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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 […]

Filed Under: frugal living, Sponsored Tagged With: frugal living, kitchen, savings

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

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