Using simple strategies to teach kids how to budget will guide them into adulthood making good financial decisions. Many traps lay ahead for them as they grow up with all of the consumerism that exists. I can vow to that, because I used to fall for the traps. Spending here and there adds up, and…
Frugal family guide to repurpose blue jeans
Every year for fifteen years now I have planned a fun advent for our family. As my children age though, they like to help plan it more and more. Now, we all sit down for a family meeting and hammer out the December bucket list. After that, I write it up on the calendar with…
Well, Thanksgiving has come and went. Using our frugal homemaker holiday planning guide tips will be useful this season. “Why” you say? Four weeks to Christmas. Yikes! That is what I thought too. I just grabbed my holiday planner over the weekend to see what I needed to update, change, or take out. This year…
Boys….they really do learn differently than girls. I do not have any girls, but as a child my activities were very different than what my boys do. Sitting in school and listening was easy, and I did not have to fidget. At all. If my teacher told me to stop talking, that is what I…
This last weekend we spent some time school shopping. It is still summer and we have a lot of our summer clothes so back to school shopping for clothes is very minimal. I choose to wait for a sale in the fall to get winter clothes that they may not have from the previous year….
Frugal wisdom thoughts from a veteran homeschool mom. I have now been homeschooling for 15 years. Homeschooling is my calling. It has evolved from when we first started. Homeschool meant the mom sits down each day and teaches her children. Now, there are so many academies that are opening up it doesn’t seem like homeschool…
Planning is great. Matter of fact I plan almost everything. Being prepared is very important, but so is being flexible. Sometimes as parents we have a vision, but our children do not have the same vision. They quickly go a different direction and off the course of the plan. For a mom like me that…
*******This post does have affiliate links that support my family should you choose to use them. Weekend activities for our family of five get expensive. Right now we want to teach our kids how to have fun without spending money. It is easy to get caught up in the money traps of fun activities. Trampoline…
****Amazon links inside post. Frugal moms can make extra money this summer with a great side hustle. Not only that, but with these side hustles the kids’ can be involved! 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,…
Creative Income Streams Creative frugal 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…
In America, almost every family is trying to figure out how to lower laundry costs. Nobody thinks of doing fewer loads because that would cause a buildup. Laundry is a daily chore just like doing the dishes. Each chore has its time during the day to complete. If you do one load of dishes a…
Not every family eats leftovers. Ok, for me this was an astounding fact. I thought that leftovers were just a natural given for every family. Then I went to visit my friend and they do not eat leftovers. Eating leftovers saves so much money. Let me show you how: If the average…
Starting a frugal moms grocery delivery service has never been easier. Now is the best time to get started in this up and coming new market. People are busy and have no time for grocery shopping. Starting this new service as second income, or growth into a larger business is up to how much time…
Frugal home laundry tips is a stepping stone to ways that laundry saves us money. Laundry is a chore, but if done well the savings adds up. Everyone has laundry everyday. We have more laundry than mother’s of the past. We are blessed as a nation in many ways with the ability to go buy…
Frugal home cloth diaper cleaners are better for baby because of the all natural recipe. I have made our laundry detergent for almost 12 years now. Prior to that I used a store bought laundry soap. When I became an informed consumer and found out all of the chemicals they were placing in our…