Believe it or not, there is a difference between being cheap, and being a cheapskate. A BIG difference, in fact. I was reminded of this recently with a Kmart shoe debacle I was caught up in. But before telling you about the debacle (a miserable, obnoxious time-wasting...
Budgeting
You Don’t Have to Spend Money to Have Fun, You Know.
Back in my tiny home-town with no memberships and bored kids, I was reminded that it doesn’t take money to have fun!
How to get MAC lipstick for free + sneaky MAC money-saving tips
Wanted to pop in and share a quick makeup freebie tip that you may or may not have known about! Today while my older kids were at preschool I ran some errands that have been on my to-do list for...well...about 4 months, I swear. One important errand? Pick up my...
DIY Disneyland Savings Jar + 5 ways kids can earn money
I'm enjoying a weekend away with the hubby for our 7th anniversary (more on that soon!) so enjoy this ADORABLE post from our DIY and Crafting contributors, Steffany and Melanie from Find it Make it Love it! Take it away girls: We've all heard the phrase Disneyland is...
The truth about how my blog makes money.
We interrupt your regularly scheduled program to bring you an entirely unrelated, very long post that I'm sure will bore many, but might just be interesting to some. Either way, I hope you all read it...you'll understand why once you do. I'm a blogger. It's still...
Teaching your kids to change the world
What if your 5th grader were to raise their own money to travel abroad to do service? What types of skills would they learn? How much more mature would they become? What if you 12th grader spent time learning about other countries and managing their way around the...






