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New November Coupons from Coupons.com

The calendar has flipped from October to November. This means that there are brand new coupons available at Coupons.com. Many of the new ones for this month are only redeemable at Walmart. If you happen to shop for groceries at Walmart, then this could help you save some money. Coupons.com sent me a clever email to let me know about the new November coupons. It was a reminder that we all need to set the clocks back an hour tonight. What should we do with that extra hour? The email said: “Fall Back! An extra hour = time for NEW … Continue reading →

Where to Put Your Kid’s Stuff

It’s almost back to school time here. To me, that means cleaning time! It’s time to find a place for objects that have been roaming free around the house and the garden all summer. If you’ve decided to keep an item but it doesn’t seem to have a home, here are some storage solutions for your children’s stuff. We love baskets. I particularly love baskets on shelves. Baskets are easy to find at garage sales. Choose a deep basket that doesn’t tip over and cause toys to fall out. If you get baskets that fit a shelf, you can have … Continue reading →

What’s New at Coupons.com? – Week of March 2, 2012

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One way to save yourself some time, as you hunt for coupons, is to sign up to get email from Coupons.com. They send about two emails a week, sometimes, three. Each one contains links to plenty of coupons. Coupons.com has a feature called “CouponFinder Lite”. You can only get access to it if you sign up to get emails from Coupons.com. It is a free service. They have another one that you have to pay for, that is supposed to give you coupons that are even more amazing that what the “CouponFinder Lite” gives you. Personally, I think the free … Continue reading →

More Thankful Traditions

Gratitude is one of the attributes of happy people, and I try to cultivate it in myself and in my family. I don’t cultivate it because I want to be better than others. I just cultivate it because it makes me feel good to note all of the things that I can be thankful for. Even when the day is hard, it is easy to be thankful. I am thankful for my health. Yesterday I had severe back pain that was so bad that I couldn’t sit down. I was very grouchy. Yet at the end of the day when … Continue reading →

Capturing Enormous Quantities of Stuffies

We really, really, really don’t need any more stuffies in our house. I don’t know about you, but when my daughter was born I swore that I was not, most certainly not going to be one of those parents with a kid who had a room full of stuffed animals. Oh no, not me. My child was going to have just a few stuffed animals of the highest quality, hand sewn and hand picked. Oh yes, I was a stuffie snob. Now I stagger into her room where she has two cribs full of the things. They’re doll cribs, granted, … Continue reading →

What is Upcycling?

For years, the mantra shared by both practitioners of frugal living and those interested in keeping it green was: “Reduce, Reuse and Recycle.” These three things not only can save money but can also conserve resources for the planet. You may have heard of a fourth term, “upcycling.” How is this different from the others and should you be doing it? Chances are that if you have been living frugally for some time you are already participating in upcycling. This fancy term describes taking ordinary materials, objects that you might have recycled anyway, and then transforming them into something more … Continue reading →

Ways to Spice Up Your Holiday Photos

Tired of taking the same boring holiday photos of your kids standing like statues in front of the Christmas tree? Then, add a little spice to your to seasonal shots by incorporating some of these creative ideas: Boxes: Get an extra large gift box, wrap it, and then fill it with brightly-colored tissue paper. Then, place your newborn in the box and have your older kids hold the box top to reveal the “gift” of a baby sister or brother. Beach: This is a great idea for families who live in warm climates, such as Hawaii or Florida. Instead of … Continue reading →

More Halloween Scrapping Tips

Halloween is one of those holidays when you can really let your creative juices flow freely. Weddings, graduation and anniversaries scrapbooks can be a bit stuffy at times, but when you have a holiday like Halloween, the sky is the limit when it comes to creating unique layouts. Scrapbook supply stores are filled to the brim right now with Halloween-themed stickers, rub-ons, rubber stamps, charms, chipboard embellishments, and decorative patterned papers, as well as brads and cool cardstock. However, you don’t have to blow your budget to design one-of-kind Halloween layouts. For example, if you have some leftover yarn around … Continue reading →

Getting Fed Up with Stuff

In looking at our home, we are planning on making some changes in the structure of the house and the purpose of rooms. We will be losing a lot of storage, so the plans for the changes we would like to make can’t be finalized until we know where all of the extra stuff will be going in the house. So, naturally, I’m starting to get fed up with stuff. Stuff is getting in the way of our plans, and stuff needs to be maintained and cleaned. It is frustrating though, when stuff seems to take over and practically hypnotize … Continue reading →

All Grown Up

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Today is the first day I ever saw my son in what I’m calling grown up clothes. He really looks all grown up and it is a little bit scary. Today my wife put our son into a button down shirt and some navy blue shorts. This isn’t the stuff with the stretchy material or Velcro either. Buttons and 100% cotton and hemming and pockets and all. The horror and the pride come because he looks like a little man. Perhaps even more importantly he’s looking like a toddler and every day he comes closer to taking that first step. … Continue reading →