I love date night. I just don’t like to shell out a bunch of money. Most people have family that can help out with babysitting, so they don’t have to pay. We don’t. The blessing in our life is that we have a couple of teenagers that love watching our daughter. We pay them in […]
When my husband and I got married, we paid for over half of it ourselves. My parents helped some but most of it fell on our shoulders. We did our best and had a candlelight service with around 350 guests with heavy hors d’oeurves . Our total cost was around $5000. The Boston Herald has […]
Want to save money on energy in your home? I sure do. I have been hearing on the radio all about the new Energy Star-qualified appliances. But can they really save money? Now, BYU’s online newspaper, has a great article on just how much you can save with these appliances. Mapleton, Utah has recently […]
There is nothing sadder than a little baby that is not wanted or able to be taken care of. I am a firm believer in adoption. I think it is the best thing for some parents on both sides of the issue. Why does this fit into a thrifty mommy blog? Sally Ruiz has no […]
Anybody like throwing money away? I sure don’t. But how do you save money without feeling like you are pinching too hard on that penny? I like to use my cookie jar. I put all my loose change in it and roll the coins at the end of the year, or whenever I am needing […]
It seems to me that there are a lot of pregnant women out there. In my church alone, there were 15 pregnant women due in the first 8 months of 2006. That is a lot of baby showers. The good thing is I am not invited to all of them. But I do have 4 […]
There is a great article on Mommysavers.com dealing with how to watch your budget when getting ready for a new baby. It gives common sense advice on not buying the latest and greatest no matter how tempted you are and not buying everything you see no matter how good a deal it might be. Now […]
I always am looking for ways to getter balance my budget. There is a great website that can help you do just that. It is Crown Financial Ministries. Whether you want to consider the religious aspects of the site or not, the financial advice is sound and well worth the look. […]
Now that DH and I have K, our vacations will probably be drastically different. No more trips to the beach that require last nights on the beach and last mornings sleeping in. Now, I’m guessing it includes sand castles and floaties in the ocean. The only thing we have to figure out […]
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