I can’t tell you how many parents I know who sound stressed out during the holidays. There just seems to be so much to do on top of our regular (borderline overwhelming anyway) responsibilities, right? I find that this time of year I have to make a concentrated effort to live with intention to avoid getting burned …
Money Saving Tips For Families
If you have a kid in grades K-6 and have an interest in visiting a Six Flags park next summer, check out Six Flags Read to Succeed Program! It is available to teachers and schools (including homeschoolers) at no cost and rewards kids for reading 6 hours with a free Six Flags park ticket. Pass the …
An easy recipe for homemade potpourri that would make a great DIY gift for the holidays! I made some homemade potpourri for the stovetop this week and wanted to share this simple and affordable DIY gift idea with y’all. I heated the above ingredients in some water on my stove and the house smelled like …
I’ve really enjoyed sharing my adventures in frugal living with y’all this past year. I took a look at some stats to see which posts were the most popular (i.e. which had the most page views) this year. A few surprised me but overall I think this list is a great sampling of what the …
I thought it is time for an update on our homestead, if you are into these things. I shared a tour of our little homestead earlier this summer, and now that the garden is winding down there is much less to share. However our chickens are laying 7-8 eggs each day now so we are …
I used to consider rotisserie chickens an overpriced convenience food. However, I’ve learned that pound-for-pound they aren’t actually much more expensive than buying uncooked chicken. This is especially true if you have access to the famous $5.00 Costco rotisserie birds. Plus there is the amazing smell that fills your car on the drive home… just thinking …
I’m pleased to share a guest post today from Jason at dealspotr. He shares a bunch of helpful tips and tricks to help you save the most money at Target. Also be sure to check out dealspotr, the best community for finding and sharing deals! A favorite store for shoppers looking for a good deal …
Since I left my job as a teacher about a year and half ago to stay at home with my little one I’ve been trying to get our budget under control. Since we are living off of one income for the time being (thank you amazing husband) we don’t have much wiggle room, but I …
I recently learned a trick for shopping at Costco even if you don’t have a membership. What you do need is a friend who is a member! If this friend gives you a Costco Cash Card (basically a gift card) then it serves as your “membership card” and allows you to shop at Costco without …
Recyclebank is a neat website where you can earn rewards by learning about green living. I completed a few tutorials and quickly earned 100 points. I learned some things I didn’t know about recycling E-Waste in the process. I traded my points in for a Happy Tot pouch coupon that I was able to print it as many …