I have raved for months about the weekly menu plans that Pary Moppins writes for Brookshire’s stores. Now there is a free service called Food on the Table available for people to tailor menu plan around their own stores, since not everyone has a fabulous Pary Moppins menu plan at their disposal You select your preferred grocery store and the meats your family likes to eat. Then the program will provide you with menu ideas and a printable shopping list {Read More}
Free Menu Planning Service Based on Local Grocery Store Ads
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The Value Drops When You Drive it Off the Lot
November 1, 2011 by 1 Comment
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For the next few weeks on Tuesdays I’m going to bring you some tips for the Christmas season instead of homemaking tips. My Tips for Tuesday series will return in 2012. Consider the true dollar value of the toys you plan to buy your kids this Christmas. Much like a new car drops it’s value as soon as you drive it off the lot, the value of toys will drop as soon as you open the box of a new {Read More}
Great Couponing Video
October 27, 2011 by 1 Comment
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This video was created last year for a contest over on Hip2Save. It is extremely hilarious! I remember laughing so hard that I woke the baby when I watched it the first time (and she was newborn so that’s saying a lot!) I think it will brighten your day. I’d love to hear your thoughts about it as well!
See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Say (Use) No Evil: Things That Break the Budget and How to Avoid Them
October 27, 2011 by Leave a Comment
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Photo credit: grietgriet from morguefile.com Okay, so having nice things and/or unnecessary things is not evil, but when it comes to tight budgets they can be. It’s so easy to get into habits of using lot of paper towels because they are convenient, eating sweets frequently because they are delicious, and buying new clothes for ourselves. There is nothing inherently wrong with those things, but they can all break a budget in a hurry. Try practicing the “out of sight, {Read More}
Frozen Fruit Pops
October 25, 2011 by Leave a Comment
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I’ve written before about some ways to make use of foods that are about to go bad. Here’s another idea for fruit that’s past it’s prime. Try freezing it and making fruit pops. My kids love to eat banana pops. Cut a banana in half and stick a half a bamboo skewer inside. Freeze with the peel on. Surprisingly the peel comes right off when it’s time to eat. You can skewer any type of fruit. It’s that simple, and {Read More}
Giving Kids an Allowance – Things that Break the Budget and How to Avoid Them
October 20, 2011 by 1 Comment
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Last week I talked about providing just the basics for your children, and letting them use their own money to pay for any extras they want. Because the kids spend their own funds for extras they are more likely to value them and take care of them. This week I’m going to talk about how I think they should get that spending money. There are many different views on allowances for kids. Some say they shouldn’t get it. Others say {Read More}
Stop the Gimmes : Things that Break the Budget and How to Avoid Them
October 13, 2011 by Leave a Comment
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Can I have some candy? I’m soooo hungry (as you’re in the checkout lane)I want a dog.I just have to have a new outfit for the party Friday night! (and then new jewelry too) Do your kids get the gimmes too? I think all kids have the gimmes and I know one way to stop them. Our job as parents is to nurture and care for our children. Nurture does not mean pamper or neglect. If your kids need new {Read More}
Our Halloween Costumes from the Thrift Store
October 12, 2011 by Leave a Comment
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After I posted earlier today about making costumes and reminding you to check at your local thrift stores, I decided to go see what my Goodwill store had available this year. I really hadn’t thought about what I wanted the kids to dress up as this year, so I asked little Turkey. He promptly replied “I want to be a butterfly”. Um yeah, I don’t think that would go over very well with his daddy. So we began to sort {Read More}
Lower Your Cost of Gasoline – Things That Break the Budget and How to Avoid Them
October 6, 2011 by 2 Comments
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Photo credit: frenchbyte from morguefile.com Although some stations may offer discounts for paying with a shopping card, or offer a store discount if you buy x.xx amount of gasoline, there aren’t any magic tricks to getting a cheaper price on gasoline. You will save the most money by figuring out how to use less, both by driving wiser and by driving less. Currently the average cost of gasoline in the state of TX is $3.31 a gallon. In many states {Read More}
Reusing Ziploc Bags and Tips for Freezing Food- Things that Break the Budget and How to Avoid Them.
September 29, 2011 by Leave a Comment
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I hope you’re working on finding ways to avoid eating out that will work for your family. If so, I’m guessing you’re doing a bit of freezer cooking/double batch cooking and perhaps being a bit more intentional with eating leftovers. Do you have good storage containers to use? I keep an assortment of butter and sour cream tubs, as well as various other smaller containers, on hand for storage. These don’t work real great for freezing though. If you’re freezing {Read More}