Frugality

What I Would Feed my Family on a Monthly Budget of $250

January 23, 2012

I had way too much fun writing this post.
I hinted on Facebook last week that I was working on a post detailing what I would buy if I could only spend $250 a month for our family of 5 (we currently spend $450, although that does include some household goods/toiletries, which my $250 budget doesn't).
My [...]

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Basic Necessities for a New Baby

January 20, 2012

Written by Natalie Klejwa, Contributing Writer
I'm not a child expert or anything. I've had a few babies. I've learned over the years that there is a lot of paraphernalia out there you could purchase or register for to get ready for your new family member, but most of it is completely unnecessary and a total [...]

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Yes, You Can Stop Using Credit Cards!

January 19, 2012

Written by Kate Tietje, Contributing Writer
In the new year, one of the major resolutions a lot of people make (after losing weight) is getting out of debt.  A lot of families are reeling from their Christmas expenses -- I think I've read the average family spends over $2000 on Christmas each year! Much of that [...]

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Can Coupons Be Used Responsibly?

January 18, 2012

Written by Courtney, Contributing Writer
As mothers raising families in a tough economy, we are always looking for ways to save money and make our dollars stretch a little further. Since the beginning of time, mothers have learned to be wise stewards of the limited resources available to them. More recently, many have turned to coupons [...]

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Managing Life as a Work-at-Home Mom: How to Juggle It All, Part 2

January 16, 2012

Did you miss the first two posts in this series? Find them here and here. 
Let's continue on with the practical, shall we?
Making Work More Productive
Part of the balancing act is learning to work smarter, not harder. This includes developing the ability to see what doesn't need to be done, and not just learning to do [...]

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My New eBook- Plan It, Don’t Panic: Everything You Need to Successfully Create and Use a Meal Plan

January 12, 2012

Announcing my newest eBook... Plan It, Don't Panic: How to Successfully Create and Use a Meal Plan!

What if you could learn to meal plan in a way that helped you to eat better, while saving you money, time and stress?

After the huge success of the Plan It, Don't Panic Meal Planning Challenge that I ran [...]

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Book Review: The Money Saving Mom’s Budget (5 Copies to Win!)

January 10, 2012

If you want to learn something, one of the best ways is to learn from someone who has actually done it.
Do you want to learn to get your budget under control, cut your expenses drastically, simplify your life, and live both frugally and generously? My dear friend, Crystal Paine, is just the person to ask. Her story speaks for [...]

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Managing Life as a Work-at-Home Mom: How to Juggle It All, Part 1

January 9, 2012

As I shared last week, I think that working-at-home is an amazing and viable opportunity for many women who wish to (or need to) work but still want to remain at home with their children.
Today, I want to get really practical and start sharing some of the things you can do to really make it [...]

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5 Tips for Saving Money on Natural Skincare

January 6, 2012

Written by Stacy Karen, Contributing Writer
As we learn more about how our skin absorbs the products we slather on, it's only natural that we desire to use safe alternatives as part of our regular skin care routine.
If you’ve taken a peek at some of the organic/natural skin care products on the market, you already know [...]

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Managing Life as a Work-at-Home Mom

January 5, 2012

As someone who has a firm conviction that being home with my children and keeping my home is the best thing that I could possibly do in this season of life, I never really considered any sort of career or business work once that first sweet baby arrived.
Becoming a work-at-home mom was not part of [...]

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