Pails Filled With Halloween Candy Mix
Units: About 55,000
Manufacturer: R.L. Albert & Son, of Greenwich, Conn.
Hazard: The [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.
Name of Product: Pink and Orange Glow Sticks (free giveaway with donuts)
Units: About 1 million
Distributor: Dunkin’ Donuts LLC, of Canton, [...]

Driving in the station wagon to grandma’s house was how we traveled during my childhood holidays. Now with families living all over the country, flying is becoming more common. It’s expensive enough buying a plane ticket for one person, let alone buying four to go to Grandma’s! Allow me to suggest taking [...]

After a busy day of work, prepping and eating supper, it’s nice to sit down with the family and watch a movie. This is a scenario that happens in our house on occasion. The question that usually comes up is “What movie are we going to watch?” For the most part, we’ve [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.
Name of Product: Razor® E300 Electric Scooters
Units: About 20,000
Importer: Razor USA LLC, of Cerritos, Calif.
Hazard: A weld can break causing [...]