Juggling was our winter family bucket list pick for this week. We try to do one thing a week that is entirely family focused. As I mentioned before each season we select several different indoor/outdoor activities to do as a family. Out of the twenty choices they picked a rather quick one to try today,…
Our inexpensive family winter bucket list took us ice skating this week. We love to have fun, but it has to be within a financial budget. Five people are in our family and that gets expensive, not to mention as our children get older the prices increase. Keeping our budget is important. Planning our seasonal…
Winter sledding is the best item on a family bucket list. This is one activity where almost everything is free. Buy a sled and it will last for years’. Since my children were young anytime we have snow the sleds are packed and ready to go. Where we live it has been several years’ that…
Our affordable advent activities started right after Thanksgiving this year. We had to jump right into December because Thanksgiving was so late. Our usual Black Friday shopping trip was full on shopping for Christmas mode because we knew it would be here before we know it. Usually our advent activities start the week after Thanksgiving….
Ko and I finished up our last week of letter Z. Preschool for him only lasts 30 min. of focused time, but any chance that I get through the day to use a learning experience I jump on it. At homeschool convention this year I bought some placemats. What better way to start dinner conversation? …
This last weekend we spent some time school shopping. It is still summer and we have a lot of our summer clothes so back to school shopping for clothes is very minimal. I choose to wait for a sale in the fall to get winter clothes that they may not have from the previous year….
Planning is great. Matter of fact I plan almost everything. Being prepared is very important, but so is being flexible. Sometimes as parents we have a vision, but our children do not have the same vision. They quickly go a different direction and off the course of the plan. For a mom like me that…
Finding new books is always exciting, but finding budget books is even more thrilling! When I was a teacher, I loved growing my book collection. Since I had to use my own money for them, I found frugal ways to build my library. I thought outside the box, and learned some great ways to find…
Monthly budget review sessions are necessary to conquering frugality. Wild, and careless spending is a no end road that leads to guilt. I don’t know how many months it took me to figure out to pay all of our necessary expenses first, then shop. Inevitably I would go to the store, stop a few places…
As we are on our journey to conquering frugality, the second step is to define your why. Our reasoning behind actions is the driving force to conquering it. For instance, if I want a new house because our family is growing my why will drive me to save. As I have stated before it takes…
Frugal cleaning hacks are now ingrained in the basis of our home cleaning. Every Sunday night my family and I clean our home. This is the best time to do a reset and get everything clean. Through the week we are too busy. Each of us have a section to clean, but when we first…
***This post does have affiliate links in it. If you choose to use one, you will be helping to support my family. Thank you. Homemade one dish chili soup has always been a favorite recipe of mine. I don’t know why, but I love it. As a kid when I opened the door coming home…
Everyone wants to conquer frugality when the new year starts. Christmas has just passed and if you are like us, the bank account is low. Yes, we set up budgets, save our Christmas money in envelopes and do all the things. January always happens to be the month to start saving. Maybe it is the…
So many frugal home tips exist on the internet today. One of the best ways to save money on a heat bill is to track. Research and track usage each month. Many year’s ago they were read about in books, or handed down from generation to generation. Really, in the last fifty year’s we have…
Save Energy with a Convection Oven Frugal Home Convection ovens help to save energy because they circulate the hot air. Instead of surrounding the food, hot air cooks it faster at lower temperatures. We recently upgraded our stove to a convection oven, and first of all I can tell a huge difference in the cook…
Many years I have struggled with affordable, healthy meal plans. Frugal Home Vegetable Primavera has become a staple in my monthly meals. As a mom who cares what her kids eat I am picky about the food I serve. Another facet of my recipe planning involves leftovers, what will freeze well, keep well, and cost….