Easy Leftover Ideas
Try these easy leftover ideas to make your food go farther and reduce your food bill! Find tips for using a small amount of leftovers and easy recipes!
Saving Money
Money Saving Beverage Tips
Save money on your grocery bill with these quick and easy drink tips.
How to make toast in a skillet
How to make toast when you don't have a toaster.
Reader Ideas on Packing Food for Road Trips
Cheap and easy ideas to help you pack food for your vacation or road trip.
Easy Homemade Face Paint Recipe – How To Make Face Paint
Kids love painting their faces! Here is an easy homemade face paint recipe to make homemade face paint with ingredients you already have at home!
Summer Snacking for Kids
Snacks for kids at home during summer break.
Menu-Ham Sandwiches
Tips ~ Here’s a tip to make cleaning those small grills like a George Foreman one. When you are done using it and it is still slightly warm, unplug it and place a few wet paper towels on the grill closing it so the steam can work it’s magic. ~ When making mac and cheese …
Cooking Terms
Dictionary of Cooking Terms Au gratin – covered with a sauce, sprinkled with breadcrumbs, dotted with butter or fat, and browned under a grill – Cheese may be mixed with the sauce or the crumbs Baste – keep the surface moist by spooning liquid or melted fat over it frequently Beat – with an …
Menu-Fried Ham Slices
Menu Fried ham slices Baked potato Steamed asparagus Orange slices Cornbread muffins Strawberry Dessert Recipe Strawberry Dessert This is probably one of my favorite desserts, partly because it is not too rich. It is a very light dessert. It is especially good to keep one made up in the freezer for when unexpected company …
If You Want to Work at Home, Be Creative!
Do you want to work at home, but you're not sure what to do? Here are some ideas about things that let you earn an income while staying at home.
How to Have a Garage Sale
A garage sale can be a great way to declutter and make a little money.
Limiting Kids’ Activities
Many people are overwhelmed with the stress and cost of extra kids activities. Here's how to save money and reduce stress by keeping activities reasonable!
Children, Wasting Food and Portion Control
Stop Throwing Away Food! I have discovered the secret of saving money feeding babies, toddlers and preschoolers. Well, I can’t take the credit for it. My mom taught it to me many years ago but I didn’t put it into practice until the first financial crisis we had when my husband was laid off. What …
Cheap Wedding – Reader Tips to Cut Wedding Costs
These cheap wedding ideas submitted by our readers will help you plan your special day without letting the wedding costs get out of control!
Cheap Wedding Ideas – Decorations, Boquets and More!
More cheap wedding ideas to reduce wedding costs while making your special day memorable! Save on decorations, bouquets, cake, wedding food and more!
Make Your Own Custom Lunch Box
Have you ever looked for a lunch box that your child would like only to settle for something that you knew wouldn’t quite do the job? I have more than once found myself frustrated because all the lunch boxes I could find were either too expensive, too cheaply made or featured characters my kids …
Healthy Eating
Sandra writes: I really hope you can help me. I am going crazy and, at the same time, I am hurting my 4 year old. My daughter turned 4 last month but here is the catch — She weighs 68 lbs. I know she is way over weight. That is what everybody keeps telling me, …
Our Readers Weigh In On The Great Milk Crisis!
Our Readers Weigh In On The Great Milk Crisis! Tina H Writes: Thank you for the milk article. I have been attempting to warn my friends for months. I work for the local government and periodically get to sit in on different meetings including dairy farmers, etc. What the average person doesn’t know is that …
Daughters’ Financial Emergencies Cause Financial Strain
Susan from Texas asks: “As a single mother of two grown daughters, scratching and clawing my way out of substantial credit card and other debt, please give me some ideas about dealing with daughters’ emergencies, specifically health issues, not life-threatening but urgent never the less.” Tawra Wrote: I was going to work on your …
Teens Don’t Have to Cost More Than Babies!
Whenever my daughter Tawra talks about how to live frugally, she can always count on one type of feedback — from people who say, “You don’t understand what it’s like. You have young children and not teenagers. Teenagers cost more!” Most of the advice and tips that Tawra shares come from me. I have raised …
Teaching Kids about Money
So many people ask how to teach their kids about money, hoping we can give them a 1-2-3 formula to use that will help their child become a wise caretaker of his money and maybe even a future Bill Gates or Oprah Winfrey. Many parents ask this question because they are terrified that their children …
Wouldn’t Tithing Less Leave More Room In Your Budget?
Wouldn’t Tithing Less Leave More Room In Your Budget? Abdeli asks: I noticed that you give a sizeable amount in tithes. I am a Christian myself and give regularly but I can’t help but worry that perhaps giving less to the church might make your budget more lenient, say for emergencies and the such. I …
Get The Most Money Selling Your House
Get The Most Money Selling Your House By Tawra Kellam A clean neat house can add an additional $5,000- $10,000 to your asking price. Using this method we sold our house in 10 days. As soon as you find out that you are moving, start getting rid of things you don’t need or use any …
How Can I Get Out From Under A Lease Agreement?
Lou from north Carolina asks: Hi. I am recently living on my own with my two children, 15 & 12. I was married for 23 years and totally blown away when my husband asked for a separation. It was initiated by money problems. I made a big mistake by agreeing to file bankruptcy so my …