Summer is my favorite time of year. For that reason, we are very active, and it can be expensive. I have found three summer ideas that are fun, on a shoestring budget. The top criteria for an activity to qualify for a shoestring budget is one, to be fun, and two free, or inexpensive. In…
We have not traveled on Spring Break in several years’. One reason is the crowds, and another reason is the expense. Traveling at peak times is too expensive for our family. We homeschool, and it is easier for us to travel off season and get better hotel rates. Gas is sometimes cheaper too. Spring break…
Winter is a hard time for most kids. Use indoor winter activities to use up extra energy. Kids need indoor winter activities. Make a list of fun new ideas to try from the list below. Try to use one new winter activity each day. Indoor activities on a shoestring was inspired from my lack of…
Holiday decorations on a shoestring have become a way for me to re-purpose our “stuff”. Saving money on all occasions and fronts is important right now. buying more Christmas decorations is money that doesn’t need to be spent. Each year I save all of my holiday decorations and store them in bins. That is one…
Homeschooling three boys is no easy task, and the fact that one is a preschooler makes it tricky. Why is it tricky? Because he does NOT have a long attention span. Not that any of the others’ have a super long span but his is shorter due to his age. I know now to homeschool…
Easy homeschool spelling games are fun, help with learning and teach spelling. This subject is important for reading, comprehension, writing, and knowledge of reference books. I think because I was such an avid reader when I was growing up it helped with my spelling. The more I could spell, the more I read.Learning to spell…
Teen homeschooling is easier than it sounds. My actual first experience of homeschooling was when my oldest son started middle school. It was his 7th grade year, and a lot of the teachers told me that we would quit before high school. At first, this alarmed me. I thought “how can it be that hard?”…
Planning, organizing, pretty pictures and nice neat homeschool rooms are not realistic when teaching boys. Take the chairs out of your homeschool room because they like to stand. Don’t label and organize each book on the shelf. They don’t care how it goes back. Don’t plan out the day minute by minute, have a general…
Simple ways to start a frugal home
Keeping our homes clean is a job that never quits. Over the past year I have developed a few challenges that motivate me to get this work done. A cleaning challenge has been one of the best ways for me to meet my daily goals. Since I am a homeschool mom to my boys’ and…
Among the many places in a home that is used, bathrooms are a close second. In my time of raising a family one of the best ways to keep a bathroom stocked is to keep inventory. Several methods have progressed and faltered in my journey to make sure their is plenty of toilet paper and…
Best Ways to Stock Food in an Emergency Surely, one of the best ways is to choose foods that will last, and with a longer expiration. Purchasing nuts, granola bars and canned foods that will last at least a year should be in the plan. Utilizing a longer term food will provide peace of mind….
Dabbling in the investment world doesn’t seem like a very frugal mom minded activity. As a frugal mom the idea sounded very scary. Right now the stock market is in a precarious state and the future doesn’t look stable. In addition to all of the scary parts of investing right now, as a frugal minded…
I have been using cloth diapers in our frugal home since I discovered them with my third child. For him, I even used them at night. They did not work as well, but I also did not use the new button or velcro. The plastic cover was all I could afford as a frugal home…
Creative Income Creative moms can turn their gifts into an income source. Besides Etsy which is a great place to start a store and bring in a residual income, there are other opportunities. Another big online name is Teachers Pay Teachers. Both of these online avenues are available to start up stores, promote and create…
Making some extra money for summer comes naturally for frugal moms. As we declutter our homes, there are ways to make money with excess. Extra income never hurts anyone. Frugal moms are already busy with budgeting, saving and finding ways to have fun on a dime without expense. Garage Sales There are some very easy…
