Summer is here……
Posted in Baby and Child Savings, Family, Organizing on 16. Jun, 2011
photo credit: ♥Helen♥ Summer is a great time to organize your kids’s toys. What have your kids outgrown that you’d like to see sold, donated or tossed?
Category : Baby and Child Savings
Fun and Frugal?
Posted in Baby and Child Savings, Cutting Back and Saving, Family, Homemade Cleaning Supplies, Once a Month Cooking Club, Saving At Home, Time for Him/Family, Time for You on 23. Jan, 2011
Is your family on a budget? Maybe you want to save for a special trip or purchase. Learning frugal tips and tricks will help you save money in a heartbeat. This unique class blends the best frugal ideas online and offline. First, you will learn where to go and how to find the bet online [...]
Does your sales slip show you saved more than you spent? If not..read on…
Posted in Baby and Child Savings, Cutting Back and Saving, Family, Saving At Home on 13. Dec, 2010
January 3, 2011 New Century Charter School Hutchinson 6:30-8:00 $20.00-pay at door ADVANCED COUPONING STRATEGIES Creativity pays big dividends when it comes to couponing. Learn how to increase your coupon savings with strategies. You can stack plates and you can stack laundry, but did you know you can stack coupons? Come find out how Cindy [...]
Another lunch box?
Posted in Baby and Child Savings, Family on 09. Aug, 2010
photo credit: foilman If your child uses a lunch box, purchase an extra one at the start of the school year–like now. Once school starts and the year is underway, stores tend to clear out their original stock of these items. The restock is slim and the cost is higher. The chance of milk getting [...]
Back to school office supplies….
Posted in Baby and Child Savings, Family, Ramblings on 08. Aug, 2010
Office supply as well as Target and your Marts have price wars on paper goods, pens, pencils, crayons, etc. to stir up the back to school shopping instinct. Stock up now on these items. Buy enough to last all year and stash away for that little something for a child’s birthday gift or for those [...]
If you can anticipate your child’s growth…
Posted in Baby and Child Savings, Family on 07. Aug, 2010
Now is the time to buy summer shorts, swimsuits, T-shirts, etc. for next summer. Summer items are now deeply discounted. Buy them, pack them away and you will be able to pull out new clothes at the start of the summer season next year.
Back to school……
Posted in Baby and Child Savings, Family, Ramblings on 06. Aug, 2010
Back to school can quickly drain the family budget, particularly those with multiple children. As the kids get older their preferences and tastes come into play and often times a plain, wire bound notebook doesn’t do the trick anymore…….it’s a fancy, sparkly, glitter coated one, often putting the price tag even higher. In most cases, [...]
A rose out of celery?
Posted in Baby and Child Savings on 17. Jun, 2009
Make celery roses-if you cut a stalk of celery about 2 inches from the bottom you will see the part usually thrown out, is a perfect rose! Dip it into paint and press on paper! Pretty! Fun for the kids!!
Jello shots for kids
Posted in Baby and Child Savings on 16. Jun, 2009
Try making your favorite flavor combinations of Jello and juice. Just replace the cold water with fruit juice and put the jello into little cups. My fav is orange juice and peach jello.
$5-8 to eat out…….
Posted in Baby and Child Savings, Saving on the Road on 15. Jun, 2009
When you go out to eat, tell your kids that they each have $5-8 or whatever’s right for the menu; enough to cover a meal. Whatever they don’t spend, they get to keep. Amazing how quickly they’ll opt for water, skip dessert or share fries with their sibling……most kids meals come with everything for a [...]
