If you have a high deductible health insurance plan (one that you don’t pay a co-pay to see the doctor but pay for everything until you’ve met your deductible) then you NEED to have a Health Saving Account (HSA) with it! I just saw today that Fidelity, one of the leading investment firms, now has Fee-Free […]
If you’ve been around for a while, you know that one of my huge passions is Operation Christmas Child. Our family works together to pack boxes every year and we’ve helped with collecting boxes as well as working at the OCC warehouse. One year, I even got to go to Haiti to deliver boxes in […]
Recently a reader wrote in in response to one of our other master lists (birthday freebies | kids eat free) asking if we could do one for teacher discounts. I’m so glad she asked, because I don’t know that I would have thought to do it, but as I started looking around, I found some […]
I’m often sharing how to save big on disposable diapers, but today I want to share another option—cloth diapers! Your initial reaction, like mine, might be that it’s a lot of work and that you have to deal too closely with unsavory substances. But after talking to a lot of frugal moms who cloth diaper, it […]
Any recipe that only has four ingredients—two of which are cheese and bacon—is going to be great. This one, though, won me a gold medal in the eyes of my kids. I’m used the to 4 year old showering me with praise, but when the 14 year old turns and says, “This is amazing chicken!” […]
I shared this a few years ago and recently was asked for tips and lessons we’ve learned over the years. So I thought I’d dust this off and share again. Last night a friend sent me a picture that was a reminder of how blessed our family is to work from home. When we got […]
Can you feel the crispness creeping into the air (maybe that’s just me hoping…)? It’s the time when we look forward all things fall, like rooting on the home team and watching football on Saturday. Leaves start to change colors, the weather turns cooler, and the big name coffee companies start the fall flavored lattes. […]
Owning a blog means editing a lot of pictures and I’ve navigated my way around a few photo editing sites. The best thing about them: these are FREE photo editing sites. Not only are these sites good for bloggers, but they’re great for moms who want to brighten, filter or erase some blemishes on family […]
The Internet is a great resource for new recipes, but sometimes I want a physical copy of a recipe in front of me. But at the same time, I don’t want 100 cookbooks at my house! And I always want cookbooks that don’t use complicated ingredients and that are mindful of us being on a […]
