16 Father’s Day Crafts for Kids is full of great ideas to make for dad. Dads hold a special place in each child’s heart. Dads are strong, assertive and sometimes stern. Dad’s are also loving, kind, and mentors for the next generation. Fathers’ Day is a time that we honor Dad’s. Who loves to give…
Family
Pool Noodle Activities on a Shoestring Budget
Pool noodles are so inexpensive, and are great for a shoestring budget. Stocking up for the summer at the Dollar Tree only cost me a little over twenty dollars. Slightly more than last summer, but still affordable. Over the years’ they have been swords, floating devices and many other necessary supplies for games. Pool noodles…
Shoestring Budget Bucket List For Kids
***This post does have affiliate links that will support my family if you so decide to use them. Spring is here, and we are ready to have fun on a shoestring budget. If you are like us with multiple kids activities can get expensive. They don’t have to be this year! Trying something new to…
Hiking on a Shoestring Budget with Kids
We love to go hiking. Hiking stays in the boundary of the frugal shoestring budget. it doesn’t cost anything but a park entry fee. Every year we used to go hiking with our kids. I have always taken my children to the woods. There is something so peaceful in nature. If I am stressed, a…
Homeschooling
Homeschool Science Tips For Boys
Curriculum purchased for homeschool can be very expensive. Homeschool Science Frugal Living Style is tips on how to do your own science curriculum with minimal cost to the family budget. There are ways to save money and not cut out science or just read. I have never really been big on science. Maybe it comes from…
Homeschool Preschool Letter H Activities
Homeschool Preschool alphabet activities is a time that I remember week. Just recently I have put up some of my early learning tools. Not all of them because as we continue to read and work through phonics they play a part in words. Games, snacks, reading and fun are prerequisites in the preschool years’. For…
Homeschool Sibling Helpers from Toddlers to Teens
We have been homeschooling for over twelve years now and I have learned to utilize all of my learners. From tots to teens we all pitch in to make our homeschool days flow more cohesively. My second oldest is now almost 15. When he was younger, his job for 30 minutes a day was to…
How to Add Generosity Into Your Homeschool Family
**Compensation was received for this post, but all opinions are my own. Many years ago when my children were small, I had a list of character traits of generosity that I wanted them to have as they grew. Manners, joy, kindness, happiness, and generosity were on my list. Well, like most busy homeschool family ideas,…
Homemaking
Frugal Homemaker Tips For Weekly Grocery Deals
Right now all of us are in the same frugal homemaker boat for grocery costs. Nothing is cheap and deals are hard to come by. All of the deals are still above what we paid a few years’ ago. The budget pinch is real and no one is escaping it. Grocery staples are so expensive…
5 Tips On Saving Money With A New Baby
Our family added our fourth baby ten years ago. Saving money was very important then as it is now. We are still a one income family. Having a baby does not have to be expensive. I think we MAKE it expensive with all of the new furniture, blankets, room decorations, etc. To me, it…
Frugal Home Menu Planning Tips
Frugal home menu plans are more important now than ever. Food prices are sky high and the amount that you get for what is in your budget hardly gets your family fed. I understand. For weeks, and months I have been trying to cut things out of our budget to keep it lowered. Starting at…
Frugal Home Management System for Moms
Frugal home management system for moms is imperative to help run the home smoothly. Routines, schedules, menu plans, cleaning days, office days and duties that go with each of those keep the household moving. Since I have had my second child my home management system has evolved. Each year it changes, and I adjust to…
Lifestyle
Why Make Your Own Frugal Home Toilet Bowl Cleaner?
When my children were born, we went down to one income. I wanted to stay home, so that meant our home became a very frugal home. What that meant was I had to pare down my spending in many areas. The grocery budget was the first place I started. One way that I found to…
Frugal Summer Camping Hacks for Moms
Summer camping was always the trip I looked forward to as a child. Our family did not have a lot of money for expensive vacations so we went camping. Frugal camping trips hold the best memories that we all talk about at get togethers. Creating the same frugal camping experience for my kids is important….
Frugal Family Summer Money Management Challenges
Setting up a frugal family summer money management challenge is a fun way to get kids involved with money. Earning it, spending it, and giving it. Learning to be good stewards of money is important. As they grow older the credit card companies are shiny objects that can lead to substantial debt. We are avid…
Frugal Mom Diaper Pail Cleaning Tips
Unscented Baking Soda For many years on my journey to become a frugal mom, I have used baking soda in the bottom of my trash cans as a deodorizer. This multi purpose, affordable product is a must have for deodorizing. I buy a large bag at Sam’s, and it lasts for months. When my children…