Exploring the recreational family bucket list activity each week is sure to get your 2025 fun goals accomplished. Our family loves to try new things and learn all things. We may not be good at them, but we at least can say we tried. I always ask “thumbs up, or thumbs down” when we are…
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…
Learning the letters each week and the sounds they make is key in teaching children how to read. I am convinced that my children became good readers because of their weekly practice with the alphabet. Working on our letters began at age two for my boys’, and it was because this was so much fun…
Personally, I have not been very good at homemade food. To me, time is short and already prepared food works well with our schedule. Lately though, I have found a new love for homemade. Starting homemade butter, muffins, bread and dinner from scratch is not so bad. The process is healthier and my time has…
We do a lot of phonics first in our homeschool in many different ways. I really feel a firm foundation with sight words and blends is a sound way to teach reading. First we start with some fun sight word coloring pages. After that we move on to some games, and other ways of teaching…
As an experienced homeschool mom I wanted to share some of the ways that I don’t homeschool all day. For many years I ran my own cleaning business. As an entrepreneur I needed to work daily. Setting a daily schedule to get up, arrive to work on time, and finish on time was important. After…
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….