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5 Birthday Party Ideas Your Kids Will Love

Birthday parties can get a little routine and dare I say, boring? My kids always want something different and unique, but I’m just not that creative every year! We’ve come up with 5 different ideas that aren’t your normal games/present and cake parties. This will keep the kids busy the whole time! READ MORE »

Watch Halloween Movies for FREE During the 31 Nights of Halloween! (Check Out the Complete Movie List Here)

Don’t you love Halloween movies? It makes this season a little more spooky and fun. We all need a good scare every once in a while right!? 😉 Freeform (formally ABC Family) offers 31 Nights of Halloween which means FREE Halloween movies to watch! This kicks off on Monday, October 1st this year and runs through Halloween, October 31st. You can also download the Freeform app for free. Here is the complete schedule, hopefully a few of your favorites will be featured! READ MORE »

The Baby Steps Explained

Are you working on your own debt free journey?  Are you doing your best to make your past bad financial decisions go away?  You have likely heard about Dave Ramsey and his “baby steps.” I am not affiliated with Dave Ramsey, but I am a fan of is and have been working on putting his principles to use with my own finances. READ MORE »

5 Side Hustle Ideas That Require No Start Up

Are you looking for ways to make more money outside of your regular job?  Or, are you a stay at home parent looking for ways that you can help contribute to the household budget?  Then you, my friend, need to start looking for your side hustle. A side hustle is an income source outside of what your normally do and can be incredibly lucrative, or, it can simply help you to boost your savings or help pay off debts.  It’s good though, when you can start these side hustles without putting out money in order to do so. READ MORE »

4 Reasons to Stop Keeping Up with the Joneses

Keeping up with the Joneses is a trap for many Americans.  It is what keeps many different families in debt. Worrying about having the nicest house, nicer cars and any and every other nice thing that you can just so you don’t feel like you are lesser than them. I’m a big believer in not caring too much about what others think of what I have, what I drive or where I live, but even I have found myself “keeping up with the Joneses” when it comes to my children.  When all of the other kids at school had brand new iPhone Xs, I decided to break down and get my daughter an iPhone (it was an SE, but still), I always make sure they have name brand clothes too (bought second hand typically) because truth be told, kids are mean to kids that don’t have nice clothes. I have always maintained that we don’t have to spend a lot to have the same nice things. That being said, I am realizing that although I don’t spend a lot on this, I am doing my kids a disservice by following this routine. There are plenty of reasons though to not live this lifestyle though and here’s why. READ MORE »

Start Now for a Frugal Christmas

As of the day of this post, Christmas is just 108 days.  108 days is not very long my friends, you need to start thinking about Christmas right now if you don’t want it to stretch your budget to an uncomfortable degree, I know I don’t at all! The trick is to start your Christmas shopping and saving right now to get the best savings out of your gift giving. READ MORE »

Top 10 Birthday Freebies You Need to Sign Up For

It was recently my birthday and there are SO many birthday freebies that it can almost get overwhelming. There are some birthday offers that really aren’t that great and you still end up spending more money than normal. I’ve decided to only use the top 10 that are actually worth my time and make me excited. I thought I would share them with you so you can sign up for them too! READ MORE »

Quick and Easy Dump Crock Pot Meals!

It’s soccer season and for us that means lots of game nights with little time to cook dinner and get it on the table. So I’ve thrown together some dump freezer meals! What is that you might ask? Basically, you take all of your ingredients and “dump” them into a Ziploc Gallon Bag and freeze them. Then when it is time, you can take all of the contents, throw it into the crock pot and cook. No effort on your part. And if you are doing it during the first few weeks after a new baby or your busy months, it’s easy enough that any member of your family can do it- so you don’t have to. So here are a few of our family’s favorite dump recipes. READ MORE »

How to Save on Halloween Decor

Yes, my friends, I am still focused on Halloween over here! I don’t know about you, but I am kind of over summer.  I am ready for cooler weather, sweaters, hoodies, boots and all things pumpkin! Also, of course, Halloween! That is why I am so focused on saving money on Halloween, because I like to get started early and I like to save money.   READ MORE »

How to Save on Halloween Costumes

I know we just talked about Halloween yesterday, so I figured we can chat about a couple more ways that we can save money on one of the most expensive holidays there are!  Did you know that the average family spends $100 or more on Halloween candy, costumes and decorations? I don’t know about you, but I still see $100 as being a lot of money.  A lot of money that can be used elsewhere. So, I am doing my best to get those numbers down, my friends! Get them down so low that you can completely enjoy Halloween without that ever lurking stressful feeling of having spent too much money. READ MORE »

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