If you have ever been on a family road trip, you know how easy it is to forget things. Forgetting things causes you to spend way too much money grabbing stuff as you can on your trip. That is why a checklist is essential to preparation and packing.
I always find myself doing a mental checklist as I am packing. When we first started taking road trips with kids, I would be checking and re-checking that we had everything.
I am the type of person who requires gifts to mean something. Sometimes it can be hard to find a good gift because of that. I am also the type of person who loves a well thought out date night once a month.
While trying to come up with gift ideas I realized that a great gift would be to combine the date night and the gift ideas so it can last the whole year!
If you want to save big money on your food budget, you will want to learn how to coupon. The methods of shopping combined with the coupons will save you so much money!
When you use lots of whole foods in your meals, it can sometimes be hard to know the best way to save money on food. But I have found that saving money on food can be easy if you have the right frame of mind. Sometimes it takes a little creativity, but it can be done with little effort.
Classic banana bread recipes are sometimes hard to come by. Especially when you need a dairy free recipe. I have found a way to have the super moist texture of classic banana bread with oil rather than butter. And it is SO easy too!
When I was younger My grandma and I would make this recipe with butter. It was always super moist and I loved it as a dessert warm out of the oven. But as I grew I had a period of time where I was not eating any type of dairy. That took the option for this bread out but I still wanted the yummy goodness so I had to convert the recipe to a dairy-free option.
Hey!!!! I am Melissa! I am a mother and wife that loves to live frugally, spend time with my family and help others. I think love goes a long way and respect goes even further. I am real on this site because life isn't always sunshine and rainbows. You're not alone through all this and I want you to feel right at home. Join me in the ups and downs of frugal life and raising a family in a time where choosing the right isn't always popular.
This Chicken Noodle Soup recipe is a cheap healthy meal and a tasty treat for a chilly winter day. Makeup 3 or 4 chicken noodle soup in a jar and have them on standby in the pantry for an easy meal. They also make a great gift! My family always loves this in the winter and […]
This week on Food Storage Friday we are going to talk about Salsa!!! As you know I am out of town, but before I went I gathered ll the tomatoes and onion and everything and made salsa and canned it. I was so happy with how things turned out. I used a copycat recipe […]
My son is almost 8. He has never seen a marvel movie, he has never seen episode 1,2,or 3 of Star Wars and he is not allowed to watch any shows on Cartoon Network or Sponge Bob. He also has never seen or heard of skylanders, and we don’t have anything minecraft (gasp!) Am I […]
