With school starting back September 2 for my oldest and September 4 for the other three I have begun to start thinking about bedtimes. Better yet, what is the right bedtime. My oldest is 14 so I tend to not be so strict with her bedtime. Last year she had to be at the bus [...]
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I want to be homeschooled
Published in August 11th, 2008
My kid’s schools have decided to go with uniforms. I am super happy!! There will be no more “But everybody else wears only name brand, I am the only one who doesn’t”. However, my 10 year is very unhappy. She asked does this mean she has to throw all her clothes away. I told [...]
Character building and kids
Published in July 13th, 2008
What is Character? As a parent I have heard this word a lot but what does it actually mean? I found a few definitions for it.
Distinguishing quality or characteristic
The state of being held in high esteem and honor
Moral or ethical strength
The combination of qualities distinguishing an individual person
A good reputation
Character is something I would like [...]
Meal Ideas -3
Published in April 23rd, 2008
Cheapskate Stew - made with leftovers you already have on hand
Mash potato soup - easy and quick, ready in 15 minutes. Uses leftover mash potatoes
Chicken pie - inexpensive and easy
Yum Yum green beans - different and easy
7 minute dinner - are you thinking what I am? Show me how :) Only 3 ingredients
Pepperoni Rolls - kid [...]
Frugal craft ideas
Published in April 22nd, 2008
Today I was on one of the many mommy sites I love to visit, Mommykaboodle.com, and found a post full of great ideas. The post was basically about craft ideas that you can do with your kids that will not cost you tons of money. Some of the crafts used magazines, coffee cans, milk jugs [...]
Birthday Freebies
Published in April 22nd, 2008
Ok, I found out about this cool site back in February on 5minutesformom. Of course I lost the link before I could post about it. But I found it again. Yayyy! The site is called freebirthdaytreats.
It is full of local links where you can get free stuff on your
birthday. Another cool feature is the links [...]
Now that spring break is over…..
Published in March 31st, 2008
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1stopmom in What I'm Learning, cheap, finances, frugal, fun, kids, purchases, saving money
1stopmom in What I'm Learning, cheap, finances, frugal, fun, kids, purchases, saving moneyFor some reason I honestly thought during spring break I would really get a lot of “internet” stuff done. Well big surprise I didn’t, but that isn’t all bad. I love my kids dearly and we had some fun. Let’s just say today is a nice quiet day.
But lets get back to frugal things. Last [...]
Reasons I love Guaranty bank
Published in March 17th, 2008
Posted by 1stopmom in What I'm Learning, finances, frugal, income, just had to share, kids, purchases, rewards, saving money
1stopmom in What I'm Learning, finances, frugal, income, just had to share, kids, purchases, rewards, saving moneyI love my bank because it has a pretty good rewards program where we get money back. That is a big plus in my book. Another reason I am showing my bank “love” is because I was going through my mail and found 2 coupons for a free fee reversal. This means if for some [...]
Simple Meal Ideas
Published in March 4th, 2008
This week some of the recipes I am posting are centered around the kids. I have four very, very picky kids so there is always someone complaining about what is for dinner. So I started looking for kid friendly meals. I found a whole bunch and plan on printing them out and making my own [...]
Saving money on clothing
Published in February 20th, 2008
I am learning that becoming frugal is not just about being cheap. It means making better money decisions as a whole. It definitely does not mean buying products made of poor quality. You will end up spending more in the long run because you will have to replace articles of clothing more often. If you or [...]
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