
It’s near the beginning of school for many of us which means teachers are gearing up and getting ready for their new class. Often times these teachers are left spending their free time and going above and beyond to help their students learn and grow. Start the school year off right be sending a little thank you for all they do! Here are some simple yet useful things you can send with your kids.

There is nothing like the chaos of back to school to give us a reminder that we need to get more organized. Am I right? I swear when back to school comes around I am always feeling like I just don’t know which end is up. Between shopping for all of the clothing and supplies they need, filling out all of the necessary paperwork and trying to figure out how to make everyone’s upcoming schedules work together, there’s a lot.

Are you trying to tighten up your budget and save? It seems with a swipe of a card all your money just disappears but when you start tracking where your money is going you get better insight. So what do you start cutting back on to save money? Here are the first things you should cut out of your budget and stop spending money on.

For most of us school will be starting soon if it hasn’t already! That means we’re getting all our i’s dotted and t’s crossed to make the process go smoothly. For us that means getting our school lunches ready and ideas listed. This year I have three that will be at school for lunch so we’re going to try something a little different. I’ll have the school lunch menu printed and we’ll circle the lunches they want to eat there. This way we know which days we need to make lunch before they head out the door.

Mornings mean that you have a brand new opportunity! That’s right. It’s a brand new day and it’s up to us to choose to have a positive attitude to help our day go more smoothly. Sometimes though, it’s hard to shake off the groggy exhaustion in an effort to be positive and pleasant.

With the state of the world these days, it’s always a good idea for us to conserve anywhere we can. That means conserving money, conserving power, conserving water, etc. Today let’s talk about how we can conserve water!

Although many of us forget to do so, taking good care of yourself is very important. Taking care of yourself is more than just eating right and exercising. It also means getting enough sleep and allowing yourself to take time outs when you need it.

Are you trying to move your body more? Trying to get in shape and get yourself healthy? Did you know that you can do this without a costly gym membership? It’s true! Gym memberships costs so much money, plus you typically have to sign on for a specified length of time, so even if you stop working out, you are still paying for it each month.

The price of groceries is absolutely out of control right now. My family had a pretty rough June and I absolutely failed at budgeting, meal prep and meal planning. When it was all said and done I looked back at my expenses and I paid almost $1500 at the grocery store in June for my family of 5! We didn’t even get anything too out of the ordinary!

Okay guys, this is one of the best times of the year to grab your school supplies, craft supplies or office supplies. Since we’re already starting to see back to school deals going, I thought it would be good to give you a list of price points you want to look for when shopping. There are SO many “deals” popping up, I wanted to make sure you guys know when it really is a deal and when it’s not so you can save! So check out these prices and keep them in mind (or even print this list out) when shopping Back to School!