Frugal Moms – give this list to anyone planning on getting you gifts for Christmas! Or use it as a starter list for yourself. These are some ideas for gifts that have long-lasting or money-saving value. Here are six, in order from cheapest to most expensive: 1. Free night of babysitting. Moms (and dads) NEED this. […]
Black Friday! Flip Thanksgiving to snag the early deals
I am NOT impressed that the “Black Friday” deals are starting as early as 8pm on Thanksgiving this year. In the last couple years we’ve seen the 5am Black Friday openers turn into 4am, then 3am, then midnight. Now the big box stores are opening on Thanksgiving in the evening while we otherwise would all lay around, stuffed […]
Christmas & Holiday Budgeting
Especially for Families with Kids! Christmas has had a way of overwhelming our family with expenses that we forget about each year until that inevitable “Oh yeah – I wanted to get that gift for that person, too…” memory surfaces, or those great Black Friday deals that make me rush out to stock up on […]
A Frugal Christmas
My Childhood Christmas I have to admit that growing up, Christmas was HUGE in my family. And as an only child, my parents wanted to make it very special for me, so in addition to our special traditions of decorating the tree and baking cookies with Christmas records playing (they still play records), going to […]
Christmas is Coming!
Yes, it’s coming. The snow has begun to fall. The radio stations 102.9 and 108 are playing Christmas music already (are they earlier this year?) The stores are also playing Christmas music and are all decorated already. I guess if sales have been plummeting due to the economy, if I owned a store I would go all out […]
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