Entries by Margo Porras

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Couponing Tips For Busy Moms

I am not  ashamed of my mad coupling skills and I’m willing to share my coupling tips with you. The fact of the matter is that I have only a few simple principles that help me save 30 to 60 percent on my grocery bill every single time I shop and I’m happy to share […]

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Pimp My Party: Tips for Big Fun on A Small Budget

UPDATED August 1st, 2016 AN MTV PARTY ON A PUBLIC-ACCESS BUDGET Recently I was watching one of those “Sweet Sixteen Mega-Extravanganza” shows on TV. I guess I must have been shaking my head and rolling my eyes a lot because my husband walked in and said, “You know, if you don’t stop watching these shows, […]

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Teaching Your Kids About Swearing: No Potty Mouth!

Potty mouth at home? If your kids have one, it’s time to teach them, and yourself, about swearing.  OH WHAT FUN IT IS TO RIDE Years before we became parents, my husband and I lived in New Jersey and commuted into Manhattan every day. One Christmas Eve, I was riding a crowded A train to […]

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I Give Up! Celebrating the Tradition of Lent

I admit it, I’m a “Fallen Catholic.” At least, that’s what a lot of people might call me. Though I was raised in the church and attended Catholic school, as an adult I chose to walk away. It wasn’t an easy decision, but it was the right one for me.  Though there are many things […]

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How to Find “Me Time” During the Holidays

My mami likes to tell me about how, when I was a child, she’d have to make sure I took a break every day during the Christmas season for some “quiet time” by myself. It seems if I didn’t, the holiday hubbub would get to me and I would just start crying uncontrollably out of […]

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12 Reasons to Motherhood

Why did I do this again? We’re all guilty of it. And I do mean guilty. We all have those days where we feel like TERRIBLE sub-humans, unworthy of the title “woman.” Why? Because we just can’t take these kids and everything they bring with them for one minute more. It’s only natural. Motherhood is […]