Thrifty Hobbies
July 15, 2008 by Karen Weideman
Filed under frugal living, money saving idea
The following is a guest post.
I started running again the the other day. My workout plan involves running on 5 nights a week between when the kids go to bed and my bedtime. Three of those nights are weekdays. I realized that this could save me some pretty decent money.
Instead of spending money on any number of food or entertainment related things, I now have three nights where I just will not have time to do much besides normal family time, nightly chores, and my workout.
Now running is as much a hobby for me as a health thing.
So I started …read more
Is moving worth the gas prices?
June 16, 2008 by kellys
Filed under money saving idea
I just heard on my local news that thousands of people are moving closer in to the cites to save on gas. The statistic is that people are saving as much as $400 per month by moving into the city and cutting their commuting time. But how much are they spending on moving costs and closing costs and stress of moving and up rooting the kids ????
I am hoping the gas prices will go down at some point and then those people will have left homes they loved to battle the city might regret loosing the quiet of the outskirts …read more
Welcome Motherhood Moment
I recently found Motherhood Moment by a great WAHM in the Twin Cities area. She has fabulous ideas and tips on free stuff and ways to save even more money. She has a 6 month old (?) and is on top of things. Wish I was still on top of something besides a mound of laundry! So go over and see what you can find. Right now she has up some really nice freebees to take advantage of. So stop on by and let her know you came from TM.
Frugal ways to spend less
February 7, 2008 by kellys
Filed under blogs, budget, money saving idea
Dawn over at Frugal for Life found a great article from Woman’s Day Magazine on 17 ways to spend less money. Dawn did a great job of lending her 2 cents to how to spend less money. I thought I would give you my 2 cents so that you would now have 4 cents to spend.
Buy only what you can carry. TM – I use the little hand basket for a quick trip to the grocery store. Otherwise, I might trip and fall. Now that was a sight to behold.
Find a shopping buddy. TM …read more
