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Frugal Fashionista: Covering the Problem Areas
Are you new to my Frugal Fashionista series? Find out how I dress in designer clothes for less. Yes, for mere pennies on the dollar, my entire outfit is less than $15, and did I mention…all second hand? It’s no secret [...]
How to Cook London Broil?
London Broil creates a sense of wonder for my food budget. Often, it’s marked down due to a short dated sale, allowing me to prepare a carnivore’s dream for only a few dollars. The problem? For years, I’d grab it, [...]
Men: Easier Fed than Understood (and printable coupon)
Since I’ve been sharing some this week about my guys, Beer Dip and their love of all things football and game day food, I thought it would be a perfect opportunity to announce the new campaign I am privileged to [...]
Food & Cooking
How to Cook London Broil?
London Broil creates a sense of wonder for my food budget. Often, it’s marked down due to a short dated sale, allowing me to prepare a carnivore’s dream for only a few dollars. The problem? For years, I’d grab it, [...]
Game Day Foods – it’s a Tradition
(Last year’s picture) Whether you are a reader or blogger, MSN’s Kitchen Cookoff is looking for more recipes in their “Share Your Story” section. Share some of your favorites over there. If you are a blogger, it’s as easy as [...]
Beer Dip (So Good, even Non Beer Drinkers Love It)
Born and raised in Wisconsin, known for their cheese, beer and Packers, I would be remiss to not share this amazing Beer Dip recipe that my sister in law introduced me too. It’s a perfect pairing with pretzels or Frito [...]
Deals & Couponing
Men: Easier Fed than Understood (and printable coupon)
Since I’ve been sharing some this week about my guys, Beer Dip and their love of all things football and game day food, I thought it would be a perfect opportunity to announce the new campaign I am privileged to [...]
My Favorite Money Saving Magazine: All You (for $1)
Every month, one of my favorite finds that graces my mailbox is the arrival of my All You Magazine. I started getting it just because of the high value coupons that come in the magazine every month, which aren’t readily [...]
Walgreens Update
This post brought to you by Walgreens. All opinions are 100% mine. If you’ve been a reader here, you know that I am a firm believer in all that the “Drug Store” games have to offer with their coupons, rewards [...]
Faith & Family
My Son’s First Kiss
For years now, we have encouraged our sons to wait and guard a girl’s heart before he ever thinks about taking that first special kiss. A kiss is sacred and too many take that special moment for granted. Well, times [...]
Here’s To The Crazy Ones
As I wrote 31 Days to Balancing Beauty and the Budget, I shared about the spirit of entrepreneurship and desiring to “write my own song.” Surrounding myself with verses and verbal reminders to see things differently and keep pressing on, [...]
Books Should Be Free: Free Audio Books
“There’s no better way to inform and expand your mind on a regular basis than to get into the habit of reading good literature . . . You can get into the best minds that are now or that have [...]
Frugal Living
Beauty Tips: Beautiful Eye Make Up For Less
Being the youngest sibling of four, I have the privilege of watching my nieces and nephews taking all their first steps into adulthood, years before our children reach those mile stones. My second oldest niece is now married and is [...]
Free “5 Simple Ways” E-book (Food, Fashion, Decor, Savings & more)
Last January, ten of my blogging friends and I collaborated to bring you our “5 Simple Ways to…” series. We each picked a topic that we enjoy, with the desire to encourage our readers in each of these areas. My [...]
What’s Been Happening This Week: Highlights around the blog and life
The last few weeks leading up to Christmas and then New Year’s were jam packed. If you were anything like me, you didn’t get a chance to catch up on all your favorite blogs, so I thought I would share [...]
Home & Haven
Take a Minute & Introduce Yourself: It’s National…
Yesterday over at (in)courage, I was reminded that it was National “Delurking” Day in the blog world. For most of us, we rarely have time to comment on a regular basis, and I completely understand that because honestly, I’m just [...]
Last Minute Holiday Party Tips and Tricks
I’m gearing up to host our annual Christmas Eve get together with my side of the family. Even though not everyone can attend, our “” of family members still consists of 30 people, so I am rushing around putting my [...]
Dress Up Your Table in Seconds: Easy Napkin Fold (w/Video)
As I work on creating a new tablescape for our Christmas Eve festivities, I realize that one of the easiest way to glam up a table is by accenting ones table setting with an easy napkin fold, and an entire [...]
Frugal Fashion
Frugal Fashionista: Covering the Problem Areas
Are you new to my Frugal Fashionista series? Find out how I dress in designer clothes for less. Yes, for mere pennies on the dollar, my entire outfit is less than $15, and did I mention…all second hand? It’s no secret [...]
5 Tips to Freshen Up Your 2012 Wardrobe
When January hits, all I want to do is snuggle under the cozy covers and hibernate for a few months, but since that’s not a possibility, I turn myself towards other fun pursuits – freshening up the wardrobe. While some [...]
5 Minutes: 10 Looks – Frugal Fashionista Accessories
Are you new to my Frugal Fashionista series? Find out how I dress in designer clothes for less. Yes, for mere pennies on the dollar, my outfits are less than $15, and did I mention…all second hand? One of the [...]
Personal Finance
How Do You Handle Allowances for Your Children? Finances & Kids
“Mom, there’s just chores in our household that we should always do just because we are part of a family unit. We shouldn’t need any money for doing them. You’ve always offered us money for going above and beyond, but [...]
Refocusing Our Finances for the New Year
(photo) As the new year rolled in, many blogs I read shared goals and resolutions for 2012. For many, the New Year brings a time of refreshment, refocusing and sweet new mercies of grace given by our Heavenly Father. Yet [...]
Kids, Money and Kidworth
This past October, I spent 31 days brainstorming ways to balance beauty and the budget. Often we confuse the matter. We think that living a full, beautiful life necessitates having a large bank account, but often it’s about being smart [...]
DIY Projects
Crystal Chandelier in the DIY Laundry Room
We’ve been in our home for fourteen years, and slowly, I’m re-doing things the good ole-fashioned DIY (Do It Yourself) way. One regret I really have is that I didn’t prioritize new lighting fixtures sooner. Yes, most of my rooms [...]
Balancing the Budget with Pottery Barn Taste
As we come to the end of the first week of Balancing Beauty and the Budget, we’ve tackled some thought provoking, and necessary topics, this week. While my favorite thing here on this blog is to encourage women with fun, [...]
Anthropologie Inspired Home Decor
It’s all about presentation. Whether we’re talking food styling, our personal home decor or our favorite shop, the presentation, merchandising, and all over look and feel speaks to us when we first walk through the door. Anthropologie is one of [...]
