Do your kids ever get tired of the TV? Mine rarely do, but I get tired of them watching. Really they just want to hear/see a story. Since TV watching can have a negative effect if overdone, we limit screen time. Sometimes I just can’t take the time to read to them though. Instead I make my own audio books. I record myself reading books on to cassette tapes or my phone. If you have a microphone for your computer {Read More}
Make Audio Books (Books on Tape) For Your Kids
May 8, 2012 by 2 Comments
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Juice from Canned Fruits – Using What You’ve Already Paid For
April 17, 2012 by 1 Comment
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A couple of months ago my best friend and fellow frugie asked me what I did with the juice from canned fruits. “Um, well, sometimes I drink it. I’m trying to do better about not wasting it.” She chuckled and told me that she’d had the idea to freeze the juice to make juice pops for her kids. Genius! Once we cleared enough room in the freezer for my mold, I did the same. Little One and Turkey absolutely love {Read More}
Get Creative – If It’s Broken, Fix It Instead of Replace It
February 23, 2012 by 5 Comments
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We are big believers in coming up with creative solutions and making do instead of spending more money on something that doesn’t really enhance your life. We really try to pick and choose the things that will impact our lives and set aside the desires to be “perfect” like everyone else. There are times that we succumb to our perceived peer pressure, but most of the time we are successful at keeping our eyes on the goal- to be debt {Read More}
Make a Heart Shaped Cake Without a Heart Shaped Pan, and Other Valentine’s Tricks
February 9, 2012 by Leave a Comment
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If you’re like me, you always have these grand ideas of things to make (whether it’s baking or crafting). But then you’re missing one important item and figure that it can’t be made. I’m a big believer in making do with what you have, but I still find myself giving up way too easily. Not to mention waiting until the very. last. minute to fulfill a commitment like baking for a party. Here are some ideas to put together a {Read More}
$40% off Items for Costumes at Michael’s
October 13, 2011 by
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If you’re thinking about making your child’s Halloween costume yourself, check out the ideas at Michael’s craft store this week. There’s even a 40% off regular merchandise printable coupon available so you’re sure to get a good deal on anything you’re needing.
Don’t Like a Price? See if You Can Make It Instead
September 27, 2011 by 3 Comments
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When Turkey was born, my mother-in-law bought him this tall giraffe bank. We started putting our change in and it wasn’t long after his 1st birthday that he enjoyed “feeding” the giraffe coins. I wanted Little One to have a similar bank and had my heart set on a flower. We looked at several online and the cheapest price we found including shipping and tax was almost $55! I couldn’t do it. My mother-in-law wanted to buy it for her, {Read More}
Do You Get Your Money’s Worth From Dryer Sheets?
August 30, 2011 by 4 Comments
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I haven’t spent more than $4 total in the past 10 years on dryer sheets. That’s including tax. Part of the reason is because I’ve been able to get them cheap or free by combining coupons and sales, and part of the reason is because I am intentional about making them last. If you want to stretch your dollars here are a few suggestions: Instead of using 2 sheets, cut your sheets in half and use 2 halves. They will {Read More}
My Office is Complete and My Big To Do List is Almost Checked Off!
August 11, 2011 by 6 Comments
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Several months back I asked you guys for some encouragement. At the time I had been blogging from the couch and coffee table for months. This means that Little One had easy access to my backspace key and constantly would erase my posts. Meanwhile Turkey would climb all over me and the couch and inevitably would kick the computer. I couldn’t leave my pen and notebook out for fear that either one of them would take the pen and draw {Read More}
Goodwill Finds 8/2
August 6, 2011 by 4 Comments
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I’ve mentioned several times that I like to shop at Goodwill. Back home we would shop at Salvation Army until their raised their prices and I could do better with clearance sales. Turkey did get his very own set of pots for Easter from Salvation Army though. Here in Tyler there is a massive Goodwill store that’s in an old home improvement store and I like to stop in whenever I’m over that direction. Sometimes I leave empty handed and {Read More}
Video- How to Give a Boy a Haircut
August 4, 2011 by 4 Comments
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This is a picture of our little Turkey about a month after his first hair cut. (sorry for the closed eyes but due to his glaucoma his eyes were still extremely sensitive to light) He was only 8 months old at the time of this picture and he already needed another cut! It pained me to think of paying $12+ every month for the next 18 years to have his hair cut. Especially because there was always a spot or {Read More}