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New Year’s Eve Money Savers

Welcoming 2013 is cause for celebration.  However, if you plan to party with a house full of parents and children, a New Year’s Eve shindig has the potential to put huge dent in your wallet. Fortunately, there are ways you can preserve your family’s budget, so that you don’t start 2013 in a financial pit: Fancy Cup Tags:  Fancy doesn’t have to mean expensive.  One way to reduce the amount of money you spend on cups for a New Year’s party is to attach a pretty tag to each one.  Doing so will identify the cup’s owner and eliminate the … Continue reading →

Go Green to Avoid Seeing Red

Are you seeing red after calculating the amount of money you’ve shelled out this holiday season? Christmas is still a week away and some parents are already dealing with a mountain of debt accrued since Black Friday. As devoted moms and dads we feel obligated to make all of our children’s holiday wishes come true:  Big tree featuring gorgeous ornaments, life-sized animated decorations, elaborately wrapped gifts and miles of twinkling lights that would blind a buzzard. Unfortunately, all that holiday bling can put a real dent in your household budget.  One way to reduce the sting of big bills racked … Continue reading →

Halloween Decorating On a Budget

Halloween is rapidly approaching and I have loads of great tips and ideas for this time of year. In fact, holiday frugality is probably my specialty! I will be posting tons of great ideas over the following couple of months that are holiday specific. I’ve been waiting for this time to get here! Halloween isn’t necessarily one of my favorite holidays. In fact, I could pretty much do without. But having all five kids around, obviously it’s a favorite around here. However one of the things I do enjoy about Halloween is the decorating. We don’t really go all out … Continue reading →