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Fun Food Ideas for St. Patrick’s Day

St. Patrick’s Day is on Sunday and my kids are so excited. Besides wearing green, we don’t do much else to celebrate this day. This year I thought it would be fun to have some St. Patrick’s Day foods throughout the day. That basically means food that is green…right? Here are a few fun ideas that you can do to make your day a little more festive…and green. READ MORE »

Simple St Patrick’s Day Scavenger Hunt!

My kids love St Patrick’s day but with it landing on a Sunday this year there’s not the fun of going to school in all your green! So I thought this year we’ll do a little something more than I usually do. I’ve put together this simple yet fun scavenger hunt for the kids. They’ll follow the clues and at the end of the hunt they’ll find their pot of gold with some fun simple “green” items. Here’s the clues you can print and use too! READ MORE »

How to find Cheap Last Minute Activities for Spring Break

So, your kids are just about to be off for Spring Break (or they already are?!)  What are you doing? Did you slack on planning any activities, or are you just too broke to look for something grand?  No worries! We can show you how to find cheap, last minute activities for Spring Break! READ MORE »

5 Tips to Throwing a Fantastic BBQ

I don’t even know if I can handle winter for the next week and a half, I am so over it!  How about you? In fact, the sun was shining here for a few hours yesterday and I tried to convince my husband to fire up the grill! Lol  I NEED my summer fun! READ MORE »

5 Tips for Saving Money on Your Monthly Utilities

 

How much do you pay for utitilities each month?  It seems like I am paying a fortune and I am tired of it!  This month alone I paid $60 to water, $350 to power and another $40 to garbage. For the purpose of this article, I am not even going to talk about the phone bill. The stupid thing is, I know how to get these bills down, I have just been really lazy about it lately.  That is changing now though! Here are my 5 tips for saving money on your monthly utilities that I plan to go back to ASAP, because I know they work. READ MORE »

5 Tips for Saving Money on Your Cell Phone Each Month

 

Remember back in the day when we had our home phone bill and that was it?  Those days are long past, my friends. Now we have cell phones, internet, and sometimes even a home phone (do you still have one?).  These can all get pretty pricey, but they don’t have to break the bank. I know for me the key was to get my cell phone bill under control in order to save money. If you are in the same boat, then here are 5 tips for saving money on your cell phone each month that will help  you get your budget under control: READ MORE »

Shamrock Lime Punch Recipe

It’s the month of green and leprechauns. My kids always look forward to St. Patrick’s Day and I honestly don’t know why. I’m not one to go all out for this holiday, I make it super simple. One thing I do like to do is have a few fun, different things we do that day. We eat Lucky Charms in the morning and then have some type of treat. I was looking at this yummy punch and I know my kiddos will love it. It’s simple and the perfect St. Patty’s Day surprise. READ MORE »

A Simple Easy Step By Step Guild To Making Your 72 Hour Kits!

Emergency preparedness seems to be a hot topic right now. With everything that’s been happening it’s a smart idea to have at least your 72 hour bags packed and ready to go. But what’s most important to put inside you might ask? Here’s a simple guide I’ve put together to get you started on the right foot. READ MORE »

Ridiculously easy ways you can save $50 this week

 

Could you use a little bit of extra cash right now? I kid I kid…we all need a little extra cash, am I right? READ MORE »

3 More Unique Ways I Will Save $1000+ This Year

Yesterday we talked a little bit about some unique ways that I plan to save big money this year (hey…to me, $1000 is big money).  Well, I wasn’t fully transparent with you, because I also have a couple of more things that I plan to do this year to save money. I am all about doing it in unique ways though, so I am sticking with that theme for this post.  So…without further ado, here are more unique ways I will save $1000 this year. READ MORE »

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