Here's a simple and frugal outdoor Halloween decoration. Pick up a few extra jack-o-lantern trick-or-treat buckets from the dollar store. Cut a hole in the bottom of each. Then, stick your solar yard lights inside and plant them back into the … [Read more...]
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Kids Halloween Craft: No-Carve Pumpkins
If your kids are too young to get real joy out of gutting a pumpkin (or if you don’t want to do it yourself and can’t trust them with a knife…) here are some alternative ideas. Fingerpainted Pumpkins. Believe it or not, this actually worked really … [Read more...]
Spoooooky! Mummy Halloween Pumpkin
Spoooooky! Mummy Halloween Pumpkin White pumpkins present entirely different options when it comes to creating Halloween Jack 'O Lanterns. This one looks like a mummy, and uses nothing more than some toilet paper, some sticks for arms, and large … [Read more...]
How to Create a Grocery Price Book
Create a Price Book to Track Grocery Prices What exactly is a price book? It’s a tool used to track prices of things you commonly purchase (typically groceries - but this can extend to clothing or other things as well) at various stores and … [Read more...]
Kids and Money: Spend, Save, Share
Kids and Money: Spend, Save, Share For kids old enough for an allowance, dividing their money three ways is a method that enforces the value of saving and sharing, as well as the fun of spending. We've been using this method for many years, … [Read more...]
Frugal Staycation and Daytrip Ideas
Frugal Staycation and Daytrip Ideas With any vacation, it’s not so much the state you’re in as it is the state of mind that you’re in that makes a difference. Even if you're short on cash this summer, you can create the feeling that you’ve gotten … [Read more...]