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Category Archives: Budgeting
Cook Now, Eat Later: Freezer Meal Plan Week 4
(For a great holiday gift idea for neighbors, teachers, coworkers, or pretty much anyone, check out www.hearthappybaking.blogspot.com!) It is starting to get very cold around here. This morning, as I dropped my daughter off for kindergarten, it was a mere … Continue reading
Posted in All Writers, Budgeting, Challenges, Cheri, Cooking Tips and Tricks, Family, Food, For You, Goals, Money Saving Tips, Organization, Organization, Pregnancy, Recipes, The House, The Moms
Tagged beef, freezer, freezer meals, meals, plan ahead, recipe, recipes, roast, sandwiches, storage
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Cook Now, Eat Later: Freezer Meal Plan Week 3

How was your Thanksgiving?! Ours was fantastic. The weather here in the midwest has been beautiful and Thanksgiving was a really beautiful and warm day. The cooking all went almost seamlessly and the company was even better! This week, we’ll … Continue reading
Posted in Budgeting, Challenges, Cheri, Cooking Tips and Tricks, Family, Food, For You, Goals, Money Saving Tips, Organization, Organization, Pregnancy, Recipes, The House, The Moms
Tagged freezer meals, meals, plan ahead, pork, recipes, storage
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Cook Now, Eat Later: Freezer Meal Plan Week 1

This week, we’re going to work on the chicken meals. We’re going to make Chicken and Brown & Wild Rice Soup, White Chicken Chili, and Green Chile Chicken Enchiladas, as well as shredded chicken for future meals. If you have … Continue reading
Posted in All Writers, Budgeting, Challenges, Cheri, Cooking Tips and Tricks, Family, Food, For You, Goals, Health & Weight, Money Saving Tips, Organization, Organization, Pregnancy, Recipes, The House, The Moms
Tagged cooking, freezer meals, meals, plan ahead, recipes
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DIY Coat Rack

Fall is in the air and winter is just around the corner. In fact, here in the midwest, in the second week of September we already had freezing temps at night, which forced us to take out coats and hats … Continue reading
Posted in All Writers, Budgeting, Cheri, Cleaning Tips, Crafts, Family, For You, Fun, Money Saving Tips, Organization, Organization, Surviving Winter, The House, The Moms
Tagged coat hook, coat rack, DIY project, mess, organization, winter, winter clothes, winter gear, winter mess
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Reusable, Refillable Yogurt Tubes

This post features an early version of what is now known as SqueeZurts: The ORIGINAL Reusable, Refillable Squeeze Snack Tubes! Want to make your own yogurt tubes at home? Go ahead! With SqueeZurts you can reuse and refill tubes over … Continue reading
Posted in All Writers, Budgeting, Cheri, Children, Cooking Tips and Tricks, Family, Food, For You, Money Saving Tips, The Moms
Tagged etsy, gogurt, green, recycle, reuse, squeeze tube, tube, yogurt
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Fixing Broken Flip Flops

For the past 7 years, I have worn flip flops almost exclusively year round. When I moved to Minnesota, I finally bought some closed toe shoes, knowing that flip flops in January wouldn’t be the brightest idea. I know flip … Continue reading
Posted in All Writers, Budgeting, Cheri, Family, For You, Money Saving Tips, The Moms
Tagged budget, fix, flip flops, homemade, shoes
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Support a Budding Entrepreneur and Hold a Lemonade Stand!

My oldest has suddenly gotten interested in money, earning money, and (especially) spending money. While she doesn’t get the concept of SAVING money (we’re working on that) and she doesn’t exactly spend her money on the best stuff (mainly just … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, All Writers, Budgeting, Cheri, Children, Chores, Family, Fun, Learning, Summer Fun, The Moms
Tagged budget, business, child, children, earn, entrepreneur, kids, lemonade stand, money, save, spend
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Favorite Dress to Favorite Skirt

Does your daughter have a favorite dress that she has grown out of? Consider recycling it into her favorite skirt! When my daughter was 2 years old, she loved her “butterfly dress,” and it later became her little sister’s favorite … Continue reading
Posted in Budgeting, Children, Family, Hobbies, Money Saving Tips, Relationships, Sunny
Tagged children, craft, dress, easy project, favorite, hair clip, homemade, recycle, sew, skirt
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Kids Eat Free
With a large family, eating out can seem like an impossibility. But, in today’s economy, more and more restaurants are realizing the valuing of catering to families with kids. Lots of restaurants now offer Kids Eat Free nights (or close … Continue reading
Posted in All Writers, Budgeting, Family, Janae, Money Saving Tips, The Moms
Tagged deals, free, kids, restaurants, vacation
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Restaurant.com
A while ago,Heidi shared her wonderful experiences with Living Social and Groupon. Today, I want to share how much I love restaurant.com. If you’ve used it before, hopefully you love it. If you haven’t tried it, go online and search … Continue reading
Posted in All Writers, Birthdays, Budgeting, Cheri, Dates, Family, Food, For You, Getaways, Holidays, Marriage & Spouse, Money Saving Tips, Relationships, The Moms
Tagged budget, coupon, date, date night, discount, gift certificate, internet, restuarant, save, save money, savings, website
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