Food costs seem to always be on the rise, and that makes it increasingly difficult to set a grocery budget for your family that you can actually stick to. It’s no easy task feeding a family for cheap, but it can be done! I know, because we consistently stick to our food budget of $350 […]
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Having trouble coming up with a good gift idea for your Secret Santa, a coworker, or your child’s teacher? These cheap and easy ideas for gift packages are a fun way to give something that’s both thoughtful and useful. When it comes to homemade gift basket ideas, it helps to get creative. Making homemade gift
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Happy Fall, frugal friends! I feel like our return from Bulgaria couldn’t have been more perfectly timed, since we got back 3 days ago and are ready to enter the new season full-force. Fall is feeling very promising this year, and I’m bursting with a renewed desire for organization and getting back on track with
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Minimalist living has become very popular in the last few years, as many of us look for ways to consume less and find fulfillment outside of material wealth. But is it realistic to become a minimalist, especially if you have a family? I say yes, and here’s why: For me, living a minimalist lifestyle wasn’t
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