5 Great Babysitting Ideas
Babysitting is a great way to earn some extra cash. I did a lot of it during my teen years, and I’m going to share 5 tips that helped me become a go-to babysitter for several families. 1. Bring games that you own and play them with the kids. They love new and...
Top 5 Reasons to Make To-Do Lists
I’ve never really understood how some people can magically keep their to-do list stored in their head when there are so many other things to think about and keep track of! Then again, it is also a learned habit, as most of my family likes to make lists too! My...
Silk Wedding Flowers
There was not one live flower at my wedding. Except maybe any outside the church or reception hall. For our big day, we decided to go all silk flowers. Not only did it cut some costs, the bride was not sneezy from pollen allergies! I don’t regret this decision...Five Things I’ve Learned From Work
As one of the busiest weeks of my professional life ends, I thought I would share what I have learned at my job over the past (almost) 2 years. And, in case you didn’t know, I’m an office assistant in a corporate office of a local franchise business that...
My Grocery Shopping Process
My grocery Shopping Process: I thought I would share what works for us when it comes to grocery shopping each week! Step 1: Start a list! Sometimes this process starts as early as Monday or Tuesday! And some weeks I end up having to make a quick Wal-mart run in middle...Freezer Burritos
This weekend I made 40 meals for less than $30! I made both regular burritos and breakfast burritos. Total supplies for both recipes came to $29.61 (not counting the paper towels and aluminum foil I used to wrap them.) This means each burrito was 74 cents to make! If...Freezer Cooking and Grocery Savings
This week I spent $20 less than usual at the grocery store! Woo-hoo! What has been helping is paying attention to sales, price matching, couponing, and freezer cooking (which I’ll talk more about in a minute..) I don’t use a whole lot of coupons, but look...