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TOUGH TIMES, TOUGH PEOPLE: I WAS ABUSED, BUT YET I SURVIVED

July 21, 2009 by Shynea

Everyone has a story to tell. I know that my story is not a story that I talk about all to often. Many people that are in my life today don't know anything about my past. I am a survivor of domestic violence. For years I went through what some only see on tv or hear about on the radio. I lived my very own Lifetime movie, and I am one of the lucky few who survived. Not many women are so lucky. Recently I received a comment on my website. Instead of paraphrasing it, I will quote it word-for-word on here: Congratulations on your healthy f...

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I’M A MOMMY BLOGGER. AND WHAT?

July 16, 2009 by Shynea

I know, catchy title. I wanted to draw your attention in so you could read my thoughts on mommy blogging. I am a mommy blogger. I'm a mom who blogs, and sometimes I'm a blogger who is a mom. It just depends on what day, and what mood, you catch me in. Lately there has been SO much controversy on the quote, unquote, "mommy blogger." We have come under much scrutiny by those that have nothing better to do but criticize, critique and point fingers at us. Yes, on Penny Pinching Diva you will see product reviews. And yes, ALL of my product ...

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WHAT MY FAMILY HAS DONE TO SAVE MONEY

October 20, 2008 by Shynea

With the price of everything going up and raises on the job being few and far between, my family has been feeling the pressure in these economic times. We have had to make some changes in our way of living and our budget in order to stay above water. Does that mean that our quality of life is any lower? No. As a matter of fact I haven't noticed much change in our quality of life at all. I just wanted to highlight a few of the things that we have been doing to "pinch our pennies" lately. We moved into a smaller house in order to save money o...

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MY SAVINGS & STRUGGLES STORY

October 13, 2008 by Shynea

This weekend I was featured at Be CentsAble as part of their Centsable Savings Story. Since the weekend is over, I thought I would post the entire article over here at my blog so all of you can read about my savings and struggles. I was more then excited to write this guest post, and I have no idea why I haven't written something similar on my blog before. MY FAMILY: I am a stay-at-home mom of three little boys with another one on the way any day now. A little over a year ago my fiance and I decided that I should not return to work after my ...

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