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The Thanksgiving Feast for 20. Your annual cookie exchange for the neighborhood. You Christmas Eve open house attended by at least 50 folks. Don’t let holiday parties and family feasts take a bite out of your grocery budget. Try these 8 clever ways to spend less (and stress less) on holiday entertaining. This is an … Read more
The Halloween costume routine. You buy a costume (which according to the National Retail Federation costs an average of $27.85). Your child wears it once. The costume goes in the closet. You repeat the process again next year, and the year after and the year after that. You could open a used Halloween costume shop … Read more
Appalling Appetizers: Five Festive Halloween Party Snack Ideas The “trick” to creating the most festive Halloween party snacks is to plan “treats” that fit the party theme. Turn common foods into ghoulish delights and colorful, eerie designs. The more ghostly, ghastly and ghoulish, the better. Whether your spooky appetizers are for adults or children, … Read more
Light up your Halloween night with these cute glow princess crowns. They are a simple and inexpensive way to add a royal spark to any princess costume…just follow this Glowstick Princess Crown Tutorial. These glow crowns are incredibly fast and easy to create. Glowstick Princess Crown Supplies For each crown you’ll need: Five Regular Glow … Read more
This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Dollar General for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. The stores and catalogs are filled with fabulous Halloween decorations, and they can be tempting until you take a look at the price tag! So…how does The Budget Diet Girl do spooky and spectacular on … Read more
It’s back-to-school time, and it’s back-to-lunch time! When it comes to school lunches, do you… A. Give your children $3 – $7 each day to buy an unhealthy, unidentifiable lunch on a tray? B. Stock your refrigerator with Lunchables – those cute little prepackaged lunch kits from Oscar Mayer that cost way too much and … Read more
This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Brita for Social Spark. All opinions are 100% mine. Dear Mom, The water in my dorm room tastes terrible, my mattress is awful and don’t get me started on the closet. Love, Your Homesick College Student ~~~~~~~ So, you thought you did a great … Read more
Did you know that the average American family spends $400 per child on back to school expenses? Take a look at these 15 easy ways to save on back to school shopping, and I’m sure you’ll find a way to take a bite out of that $400 per child back to school expense! Resale, Thrift … Read more
Need a frugal family summertime activity or party? Make your own backyard Disney Party! It was exciting to plan what Disneyland attractions we wanted to include in our backyard version of Disneyland. There are so many amazing rides, it was hard to narrow it down. I couldn’t believe how much fun we had just thinking … Read more
This year you can overspend on back-to-school shopping, or you can save money on back-to-school shopping with this one simple trick! Save Money on Back to School Shopping Back-to-School Shopping Scenario #1: Your daughter needs school uniforms from Lands End, so you hastily go to their website and spend $110 on 3 shirts and … Read more