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 Games for Latin
Latin is not an easy language to learn. It is an older language, but not a dying language. Homeschool games has made learning the basics of Latin much easier. For instance, I made up a tic tac toe game and the kids loved it. After that, the next week they were using Latin in conversation…..correctly….
35 Boredom Busters For Kids On Spring Break
Bored children can make mothers’ cringe, and to me that means constantly trying to entertain them. I put together this list of spring break fun to help any mother creating a bucket list for this break. We will have time each day for a fun, spring break activity, work/chores, and quiet time so that…
Easy Ways to Homeschool In The Summer
Homeschooling in the summer is really relaxed. Summer lessons are the majority of hands-on science that we did not finish, piano, nature days, foreign language and finishing up leftover curriculum. There are several easy ways to homeschool in the summer. Since I started trying to maintain about 2 hours per day in “summer school” our lessons…
What I Learned At The Cincinnati Homeschool Conference
This past weekend was the event that my entire family looks forward to…..Homeschool Convention! I know it is crazy but every year when it gets close we all get super excited. For my husband and I, we love the classes and picking out curriculum, and the kids love the food, hotel room, freedom, lack of schedule…
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
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 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…
Frugal Home Living
Frugal home living gives a satisfaction of achievement. This achievement came from the challenge to find savings in everyday life. Living frugally is a choice. Choices are not always fun or easy, but either way, we have to make them. Frugal home living puts every purchase in the home for anything or anyone under scrutiny….
Ultimate Guide To A Frugal Homemaker Saving System
Setting up a frugal homemaker cleaning system is not expensive. None of the fancy gadgets are necessary and thousands do not have to be spent on a maid service. Some years’ ago I owned a residential cleaning service. From this experience derived the knowledge of a cleaning system. Expensive cleaners aren’t part of the program…