finances/frugal ideas

First Communion Cards Don’t Have to Cost a Fortune

Hi! I’m Lacy from Catholic Icing and Angie invited me here today to show you all the amazing First Holy Communion cards I found at the Dollar Tree. Can you even believe that? They actually had a whole section that was dedicated to First Holy Communion and Confirmation. Know what the best part is? They [...]

A Small Craft Room Makeover with an Even Smaller Budget

Yesterday, I posted about going from deciding to straighten up my craft room for our Spring Spruce Up to making a plan for an actual room makeover.  I shared with you the planning process that we took, and then also shared what it looked like when we took everything out of the craft room.  (In [...]

Simplify Your Family Life Giant Ebook Sale

If you’re looking for my first day of Spring Spruce Up in the Craft Room either scroll down or check out my Spring Spruce Up post (day one) through this link. Corey from Simple Marriage and Mandi from Life…Your Way have brought together some of the top authors in the family life space with 30 [...]

Homemade First Communion Themed Cakes

I really enjoy having parties to celebrate when my kids have made their First Holy Communion. To me, it’s an outward sign to them (from us, as parents) of how important we think this Sacrament is, and how proud we are.  I usually love to make all kinds of things to feed our guests, but [...]

Grocery University is 65% off through Tuesday!

I must be honest here and say that I haven’t made it all of the way through listening to Grocery University.  Still, with only having listened through three or four lessons, I went to the grocery store the next day and saved over 50%.  WooHoo! While Grocery University is usually $24.95, it will only be [...]

Helpful Homeschool Hints: Free Online Homeschooling Resources

It’s easy to spend tons of money on homeschooling.  From books to materials to workbooks to art supplies to classes to a million other things.  It can be overwhelming. Another thing that can be overwhelming, but in a good way (I suppose), is the myriad of free resources for homeschooling online.  It amazes me how [...]

Some Great Online Deals to Pass Along

I don’t know if you’re stuck inside like I am right now, but that makes for a great time to check out some online deals.  Now, don’t worry – I’m not going to turn into a deal blogger (not that there’s anything wrong with that, but that’s not why you or I come here, is [...]

10 Things I’d Like to Do in 2011

This isn’t so much a resolutions post as a 2011 wish list, let’s say.  Mind you, this is a wish list with items that I actually have some control over (things that my actions could actually make them happen).  So, 2011, if I could write a wish list for what I want from you, here [...]

7 Quick Takes: December 10, 2010 (Vol. 63)

~ 1 ~ Today, my kids had two families worth of friends over for a total of 12 kids for the afternoon.  We had lunch, everyone played nicely, we did Shrinky Dinks (which none of the kids had ever used before), a couple of the older girls worked on some beading projects, we watched Olive [...]

Huge Sale on Grocery University Program

There is a huge sale on the Grocery University program, that is available now, for CyberMonday. This is a wonderful program.  It’s the one that I talked about having gone to the grocery store after I listened to the first three or four lessons and saved 45% off my total bill.  Definitely go check it [...]

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