Money saving tips for the summertime

8 Summer Money Saving Tips

As a part-time, work at home mother with an active teenager, an adventurous three-year-old, and an energetic two-year-old, weekend family time is very important to us. In addition to the financial demands of a mortgage, day care, car payments, and household expenses it is essential that we find fun and educational activities that make for […]

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Make Money as a SAHM: 10 Awesome WAHM Opportunities

Are You a Stay at Home Mom (SAHM) looking to make a little extra money for your family? If you want to make money at home, you have undoubtedly starting looking for various ways to make money through work-from-home job opportunities. A multitude of genuine work-at-home jobs exists for the WAHM, providing you know where […]

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Happy Easter

  What are your favorite childhood Easter memories? Easter egg hunts? Eating marshmallow peeps? Eating the ears off your chocolate Easter bunnies? The most enchanted part of Easter when I was a kid was the preparation for the holiday: dying the Easter eggs, and anticipating the Easter gifts and treats we would get. Easter is […]

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Turmeric Tea to Save the Day

This past month I have been feeling a little out of sorts. Maybe it is the time change, or the season changes, or just everyday life. My mind felt foggy and unsettled, my muscle sore and weak. I had been to the health food store more than once in the past month looking for something […]

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New Year 2015 #NewYearNewYou

  Happy New Year! I hope that you had a great holiday season with family and friends. Now is the time to make resolutions for the new year.  Common resolutions for the new year include:  Losing Weight Volunteering  to Help Others Quitting Smoking Getting a Better of More Education Geting a Better Job Saving Money […]

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30 Holiday Traditions to Start This Year

  Growing up, the holiday season was my favorite time of year. This was the one time of year that long lived family traditions were dusted off and strictly abided to. These holiday traditions built lifelong memories that I have passed down to my children. Traditions can help you, as a family, to connect and […]

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Repairing Worn Running Stroller Handlebars

Last week, after attempting to get long walks in with my kids pushing a Graco DuoGlider, I finally gave in and set my sights on a double running stroller. The thought of pushing that heavy DuoGlider one more mile was enough to motivate me to seriously look this time (not just glance through websites and […]

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DIY Oven Cleaner

Have you ever needed to clean something but knew that it would be a daunting task to tackle? That is how my oven was. I have a self cleaning oven but unfortunately, every time I turned it on, the high heat required to clean the oven would start a small fire at the bottom of […]

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18 Fun Father’s Day Gift Ideas

Father’s Day 2014 is Sunday, June 15.  That means it is time to formally thank dad for everything he does for us. It is also time to think about the ideal present for dad this Father’s Day. It can be challenging coming up with a gift for a dad that has everything and is hesitant […]

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