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How Not to Go Broke Celebrating Halloween

(All treat no trick) You don’t need to be a parent to know that celebrating Halloween is not cheap. These days dressing up as a naughty nun and gorging on 100 Grand bars can really set you back, and not just spiritually. The cost of costumes, candy, decorations and fillings for cavities caused by giving into your Laffy Taffy addiction is scary expensive. And, if you have multiple kids to costume and provide school treats for, the total cost of the holiday can be even more frightening. In 2011, Halloween surpassed Valentine’s Day as the second most expensive holiday celebrated … Continue reading →

More Halloween Costumes for the Truly Frugal Mom

Since frugality seems to be the way we live, there is no reason why it doesn’t play an important part at holiday time. Halloween is no exception and I still have loads of great ideas for handmade Halloween costumes. Today’s articles require sweat suits in various colors to complete the costume. Sweat suits are extremely inexpensive at discount clothing chains and come in a wide variety of colors making it easy to create these costumes. For a Skunk You will need a black sweat suit. Create a white stripe out of felt, or purchase some of that specialty fuzzy fabric … 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 →