Groupon!

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I'm going to assume the majority of you have heard of Groupon.  For those who haven't, I'll give you the quick rundown:

Groupon works via a premise similar to when you buy in bulk at a club store.  Only it's local businesses doing the "buying" of customers, through huge, "bulk" coupons.  Local businesses are willing to give insane discounts in order to draw in more customers.  They know they'll make up the costs of the coupons in increased revenue.

The way Groupon is different than regular coupons is, the more people who accept the offer, the greater the discount.  This means it's in your best interest to get as many people as possible to accept the offer.  Groupon makes it easy to share deals with friends via Facebook, Twitter, etc.  You can even get Groupon bucks for referring friends.

I signed up today, and it was very quick and easy (and FREE).  (They didn't ask for my SSN or blood type or anything.)  Follow the link from this site, and give Groupon a try.

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Chore chart for my preschooler kids

Thanks to Lemuel Craft
I hated doing chores when I was younger but when I got to college and already knew how to clean a bathroom and everything, unlike my roommates, I was grateful to my parents for making me do those chores for all of my life. Now that I have kids of my own, I want to make sure that I raise them the same way and am trying to find a way to make those chores fun.
I went online to get some ideas and came across this website Get.WildBlue and read through it some. After that I ordered an internet package from it and decided that I should make a fun looking chore chart for the kids.
I had a lot of fun making the preschoolers chore chart and incorporated all types of bright colors into it to make it look more like a play thing than something associated with housework. They really liked it and were actually excited to do chores! I'm not sure how long that will last, but I'm trying to take advantage of that.