Tips, Solutions and Humor for Moms
Do you love crab legs but hate the price on the menu? I have a couple of girlfriends who like them, too. One time, our friend Jennifer had us over to her house to have crab legs. It must have cost her a fortune to buy us all crab legs (thanks again, Jennifer!). It worked [...]
Saturdays, for us, usually means The Home Depot. (We love the Po!). We were kid-free yesterday, so after we got what we needed, we decided to look around a bit. My husband pointed something out to me that I thought I would share. You can get carpet remnants for a STEAL! Check this out… A [...]
If you have ever been assigned to provide treat bags for your child’s class you know it can be a challenge to accomplish without breaking the bank or just filling them with candy and plastic junk from the dollar store. One way to avoid that is to give a packet hot chocolate along with a [...]
So, let’s say your four-year-old who was playing on your iPad spent $94 on penguins…and you need to get that resolved. There are two things you can do: #1 – File a request via “Express Lane” which can be found on the general iTunes support page or via iTunes on desktop. #2 - Or, you can [...]
My four-year-old racked up $94 dollars in in-app purchases on iTunes mostly playing free educational games. Oy! Tips for Avoiding Costly Purchases on your iTunes Account Turn off the in-app purchases function in the settings of your iPad. Don’t share your password with your kids. Adding a password alone won’t solve the problem. The other [...]
I learned the hard way that it’s VERY easy for kids to make unauthorized purchases while playing games on the iPad after my four-year-old racked up $94 in iTunes charges. So I thought I would pass along the instructions for some kid-related settings on your iPad (that also happen to work for the iPhone and [...]
Everyone, meet Julia. My gorgeous and soon-to-be-married niece, Julia, moved into her apartment in Colorado and needed some furniture on a dime. Julia is the daughter of two brilliantly thrifty people, so she had NO problem coming up with really cool DIY furniture options. She also studied interior design, so she makes really FABULOUS things. [...]
Are you frugal? I…well, I could stand to be more frugal. I should pay more attention to people like Melissa Cox from Frugalissa Finds. The following is a brief Q&A with the author of this fantastic blog dedicated to finding and sharing money-saving information. What do you think is the number one way moms waste [...]
We were recently invited to a birthday party for my daughter’s classmate. The party was really creative and I was seriously impressed with how the mom put it together. AND it’s an affordable birthday party that doesn’t involve your home… Tour an Animal Hospital We attended a “field trip” style birthday party at the animal [...]
In an effort to make our home more energy efficient, we swapped out the recessed lights in our kitchen with eco-friendly LED ones. Honestly, I would NEVER have tried this on my own. Why? Because these suckers are $39/each and that’s a lotta jack. I also was skeptical about whether or not I would even [...]
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