Molly got a lot of great things, including this cute double stroller as an “expecting mother” gift from a good friend of hers.

Shesten landed a sweet basket of free books in a giveaway, and has chosen to share the wealth with some of her own lucky readers.

Nain scored some free earrings from her crafty friend, even though she technically didn’t win the giveaway! Steal.

Chloe booked a photography gig (hooray for jobs!) and got a free coffee from her clients afterward. Yum!

Mrs. Five to Nine Furnishings showcased her awesome before-and-after kitchen table overhaul (you’ll die from amazement when you see how great this looks compared to the befores) for the cost of paint and some elbow grease.

And Lindsay (private blog, so sorry) scored an awesome set of upper and lower cabinets for her entire laundry room, all for $100! (There are better pictures of the cabinets, but I couldn’t resist using this cute vignette for her recap highlight. The paper towels in that urn—such a cute idea!)

Thanks to everyone who is still supporting Saturday Steals even though it’s getting slashed down to only one per month (but just until the end of the year, remember). The next Saturday Steals event will begin on Friday, November 5.

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The guy sitting next to me in my Literary Theory (yawn) class asks me every Monday how my weekend went.

I usually give the easy answer, “Good, and yours?” but last Monday something got into me, I don’t know what, and I replied, “Excellent. My weekends are always excellent. I make it a point to have excellent weekends.”

He thought it was funny.

But I wasn’t joking.