Earn, Save & Live Smart
If you’re a mom with toddler or elementary school age children…weekends mean birthday parties & birthday parties mean gifts! Save time & money on birthday gifts by creating a gift closet! No more last minute running around trying to find a gift and paying way too much. Here’s how to get your gift closet started… … Read more
Switch to bi-weekly mortgage payments & discover instant savings! Many money savings experts recommend bi-weekly mortgage payments. Here’s how it works… Let’s suppose your mortgage payment is $1500, and it’s due the 1st of each month. Begin paying $750 every two weeks…contact your lender to find out the best way to go about this switch. … 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
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
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
Save Your Money – Stop Wasted Electricity Discover almost instant savings with a tip that’s both budget friendly & earth friendly! My daughter’s science project on “Phantom Electricity” showed us just how much electricity we waste. What is “Phantom Electricity”? Phantom Electricity is the electricity that is used when a device is plugged in but … Read more
Cheap Eats – Farmer’s Market The Budget Diet continues to celebrate Green Week, and here’s another budget friendly & earth friendly tip! Discover your local farmer’s market, and your budget will love the prices and you’ll love the fresh taste of just picked produce! To find a farmer’s market near you, visit LocalHarvest.org and enter … Read more
It’s a Garden Party – It’s a Budget Birthday Party! Here’s another budget birthday party idea perfect for springtime! I’ve come up with a smorgasbord of festive, flowery fun…just pick your favorite options, and voila you’ll have a bloomin’ budget birthday party! Theme: Garden Party Invitations: Flowers (of course!) Simply print an invitation on pretty … Read more
photo courtesy of FreeDigitalPhotos.net, Salvadore Vuono 1st Birthday Party on a Budget! Looking for a 1st Birthday Party on a Budget? Here’s the plan (for a girl)… 1st Birthday Party Invitation: First Birthday Poem – (name) will soon be one, and you’re invited to join the fun! On (date) at the hour of three, (address) … Read more