We have had many times throughout the years that we had to be very tight around Christmas. I have a ton of tips and ideas to help you have an affordable Christmas as well as find fun and...CHEAP things to do with your family! 101 Affordable Christmas Gifts, Activities and Tips Here are some frugal ideas to help you have not only an affordable--but awesome Christmas. Make sure you always focus on what it's really all about and not break the bank in the process! :) Below, you will not only find gift ideas, you will also find money saving tips and tons of activities to do during the Christmas season that are free, inexpensive and fun to do as a family! 1. Bake. This is a great way to get the kids involved as well. Bake some cookies, cupcakes or make a yummy candy. Buy some inexpensive colored cellophane and tie it up pretty--or use paper lunch bags, wrapping paper, colorful tins, or whatever is inexpensive and available to you. You can find TONS of wrapping options at the dollar … [Read more...]
245+ Christmas Tips for Frugal Moms
Christmas is right around the corner, so I wanted to share a book with you that I think could help make your Christmas less stressful financially, 245+ Christmas Tips for Frugal Moms. Our family has had many times throughout the years that our budget had to be very tight around Christmas. I have had to learn to be creative and frugal. I wrote this book to share these ideas with you! I have included tons of tips and ideas to help you have an affordable Christmas, as well as find fun and… CHEAP things to do with your family! In this book you will not only find frugal gift ideas, and age-appropriate ideas, you will also find many money saving tips, and tons of activities to do during the Christmas season that are free, inexpensive and fun to do as a family! This book is FILLED with ideas that will not break the bank during the holiday season! 245+ Christmas Tips for Frugal Moms Options: Grab a Kindle Version Here! Print Version Here! Many other Digital Formats Here … [Read more...]
20 Simple Ways to Save Money
The economy is still in rough shape and has been for awhile. There is no way of knowing when or if it is going to end anytime soon. Because of this, it would be unwise to spend beyond your means. So, finding ways to save money in your every day life will make small differences now, while offering big differences later on. 20 Money Saving Tips 1. Deductions Find out what tax deductions you can get from your home, business, etc. Many people do not get the deductions due them simply because they do not realize they are there! I use Turbo Tax online. Ever since I started using them, I have noticed better results each tax season. Definitely consider some sort of tax consultant, service or software that covers all the bases. 2. Coupons Why pay full price when you don't have to? You can get coupons everywhere -- online coupon sites, flyers, in-store. It can be time consuming, but so worth it. Only clip what you need or you'll be wasting money instead of saving money. 3. Freeze … [Read more...]
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