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Frugal Tips for Summer Activities

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Summer vacation is a great time for families to go out and do things together. Visiting amusement parks, dining out, and staying in hotels can end up costing a lot of money. Travel expenses can quickly add up, too. Here are some frugal tips that will help your family enjoy summer vacation without having to go into a lot of debt. Pack some snacks. Make use of your child’s lunchbox this summer. It is the perfect container for easy to eat snacks that your family can bring along on car trips. Instead of stopping the car at the nearest fast … Continue reading →

Tips For a No-Bummer Summer

If the words “summer” and “productivity” seem like polar opposites to you, you are not alone. The sunny days and warm weather, paired with kids being out of school and social schedules being jam packed may cause conflicting feelings for many home-based professionals. On one hand you want to kick back and relax a little and do fun things with your family that you do not get to do in cooler weather or when school is in session. On the other hand, you have work to do and letting it sit while you take a day to go to the … Continue reading →

Summer Deals From World Market

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Have you ever wandered inside of a Cost Plus World Market? It has all kinds of interesting things that you can use to decorate your home. From furniture, to dishes, to foods from foreign countries, this is a really fun place to shop. Their Summer deals give you the perfect excuse to visit the store. I haven’t been inside a Cost Plus World Market in a really long time. The last time I was there was several years ago, and I believe it was because I was searching for just the right Christmas present for some of my friends and … Continue reading →

Photography Week in Review for June 22-29, 2008

With temperatures on the rise there’s no question that summer snapshots are being taken by the boatload. Have you taken your camera to the beach yet? Or have you spent the summer capturing hot pics with your camera phone? Either way you might benefit from this Week in Review. Here’s a brief look at what you missed in the last few days: June 23rd—Drawbacks of Digital Photo Frames. If you are in the market for a digital photo frame you don’t want to miss this blog that details the flip side of owning one of these ultra-popular photo-sharing devices. June … Continue reading →

Cool Photo Items for the Summer

Are you struggling to snap a good picture of your little pitcher? Or does uploading your prized images to photo-sharing sites give you a headache? These are just some of the top complaints lodged by amateur photographers, according to the folks at Consumer Reports. Which is why the publication decided to spotlight new products that claim to make taking frameworthy shots easier for snap happy parents and other avid photographers. Here’s a look at some of new additions to the market that received high marks by testers and camera experts: NEED MORE ZOOM If you are consistently forced to sit … Continue reading →

Summertime Household Insurance Inventory Check List

As I go along in life it seems I am responsible for more and more “stuff” some of it is the sacred and special memories, photos and family heirlooms which need to be passed down one day. Other things, are the investments I have made into decorations, furniture, and tools to make my house a home. It can be very hard for most people to remember all the little things when there is a total loss of everything. It’s important to consider our worst case scenarios and remember that it can happen to us, because it happens to someone all … Continue reading →

Top 5 Skills for Frugal Times

Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about the times that we’re in. I’ve been thinking about ecology and about frugality, and about how challenging economic and ecological times mean that we need to think hard about the skills that we develop. I’ve been considering the skills that are most useful in these times. Here’s what I’ve come up with: a list of the top five skills for frugal times. What would you add or subtract from this list? 1. Growing your own food and medicine This is something that I write about a lot. I love plants, I love being … Continue reading →

A Cyber Monday Sale, Already?

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Where you will be shopping this weekend? There are plenty of random sales going on. The trick is to find them before the sale is over. This blog can help you to do that. Target is following up their “Bonus Black Friday” sale with an equally cleverly named “Summer Cyber Week”. Target says: “Save like it’s Cyber Monday all week long!” This is a sale that is only happening online, and not in the stores, (as you may have guessed). Target is offering different sale items each day from now through July 28, 2012, when this sale ends. Kohl’s is … Continue reading →

Back to School Deals- Week of July 26, 2011

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You know that the Summer is nearly at its end when the “Back to School” deals start popping up. These deals are just starting to trickle in this week. It won’t be long before parents will be buying loads of school supplies, and children will be heading back into the classroom, for a brand new school year. If you haven’t gotten it yet, I recommend getting the Staples Back to School Savings Pass. It costs $10.00, and is not a membership card or a credit card. Use the Back to School Savings Pass to get 15% off of all school … Continue reading →

Tips for Eating Well on a Tight Budget

It’s no secret that I like food. I love to cook, and I enjoy preparing healthy and delicious meals for my family. The biggest challenge in getting food on the table around here is our budget. We want to eat tasty, wholesome foods but like many families, we have a fairly limited grocery budget. Today I decided to look into things that families can do to help their grocery dollars stretch as far as possible without sacrificing nutrition or taste. Anyone can slash their grocery bill by eating a lot of ramen noodles and other cheap, heavily processed foods. The … Continue reading →