What is a Spending Freeze? What is a spending freeze? To put it simply: no more unnecessary spending. You’re not allowed to spend money on anything but necessities. Use up the food you have in your cupboards. Your grocery budget is now limited to … [Read more...]
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Frugal Foreigner: Intro to India
We are moving to India in four days! If you’ve heard that rumor, it’s true (finally). I will be documenting the experience here on the Mommysavers blog, from the perspective of both a Mommy and a Saver. What frugal tips can I learn from Indian … [Read more...]
How to Make Charitable Giving a Priority
Giving to those less fortunate is a great way to help you feel even more blessed this holiday season. At a time when kids have presents on the brain, helping those in need is a great way to teach them that it’s more important to give than to … [Read more...]
Reading, Recycling, and Rainbows = Frugal Fun for Little Ones!
To help instill the love of learning in my daughter, I try to add arts and crafts to our reading and math time. Here is a fun little craft that I did with her after reading The Rainbow Fish. (I originally saw the idea in Family Fun.) It uses old or … [Read more...]
Instant Bargains on Indy Style
Last Friday, I had the opportunity to appear as a guest on the Indy Style show in Indianapolis, Indiana as one of the final stops in my fall 2010 media tour. I had never been in Indianapolis before, and it was a much bigger, more cosmopolitan city … [Read more...]
Mommysavers on Daytime
Last Friday, I was in gorgeous Tampa, Florida to tape a segment featuring some of the tips from my Instant Bargains book for Daytime TV (check out their gorgeous set - I was taking decorating notes while there!). Hosts Cyndi and Dave were great as … [Read more...]