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Money is a huge part of our lives. Here you’ll find information on the everyday things that affect family finance.

Whether it is affording a pet, coming up with inexpensive date night ideas, to meal planning, handling a tax refund or employee benefits, you’ll find it here.

Affordable Eco-Friendly Products That Save You Money

Whether it’s Earth Day or just dealing with all the trash everywhere, you might be like us and are wondering about ways to generate less waste. But does that mean you need to invest in expensive high-end products to have an eco-friendly home? It’s not too surprising that most sustainable products …

Simple Reasons You Should Use Reusable Shopping Bags

Driving down the highway or even walking around town, it’s hard to not notice plastic bags snagged on weeds or littering the streets and alleyways. The question soon goes from “why don’t people pick up their trash?” to “why is there so much garbage?” If you live somewhere that doesn’t have a …

Vegetable Smoothies You’ll Actually Want to Drink

“Eat your veggies!” said every mom ever. We know that we’re supposed to eat our veggies. But do we really eat enough? If not, vegetable smoothies may be your answer! Sure, we might have a small side of vegetables at dinner, and maybe a trace of veggies in that burrito we had for lunch. …

Frugal Fitness: How to Build a Budget-Friendly Home Gym

Years ago, we had a gym membership. We did actually use it - for about a year. It was great. We were getting into good shape, lifting heavy(ish) and doing well. After the first year, between a move and annual fees increasing (surprise!), we decided to start putting together our own …

2018 End of Year Wrap-Up

Happy New Year! I waved a hearty good-bye to 2018. The news cycle has been a bit anxiety inducing and kids have kept us busy. This last quarter we wrapped up cross-country and fall soccer. We still have futsal, piano, tae kwon do, and math club keeping us busy this winter. With any luck, …

How to Manage Your Money as a Stay-At-Home Mom

A lot of women fall into the stereotype of caring for others first and themselves last. Some women let this go as far as ceding control of the household finances to their spouse and not worrying about their own situation. It doesn’t matter if you aren’t the breadwinner and have a single income …

The Best DIY Gift Basket Ideas for Any Occasion

Gift baskets are fun to receive and make a nice change of pace when coming up with gift giving ideas. The thing I like most about gift baskets is they make a memorable gift for any occasion. The gifts can be themed and customized for each person and you can make it as frugal or lavish as you …

17 Simple Gifts Kids Can Make

If you have young kids, they probably love getting gifts. But how about giving? Kids actually love to make and give gifts.The best part of DIY gifts is they are usually very budget-friendly. And in these cases, they are gifts that friends, parents, grandparents, teachers, and neighbors will enjoy …

Thanksgiving Leftovers: Recipes to Savor and Save

Do you love Thanksgiving (and maybe Christmas and other holiday dinners) as much as I do? You know, when you get two turkeys just because it was on sale and you loooove the taste? Or, you often end up at a potluck for Thanksgiving dinner and then end up making another, scaled back, Thanksgiving …

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