Earn, Save & Live Smart
For years, I admired those framed chalkboards & bulletin boards, but The Budget Diet girl inside of me couldn’t justify spending $40+! So, I figured out how to make a bulletin board or framed chalkboard for less than $10, and they make perfect teacher gifts! Here’s how to make your budget friendly framed chalkboard or … Read more
Do you remember the first care package you received in college? Those homemade chocolate chip cookies? Sharing with your roommate? Make a special memory for a high school grad by letting them know that you’ll be sending them their first college care package! Don’t forget to mark it on your calendar and then be ready … Read more
Homemade Gift Ideas – Thank You Gifts The end of the school year is drawing near…time to find gifts for our teachers dear! Check out my list of budget friendly thank you gifts ($5 or less!) perfect for teachers, team moms, neighbors, friends & family! Glass Bottle with M&M’s & a Daisy: this can be … Read more
I’ve been busy this week looking for a beach house to rent for our summer vacation, and then I discovered HomeExchange.com! Home Exchange…the name says it all! I stay in your house, you stay in mine! Imagine the savings…your budget will love you! Hotel rooms are expensive, stay in a loft in Manhattan, a ski … Read more
Here’s another tip for almost instant savings from The Budget Diet girl! Don’t waste gas driving around looking for the cheapest gas in town! Take a moment before you fill up your car with gas and visit GasBuddy.com to find the best price in your area. Simply enter your zip code & find the savings!
How about a Fiesta for Cinco de Mayo or for any evening? A Fiesta is frugal and fun and appeals to all ages. Here’s the plan for a frugalicious and fast FIESTA! Make Your Own Nacho Bar Tortilla Chips Taco Meat Recipe – 1 lb. ground beef, 1 cup picante sauce, 1 can chili beans … Read more
A Carnival Birthday Party is another budget birthday party idea from The Budget Diet girl! A carnival birthday party works for most any age and can be done both indoors & out! Here are the ingredients for success: Carnival Ideas – Homemade Carnival Games: The key to keeping this a budget birthday party is … Read more
How’s this for your weekly challenge…take a look at your budget from 1990. You’ll find that it’s a good lesson in need or want! Yes, we’ll consider 20 years ago “retro” for the purpose of this article! Let’s suppose that your 1990 budget is missing or maybe it really never existed! No worries…my 1990 budget … Read more
Many of us bought homes in the suburbs because of the safe, quiet neighborhoods. We had visions of our children walking to school, riding bikes to ball practice and playing outside. Well…here we are…sitting in an endless carpool line at school, feeling like taxi drivers as we shuttle our children to after school activities and … Read more
Save Your Money – Stop Buying Bottled Water! It’s time for another pledge from The Budget Diet Girl… I will no longer buy bottled water, and in doing so I will save money and save the Earth! Bottled water has become the American way, and up until a year ago…I was guilty of buying a … Read more