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Keeping the Kitchen Clean with Mean Green

September 29, 2018 By Laura Leave a Comment

Keeping the Kitchen Clean with Mean Green

This may come as a shock, but my kitchen gets pretty messy. All four kids like to cook…and so does my husband…and so, sometimes, do I. The kids are also at a point where they get their own lunches and snacks and other food. So – lots of opportunities for jam and peanut butter and […]

Filed Under: frugal living Tagged With: cleaning, dessert, recipe

The Best Apps for Back to School Shopping

August 10, 2016 By Laura Leave a Comment

The Best Apps for Back to School Shopping

I just took the kids back to school shopping. Oh. My. Goodness. All four of our kids are in school now, and our school asks that we supply everything from 60 pencils per kid to markers and folders and reams of paper to Kleenex and paper towels. Times four. So I need to save money […]

Filed Under: frugal living, Kids' activities Tagged With: autumn, back to school, fall, kids, kids activities

How Meal Planning Saves Me Money and Saves My Sanity

August 8, 2016 By Laura Leave a Comment

How Meal Planning Saves Me Money and Saves My Sanity

I can’t believe the kids are already headed back to school! I’m pretty sure I say this every summer, but wow, that went fast. So I’m getting all our back to school stuff ready — clothes shopping, and school supply shopping, and grocery shopping for lunches and dinners and snacks. I’ve noticed that meal planning […]

Filed Under: frugal living, recipes Tagged With: autumn, back to school, dinner, fall, frugal living, slow cooker recipe

Easy Ways to Save Money in the Kitchen

June 23, 2016 By Laura Leave a Comment

Easy Ways to Save Money in the Kitchen

I like saving money. I’m getting better at it — I used to be bad at couponing and watching for sales and things like that, but now that almost everything is on my phone, it’s easy and fast to save money at the store. And I’m finding that kitchen savings are one of the biggest […]

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Museums, Plays and Concerts (5 Ways to Take the Kids for Cheap)

February 2, 2016 By Laura 6 Comments

Museums, Plays and Concerts (5 Ways to Take the Kids for Cheap)

I love going to the theater. I went through a long dry spell when the kids were babies and toddlers, because it’s so expensive, and you have to plan pretty far ahead of time — hire a sitter, buy tickets, all that stuff. But they’re getting older now, and I’m starting to take them with […]

Filed Under: frugal living, Kids' activities Tagged With: frugal living, museums, save money

5 Ways to Go Green This Summer

May 28, 2015 By Laura 1 Comment

5 Ways to Go Green This Summer

Over the past few years, I’ve been looking at how we operate as a family. What we eat, what we buy, what we throw out. And while we’re not 100% clean eaters, and don’t make all our own clothes, or use only public transportation, we do try to be mindful and go green where we […]

Filed Under: frugal living, gardening Tagged With: frugal living, green living, kids and nature

10 Reasons to Buy Extra Back to School Supplies

July 24, 2014 By Laura 5 Comments

10 Reasons to Buy Extra Back to School Supplies

So we just got back from two weeks at the lake and it feels like summer is finally underway and we’re kicking back, reading, chilling, in our groove…and all the stores have the hangy cardboard pencil decoration-thingys up and the back to school sales already. I’m so not ready for this. On the plus side, the […]

Filed Under: frugal living Tagged With: back to school, kids, kids activities, school

Save on Groceries With Ikonomo

March 6, 2014 By Laura 1 Comment

This is a sponsored post. Yesterday was circular day, which means my mudroom counter was covered in this. There are two main ways to save money on groceries — coupons, and price comparisons between grocery stores. I went through a period of time when, every Sunday night, I’d sit down with the weekly circulars and […]

Filed Under: frugal living Tagged With: coupons, groceries, grocery shopping

10 Ways to Save on Groceries (Without Using Coupons)

November 1, 2013 By Laura 3 Comments

As a family of six, I’ve always been conscious of our grocery budget. And as our oldest boy approaches pre-teen-hood — he’s starting to pack it away, man. He’s stick-thin and eats like a horse and there are three more after him. If he gets an unlimited meal plan, we may actually save money when […]

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Chores with MyJobChart

September 12, 2013 By Laura Leave a Comment

This post contains affiliate links. All opinions are, of course, my own. Because why would I waste my time trying to get you to buy something dumb? We’d both hate that. MyJobChart.com I have struggled for several years now with getting the kids to do chores. Do I make them? Do I pay them for […]

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