Thank you to SheSpeaks/Walmart for sponsoring this post. All opinions are my own.We are all about being prepared, including preparing for emergencies at our house. Our emergency preparedness supplies cover anything from big disasters to small things we just have to get through. We have been so grateful for our emergency supplies of food, toiletries, first aid supplies, detergent, soap, extra blankets, water and even treats. While we haven't encountered a big disaster, there are times when … [Read more...]
How to Budget for a Big Purchase
Are you trying to make a big purchase? The easy thing would be to go out and finance the big purchase, but you save a lot more money by actually budgeting for a big purchase. Saving up cash to make a big purchase takes a lot of perseverance, but you can do it. If you have never tried to budget for a big purchase, these tips on how to budget for a big purchase will help tremendously.Know How Much You Need: The first step in budgeting for a big purchase is to know how much you need or how … [Read more...]
100 Chore Chart Ideas for Kids to Earn an Allowance
Getting your kids involved around the house can include this great list of 100 Chore Chart Ideas for Kids to Earn an Allowance. Kids can learn responsibility by helping around the house at an early age. We have broken this list down by age group to make it easy for you to see what your younger kids could do, then incorporate those items with what your tweens or teens can manage to help with. This list is a great beginner for teaching life skills as well as budgeting. 100 Chore Chart Ideas for … [Read more...]
Samsung Dual Electrical Oven
The reviewer has been compensated in the form of a Best Buy Gift Card and/or received the product/service at a reduced price or for free.There are several times a year that I could use several ovens in my house. Of course on holidays but I also could use it every Sunday and pretty much whenever I make dessert. Every Sunday we have a traditional family dinner of pot roast, mashed potatoes, gravy, corn and rolls and when we're lucky dessert. I usually have to have the pot roast and the rolls … [Read more...]
7 Ways to Reuse Crayons
Have you ever wondered what you can do with those old broken crayons that are just sitting around the house? Crayons can be expensive and not something you just want to throw away because they are old or broken. If you think about it, there are several things you can do to reuse those crayons.Make Art Out of CrayonsHave you ever seen crayon art floating around Pinterest? This is truly an amazing way to reuse those old crayons. The idea is that the crayons melt onto the paper surface to … [Read more...]
7 Ways to Save Money Using Duct Tape
Duct tape is one of those items that are completely essential to everyday living. If you don’t have a roll of duct tape lying around your house, you may want to consider grabbing a few rolls. I’ve noticed that duct tape has helped us to save money over the years.Check out these seven ways you can use duct tape to start saving money.#1. Lint RollerIf you have pets or go through lint rollers rather quickly, you might want to consider using duct tape. It’s considerably cheaper than the … [Read more...]
7 Ways to Reuse Old T-shirts
Like most people, you may have a drawer full of old t-shirts you never wear anymore. Before you pitch those old shirts of donate them, take a look at these 7 ways to reuse old t-shirts. You will find that putting those old t-shirts to practical use is pretty easy and can be pretty fun as well. Here is how you can get started!1. Go paperless. Use old t-shirts as cleaning rags and replace paper towels. Simply cut the shirts into smaller squares and use as you would a paper towel. When done, … [Read more...]
5 Ways to Make Extra Money While Working From Home
Are you wondering how you can start making extra money while working from home? Believe it or not, there are a ton of jobs out there that don’t require you to leave your living room. The key is finding those jobs and making them work for you to help you earn extra money. Check out these five ways to make extra money while working from home.#1. Transcription- There are tons of companies out there who will hire you to do transcription for them. However, you have to be good at transcription. … [Read more...]
10 Ways to Use Duct Tape
There seems to be this ongoing joke that duct tape can fix anything. Well the truth is, it is pretty handy to have when you are in a pinch. Duct tape can practical for many tasks around the home, garage, and office; you just need to know how to use it. Take a look below at 10 ways to use duct tape and brush up on your duct tape knowledge. You might just find that you never want to be stuck without it again!1. Repair a hole. Duct tape offers a temporary fix for holes in air mattresses and … [Read more...]
Walmart: Taking Care of Car and Home
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #DropShopAndOil #CollectiveBiasWith three children I like to be efficient with my time. This is why I always take my car to Walmart for an oil change with Pennzoil. Walmart lets me maximize my time by taking care of my home and car at the same time. While the experts in the automotive care center work on my car, I can care for my family by doing my household shopping. It's time to … [Read more...]
Creating a Healthy Meal Plan
We have previously talked about how to start meal planning. Now let's talk about making those meals healthy.After you have selected the food choices that you enjoy eating, go through to make sure that you don’t have too much of one thing over others. Color coding types of meals can help in doing this. If you have young children who are picky, finding healthy ways to eat the foods that they like is a beneficial option in the balancing phase of meal planning.Be sure to fit in 2-3 cups of … [Read more...]
Easy Ways to Get your House Spotless for the Holidays
I received a complimentary house cleaning in exchange for a review of Zaarly's services. All opinions are completely my own.The holidays are creeping up on us and it's time to get things in order. For a lot of people this means parties, dinners, guests, friends and family and more! Chances are your house will be hosting at least some kind of gathering in the month of December, so let's get organized, cleaned and ready to go right now!Here are some of my tips for getting your house … [Read more...]
Easy Ways to Save Money on Energy Bills {So You Can Splurge on FUN}
I'm all about finding easy ways to save money - especially on my energy bills. As the weather now turns from warm to cold it's time for a refresher on easy things I can do to save money on my energy bills. Since I have been refreshing my memory about it, I thought I better share what I learn with you as well. Upgrade to ENERGY STAR appliances. If your current appliances aren't ENERGY STAR labeled, then consider upgrading to energy-efficient appliances. Do your research beforehand. This catalog … [Read more...]
A Clean Kitchen is a Happy Kitchen
I'm happy to team up with Dawn and Double Duty Divas to share this content. All opinions are my own.A clean kitchen is a happy kitchen! In the evenings when I'm making dinner I often find that the food in my frying pan doesn't just stay in my frying pan. Often times, when the food gets hot enough grease, fat, little food particles and more start flying out of the pan. Sometimes when I'm making sauces or boiling water things great really crazy and spill over. These messes are such a pain … [Read more...]
Steps to Cleaning your Carpet
Disclosure: Rug Doctor sent me a product to facilitate my review. All experiences and opinions are my own. Yours may differ.When we bought our house it was a foreclosure. A really nice foreclosure. All we needed to do was have the carpets cleaned and move in. There were little holes in the walls from all the TVs they had in almost every room, but besides that this place was perfect! We have now lived here for almost 3 years and my carpet is beginning to wonder if it will ever be clean … [Read more...]
