Elf on the Shelf Names: 50 Ideas for Boys and Girls The Elf on the Shelf tradition can be seen everywhere online during the holiday season. From pictures your friends post on Facebook and Instagram to TV movies to gift box sets on the endcaps at … [Read more...]
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Kids and Cooking: Making Eating Healthy Frugal and FUN!
If feeding your children healthy foods on a budget seems next to impossible to you, you're not alone. Finding quality food at inexpensive prices (that kids will actually eat) seems to be a universal struggle with many moms. Sometimes making a game … [Read more...]
Stress Free Summer Activities
It’s summertime, school is out, and many families are at their wit’s end about how to fill three months of their children’s free time. Images of summertime are usually cast in a light of hot, lazy, relaxing days by a lake, but the reality for most … [Read more...]
Cheap Date Night Ideas: Entertainment on a Budget
Cheap Date Night Ideas For parents on a budget, “couple time” may be a thing of the past. These days, dinner and a movie can run as much as $100. It’s no wonder that thrifty parents often eliminate going out as a way of saving money. However, even … [Read more...]
Interviewing a Babysitter
When parents are interviewing a sitter for a babysitting job, there are certain questions that automatically become important, such as experience, location and more. There are other questions, however, that parents may overlook. The following is a … [Read more...]
Frugal Foreigner: The Gents Parlour
When we first moved to Bangalore, we drove by this place several times. I found it odd that a country with taboos around drinking and smoking would have a "Girl's Gents Parlour" so obviously labeled on such a busy road. Month's later, I … [Read more...]