by Jamie Jeffers | Dec 26, 2019 | Saving Money
I don’t know about you, but in our house, 2019 was a doozy. This year we had a lot of problems that we could never have anticipated.
It’s all made me very thankful that we’ve made our savings account a priority this year. Without that, our worried would have been 10 fold.
Reflecting on where your money going is a good habit to have. We’ve found that focusing on the ways we managed to save money every Friday has been helpful in keeping us motivated.
And at the end of the year, it’s only natural that we would think about the biggest money savers we used for the year.
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by Jamie Jeffers | Nov 26, 2019 | Grocery Tips
This easy to use free grocery list template is just what you need to simplify grocery shopping. Get your life back, but still save money.
I stood at the pantry door and sighed in frustration.
Who wants to come home from a tedious two hours of dragging a cart through a grocery store (the size of two football fields) only to find that they forgot a pretty important ingredient for tomorrow night’s meal?
Not me.
And not you.
So how do we avoid this want-to-throw-something feeling next time?
The fix is a grocery list template. Here’s how it works.
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by Jamie Jeffers | Nov 22, 2019 | Ways We Saved This Week
This stack of movies caught my eye as I headed to check out at the library on Wednesday.
My boys are big Star Wars fans, so I picked up one or two of those movies. And there was the live action Cinderella video that I knew my daughter would love, too.
Then I noticed that all of the movies were Disney movies…and that’s when I realized what my library had done.
They were showcasing what was basically a free version of Disney+!
I had to laugh.
It’s so smart! And hopefully people will take advantage of this and save on one more monthly bill.
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by Jamie Jeffers | Nov 16, 2019 | Ways We Saved This Week
You guys seems to love these 5 ways we saved posts as much as I do! And you may have noticed that there haven’t been as many of them lately.
Well, that’s because behind the scenes, I’ve been working my tail off to create something I think will be so helpful in your money saving journey!
Because we are all huge fans of saving money, right?
And one part of the budget that we frugal fanatics love to see how low we can go is…
…groceries. (Of course!)
So be on the look out for more information about this soon!
(If you really can’t wait to hear more, join the waiting list and be the first to know when it’s ready!)
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by Jamie Jeffers | Nov 9, 2019 | Holidays
Finding the right inexpensive Christmas gifts that still show how much you care can be tough. But this list of unique ideas makes it easy!
Remember in the Little House on the Prairie books when Laura receives the inexpensive Christmas gifts of an orange and some candy?
One year she even got her very own tin cup to use!
And the year that she received her rag doll was so special to her.
Think about that. Do you think your kids could even tell you what they got for Christmas last year?
The season has morphed from a simple celebration to an over the top holiday.
Even if you don’t long for those Little House on the Prairie style days in your home, you probably like the idea of cutting back a bit.
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by Jamie Jeffers | Oct 31, 2019 | Parenting & Household Tips
Learn how to get kids to do chores. Let’s make that chore chart more than just another wasted piece of paper!
As you walk through the kitchen to do the dishes, you notice the chore chart stuck to the refrigerator.
It’s giving you the stink eye again.
Because here you are, once more, doing a job you should probably have given to one of the kids instead.
You’re just glad your mom can’t see you right now. She’d be going on and on about how “the kids made the mess, and they can clean it up.”
“Kids have plenty of time to play on their phones, but no time for chores.”
Great points, sure, but they don’t help you to get the kids to actually follow through on the work…do they?
Maybe a chore chart would help. (Scroll down for our chore chart for teens!)
But what you really need is the follow through.
They don’t have to do it while they sing a song in three part harmony. (Even though those old cartoons made chore time look so much more fun in chorus.)
Nah. You just want it done.
Instead of preaching to you about why kids should be helping, let this mom of 6 show you how to get kids to do chores.
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by Jamie Jeffers | Oct 25, 2019 | Ways We Saved This Week
It’s been a while since I shared a 5 Ways We’ve Saved Money This Week post, so it’s time for a new one!
But this week, I thought I’d try something a little different.
So here’s a video of the ways we saved!
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by Jamie Jeffers | Oct 8, 2019 | Holidays
Looking for $20 Christmas mantel ideas? Here’s how to use what you have (with a few fun freebies!) to create a fun look.
I’ve always felt pressured to make my mantel look extra special at the holidays.
There are two problems with that.
One: I’m not a DIY kinda gal. Being crafty just isn’t in my skill set.
And two: I hate to spend money! It seems like you have to spend a fortune to create most of the beautiful looks you find on Pinterest.
None of that has changed. But I still decided to set out to create a beautiful Christmas mantel for our home.
And I pulled it off for less than $20!
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