Last Tuesday I shared with you my personal goals. The past two weeks I’ve accomplished a lot around the house, on my blogs and personally. Now, don’t get me wrong- I’ve had my bad days where I didn’t do too much, but overall I feel like I’ve done pretty good for me. I’ve also had plenty of time for playing games, visiting with friends and watching TV. Partly it’s because I’ve been more determined than ever before to do better. {Read More}
Goal Blocks – Visual & Manipulative Tool – 4 Week Frugal Challenge
January 29, 2013 by 3 Comments
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Goal Setting and 15 Minute Priorities – 4 Week Frugal Challenge
January 22, 2013 by Leave a Comment
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Last week I challenged you to set some goals and devote at least 15-20 minutes daily towards those goals. Like the rice jar, if you wait until the end of the day, you’ll give up because it’s too hard to fit it in. But if you devote time to working on your goals early in the day you’ll find you still have plenty of time for all the other things you want to accomplish. You may be wondering why I {Read More}
4 Week Frugal Challenge – 15 Minute Priorities
January 15, 2013 by Leave a Comment
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I run out of time every day, don’t you? Actually I don’t really run out of time, I just don’t prioritize my time. See what I mean here: The first 4 week challenge of 2013 is to set goals – whether it’s to make more effort to save money, to tackle some projects or to spend more time with your family- and to spend 15-20 minutes a day to make those goals a priority. You’ll be surprised at how much {Read More}
No time for a Healthy Breakfast?
October 16, 2012 by Leave a Comment
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This post was originally published on July 21, 2010. With 2 littles at home there is too much going on to cook breakfast very often. I could buy those precooked packages of bacon or pancakes but they are crazy expensive and thus not in the budget. So the only way we ever get to eat any meat at breakfast when DH is gone is for me to cook it all in advance. When I cook up bacon, I cook the {Read More}
Do You Hate Looking for a Deal on New Tennis Shoes for Your Kids?
September 27, 2012 by 3 Comments
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By now most of you know that one simple way to save yourself time and money is to buy things at a good price in multiples (notice I did not say in bulk). The same principle can also be applied to kids clothes. This summer I was looking for some reasonably priced tennis shoes for Little One. Call me cheap, but $15 is not reasonable for a pair of shoes a 2 yr. old will wear for maybe an average {Read More}
Know Your Childrens’ Medicine Dosage by the Way You Store Their Medicines.
February 21, 2012 by Leave a Comment
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I came across this a while back and thought it was a really great idea. I am constantly having to weigh the baby who is almost 2, to see what her new dosage is. If I could get into the habit of noting it near the kids’ meds it would save a lot of time. Not to mention this would certainly relieve some frustration at 3 in the morning when your child wakes up with a fever! I can imagine {Read More}
Making Cooking Dinner Easier- Share the Cooking Responsibilities
January 24, 2012 by Leave a Comment
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Last year about this time, I gave you three ideas for food swaps: Group casserole swaps Swap an afternoon of babysitting for cooking dinner Random acts of kindness food swaps Many of you wrote to say that you tried these swaps and the results were good. But, I realize that not everyone has kids at home to make these swaps worthwhile. Who wants to eat the same meal 4 or 5 times a week? I’m doing good to eat one {Read More}
Quick Make at Home Convenience Foods for Breakfast and Dinner
January 3, 2012 by
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We all love convenience but that doesn’t mean that you have to buy the expensive precooked pancakes, bacon or sausages, or seasoned chicken products. You can do the same at home with very little effort and will save lots of cash! You’ll also save lots of cooking and cleaning time. Here are a couple of posts about breakfast foods and some ideas for simplified freezer cooking that you may find helpful. I mentioned yesterday in my homemaking plan that I {Read More}
How to Plan Your Weekly Dinner Menu
September 8, 2011 by 1 Comment
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There are several ways to plan a weekly menu: eat exactly what you’re in the mood for this week (no plan) plan to eat what’s on sale this week plan to eat what’s in your cabinets and fridge/freezer this week There is no right or wrong way to plan, but there are costs associated with each plan or lack thereof. If you have no plan for your meals each week you’ll be paying shelf price for most items you want {Read More}
What Items Do You Spend the Most Coupon Time On?
August 25, 2011 by 1 Comment
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When you’re just starting out with couponing, it’s easy to get overwhelmed and burn out quickly (especially if you’re trying to do the binder system instead of whole inserts, but that’s another post). :-)I recommend that you start out playing the drugstore game at CVS or Walgreens and just pick a couple of items each week that are free or cheap to purchase. If the scenarios I post are too elaborate, remember that I will write one with your shopping {Read More}