Frugal Preschool Fun

October 31, 2008 · Filed Under Frugal Parenting, Preschool Lesson Plans & Themes · 1 Comment 

Do you want to get your kids ready for Kindergarten, but don’t want to spend a lot of money doing it? My husband and I have five kids and we have been through preschool 4 times now. We have a lot of experience in teaching little ones and saving a buck at the same time. […]

Organizing for the Holidays- Save time and money

October 30, 2008 · Filed Under Cheap Holiday Ideas · Comments Off on Organizing for the Holidays- Save time and money 

The holiday season can be a stressful and chaotic time for any family.  There are so many additional obligations and tasks to complete with no extra hours added to the day. If we allow ourselves to be caught without a plan from October to January, we will face a new year deeper in debt, exhausted […]

Budget Friendly Birthday Parties

October 29, 2008 · Filed Under Cheap Parties, Frugal Parenting · Comments Off on Budget Friendly Birthday Parties 

I love birthdays! When my birthday rolls around each year, I get just as excited as my kids get on their birthdays!  The only problem is that birthday celebrations can be expensive. More than just presents, birthday parties include food, decorations, and favors for the guests which can really add up. I would like to […]

A Sweet Smelling Bargin

October 29, 2008 · Filed Under Cheap Holiday Ideas · Comments Off on A Sweet Smelling Bargin 

When Fall comes around each year, it brings the yummy smells of orange, cinnamon, pumpkin, and cloves. I like to have my home smell nice during the season. I also love candles, but the cost can really add up.  If you don’t have enough money to go out and purchase one of those expensive designer candles, I have some great ideas […]

Be Creative With Halloween Decorations!

October 22, 2008 · Filed Under Being Frugal, Cheap Holiday Ideas · Comments Off on Be Creative With Halloween Decorations! 

by Jill Cooper http://www.LivingOnADime.com/ I just stepped outside and took a deep breath and then another one and another one. No I don’t have a breathing problem or anything. It’s just that for the first time in months, I don’t feel like I’m breathing in an aquarium. The air is crisp and cool and that […]

To Roast or Not to Roast!

October 22, 2008 · Filed Under Frugal Meals · Comments Off on To Roast or Not to Roast! 

By Tawra Kellam http://www.LivingOnADime.com/ Peter Piper Picked a Profoundly Plump Pumpkin — Now What does he do with it? Every fall I get many questions about what to do with pumpkins. Many people find curious fascination in imagining what it would be like to grow these versatile little gems, as if growing something that produces […]

Frighteningly Frugal Fun!

October 22, 2008 · Filed Under Being Frugal, Cheap Holiday Ideas · Comments Off on Frighteningly Frugal Fun! 

By Tawra Kellam http://www.LivingOnADime.com/ The average American family spends over $100 per year on Halloween goodies. As your kids drag you through aisles full of ghosts and goblins, the scariest thing about Halloween is threatening to leave bite marks in your pocketbook. No wonder so many moms flee screaming from the store… It can be […]

Acres of Apples, Frugal to the Core

October 22, 2008 · Filed Under Frugal Meals · Comments Off on Acres of Apples, Frugal to the Core 

By Jill Cooper http://www.LivingOnADime.com/ I’ve always dreamed of having an apple tree in my back yard. You know the old saying, “Be careful what you wish for?” Now that I actually have my own apple tree, I stand in my yard watching the apples piling up around me thinking, “Oh no — What do I […]

Surviving and Saving When You’re Sick

October 22, 2008 · Filed Under Being Frugal · Comments Off on Surviving and Saving When You’re Sick 

by Tawra Kellam http://www.LivingOnADime.com/ My husband and I paid off $20,000 in debt and medical bills in five years on $22,000 per year averaged income, and I am disabled with Fibromyalgia and ME/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. Here are some of the ways we lived frugally and made it work: #1 Keep meals simple. Try any of […]

Popsicle Paradise!

October 22, 2008 · Filed Under Frugal Meals · Comments Off on Popsicle Paradise! 

By Jill Cooper and Tawra Kellam http://www.LivingOnADime.com/ Remember when you used to sit on your front steps on a hot summer day eating a popsicle? It was usually red or purple and on special occasions you got a fudgesicle. Remember how you tried to lick the drips faster than the sun could melt them? Sometimes […]

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