As part of our menu planning tips for your own financial freedom, I wanted to include these tips for stretching meats farther in your meals. Often the most popular question asked regarding grocery budgeting is how to save money on meat. This is especially a big deal for those who are more of a, “meat…
How to Become a Minimalist With a Family
In our article How to Become a Minimalist, we focused on the basic steps to becoming a minimalist. However, becoming a minimalist family is a whole other dilemma. This was not a difficult transition for my husband and I because we both came from frugal backgrounds. We were stuck in the rut of keeping up, trying…
Ways To Make Leftovers Go Farther: Spending Freeze Challenge (Day 4) #SpendingFreezeDFS
These Ways To Make Leftovers Go Farther are ideal for when you are on the last few days or weeks of your monthly grocery budget, or when you are choosing to follow our financial freedom plan and utilize a spending freeze. We’ve taught you multiple methods of saving money and how to become a minimalist to…
LeapFrog Epic Tablet is Truly Epic #LeapFrogMom
Blogger was compensated in free products. However, this review reflects my own honest opinions. LeapFrog once again brought us Christmas early, only in September this time with these three amazing products. These were perfect for our older son and our toddler. The LeapFrog Epic tablet was obviously opened first, and if you didn’t get a…
Get Your Flu Shots at CVS MinuteClinic + Twitter Chat #NoTimeforFlu #ad
This post has been compensated by the advertiser. All information provided by the advertiser. It’s flu season again and my sixteen-month-old as already had Hand, Foot, & Mouth Disease this year. He doesn’t even go to a daycare, however, his sibling and both parents are in schools every day. He is scheduled for his flu…
How to Do Halloween on a Budget
Halloween is almost here and so is the temptation to spend. Costumes, candy, and spooky items line the shelves of our local big box stores, and everyone has the temptation to go on a spending binge. I know in our own family we have always been lucky at this holiday, because our son is terrified…
Debt Payoff Update for September 2015
In our Debt Payoff Update for August post we talked about how hard it is to come off the high of paying off all non-mortgage related debt, because saving for a car and paying off your mortgage early is obviously the next step that most people take. However, we talked about having grit, and pushing through those feelings…
Healthy Cheap Meals From Your Pantry For Lunch: Spending Freeze Challenge (Day 3) #spendingfreezedfs
It may seem daunting, but you can easily prepare healthy cheap meals from your pantry for lunch when you utilize some of our basic tips. As your family utilizes our financial freedom plan, and other resources to become debt free you will find your grocery budget is a huge place to save money. The tips…
The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show On Netflix Oct 9
I grew up with the Rocky and Bullwinkle Show, and adored many of their characters. As a kid, I never missed an episode! Then as an adult, I was very skeptical when my beloved Mr. Peabody and Sherman became a movie in 2014… but… I LOVED IT. My highly-critical 10-year old daughter, LOVED IT TOO! The…
Disney Tomorrowland Exclusive Interview w/Rising Stars #TomorrowlandBloggers and #AladdinBloggers
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Inexpensive Dinner Ideas From Your Pantry Stock: Spending Freeze Challenge (Day 2)
Welcome to Day 2 of our 31 Day Spending Freeze Challenge. We will be starting the first week discussing ways to save with your meal planning. These Inexpensive Dinner Ideas From Pantry Stock are the perfect solution to your grocery budget woes. Utilizing our tips for couponing to save on your groceries will help keep…
How to Have a Party For Less at the Dollar Store
I love to have get-togethers, “shindigz” as we call them here, and parties. However, I don’t like the price that goes with them sometimes when I’m trying to live on a budget. If you read our article on 15 Things You Should Be Buying From The Dollar Store, you will know how much I love…
Spending Freeze Challenge (Day 1): Welcome & Basics
We are so excited that the first day of our 31 Day Spending Freeze Challenge is finally here. We will have a weekly focus for each of the four weeks of the challenge. They will be meal planning, budgeting, organizing, and frugal living. Some of the days you will have homework or tasks to…
Disney Movies Anywhere Rescued Me! #TomorrowlandBloggers #AladdinBloggers
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