7 No-Fail Ways to Save Money in 2024 Inflation has hit many Americans hard—including us. There has been an increase in insurance premiums (health, dental, auto, and home), groceries are more expensive, clothing costs more, and I’ve noticed skyrocketing prices on services. Here are some tips to help you combat inflation and higher prices in …
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Here Are 7 Tips to Making an Inexpensive Charcuterie Board. The holidays are upon us and that typically means a lot of gatherings and not a lot of extra cash. Whether it’s a formal gathering or a fall evening with a few friends, charcuterie boards make a great statement appetizer. Using these 7 tips will …
Universal Studios Orlando in 1 Day—How to Get your Must-Do’s done in one day in the park without paying for a fast pass. At 1 p.m. at Universal Studios Orlando, Florida my daughter and I had done everything on our must-do list. This allowed us 8 hours of extra time to re-ride rides, ride other …
How to Make Flower Arrangements From Discounted Flowers I like to throw parties and for many of those parties, I arrange flowers for decoration. I also love to make bouquets of flower arrangements for friends and family. That said, I don’t like to buy flowers at full price. I usually make the bouquets for much, …
Making Money as a Stay-at-Home Mom Series: Tutoring If you are new to this series, I interview stay-at-home moms who have children living at home and who make money by doing different things. This is an interview that I had with a stay-at-home mom who I’ve known for over 35 years now. She’s an excellent …
These are 12 Free Things to Do in Kauai for Families with Young Children We took our family, including four kids under 9 years old to Kauai for nine days. We had a fantastic time! We were budget-traveling and so we only did free activities for nine days. Our kids loved each day and had …
How to Save Money at The Great Wolf Lodge in Grapevine, TX. My family just got back from a vacation in Dallas, TX. Originally, we were going to just stay with family but my cousin told me to check out The Great Wolf Lodge. The lodge looked like a lot of fun so we decided …
How to Choose an Exterior Paint Color for a Garage Door. Choosing to paint your garage doors is an inexpensive way to update the exterior of your home and make it feel renewed and fresh. We had a pretty nice garage door color to begin with but I felt like it needed an overhaul —especially …
1 Bathroom Remodel and 2 Bathroom Installations on a Budget. Today, I’m sharing how we renovated one existing bathroom for under $1,000 and put in two more bathrooms in my husband’s fixer-upper home for under $2,000 each. Shane, my husband, had this home when we got married. His plan was to fix it up but …
31 Items You Should Always Buy at Dollar Tree… These are the items that I choose to usually buy at Dollar Tree. I buy them there because for the quality and price it’s hard to beat. Note that as of writing this article, my stores are still selling items at $1.00 an item (early 2022). …
This Classic Christmas Front Porch Decor was mostly made with items I already had and found in the great outdoors. Above is a photograph taken at night; below is the decor photographed in the day. I LOVE using nature to decorate with. It is much cheaper than store bought items, it is also full of …