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• More cheap summer fun - and a free haircut

  On the lookout for free and low-cost summer outings and Camp Mommy events? Check out these budget-friendly options: Kohl's Cares Bike & Child Safety Event A free bike safety event will take place Saturday, July 21 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Kohl's Hialeah Store, 700 West 49 [...]
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• Save on back-to-school shopping

  You can get a little break on your back-to-school shopping during Florida’s sales tax holiday, which will take place from 12:01 a.m. on Aug. 3 to 11:59 p.m. on Aug. 5. During that time period, no sales tax will collected on certain clothing, shoes, accessories such as wallets and [...]
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• Free summer stuff

  Free Children’s Summer Film Festival More free movies! The City of Pembroke Pines Parks and Recreation Department’s Free Children’s Summer Film Festival is every Saturday through Aug. 18 at The River of Grass ArtsPark in the Susan B. Katz Theater, 17189 Sheridan St. All movies begin at 10 a.m., [...]
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• Free summer movies

  If you don’t have your kids in summer camp, it can be a challenge to keep them entertained all day. My days as head of “Camp Mommy” in my household included a frantic scramble to find free and low-cost activities to entertain the kids and keep them out of [...]
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• Road trip tips

  This year, in addition to my summer drive to New Orleans to visit family, we’ll be doing a plane trip to Canada. (Thank you, frequent flyer miles!) It will be my first air travel with the kids in 6 years. Now that they’re 10 and almost 12, I’ll look [...]
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• Get educational kid apps for free

  If you have kids who love technology, chances are, they can’t wait to get their hands on a touchscreen. Whether it’s your smartphone, their iPod touch or the family iPad, kids’ fingers just seem naturally drawn to a gadget. If you are like most parents, you think most apps [...]
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• Buy this, not that, and save

  Summer is here and the malls and their frosty air-conditioning are oh, so tempting. But before you pile the gang in the car for another shopping trip, take stock of how much you are spending on your outings. Here are some tips from ConsolidatedCredit.org, a nonprofit that helps families [...]
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• Family outing - Hard Rock

  It was one exquisite bite of hamburger that called me back to the Hard Rock Café in Hollywood. I had sampled a burger there a few weeks back, and just had to go back for more. That, in itself, says something, because I haven’t ordered a hamburger in years. [...]
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• Free parenting book club

  There is a free Parenting Book Club for parents looking to network and support each other. Lauryn Gilliam, a family therapist in Fort Lauderdale, helps facilitate the discussion, which started in May with a chat about the book “NurtureShock.” The next meeting is June 6 at 6:30 p.m. at [...]
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• Consignment shopping tips from a pro

  Paulette Cooper Noble once worked for Bloomingdales for a total of three hours to get the 20 percent employee discount. Talk about a woman after my own heart! Now the professional consignment shopper and bargain shopping authority lives in Palm Beach. She has written 17 books, including “Bargain Shopping [...]
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