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8 Frugal Ideas for the Easter Basket

Pack those Easter baskets for less this year. Here is a list of frugal ideas you can use. Homemade Treats How about some easy-to-make homemade peanut butter cups or bunny-shaped homemade chewy granola bars. These recipes and more can easily be found on Pinterest. Homemade treats are not only less expensive, but they are also free from all of the chemicals that store-bought treats have. Coloring Books Coloring books are so inexpensive, and there are many Easter themed ones out there. The provide a nice foundation for any Easter basket and can be had for a dollar or less. Stuffed … Continue reading →

4 Frugal and Free Easter Goodies for the Kids

Celebrate Easter and thrill your little ones all while still staying frugal. Like so many frugal practices, it not about doing without but in how you go about getting what you need. Even the Easter Bunny is tightening its belt these days, it seems. Here is some advice that will keep the Easter bunny on track no matter how many little ones he has to deliver to. Baskets If you don’t already have the baskets you need around your home, just get creative. An inexpensive sand bucket usually costs less than an Easter Basket and is a bonus toy that … Continue reading →

Easter Cupcake Decorating Ideas

What could be cuter than an entire basket full of yummy easter cupcakes? Mix up a batch of cupcakes from your favorite recipe, try the basic cupcake recipe below or even use a boxed mix. Then go crazy with one or more of the following Easter Cupcake decorating ideas. Basic Vanilla Cupcake Recipe Makes 24 cupcakes Ingredients: 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1-1/4 teaspoon baking soda 1 large pinch of salt 10 tablespoons butter, cut into pieces (1 stick plus 2 tablespoons) 1-1/3 cup milk 2 cups white sugar 5 eggs 2 teaspoon vanilla extract Directions: Preheat an oven to … Continue reading →

After Easter Chocolate Bargains

Come monday morning, the day after Easter, stock up on all of the chocolate bargains. From Easter bunnies to chocolate eggs, there are a lot of non Easter uses you can put these items to. And for anywhere from 50 to 90 percent off, you’ll save money when you buy those after Easter bargains. With plain solid or hollow chocolate, you have a lot of options. You can chop it up into pieces and use the chocolate several ways. For example, you can use the pieces to make chocolate chip cookies or chocolate chip muffins. You can use the chocolate … Continue reading →

Easter Memories

It is that time of the year again when we start putting together Easter baskets for our children. Everyone does things a little bit differently for their kids at this time of the year. Our knowledge of many things that we do for our children comes from our own childhood memories of what our parents did for us. I always put my children’s Easter baskets together the same way that my parents did for me. However, there were some Easters that I went a bit overboard and should not have. Still, we want everything for our kids so I was … Continue reading →

Frugal Living Week in Review: March 17th Through March 23rd

We have been talking a lot about the recession and the rising cost of food here in the Frugal Blog. This is a good time to start practicing frugal living or refining your frugality. I’ll continue to bring you comprehensive articles to help you save your money and resources, especially on food. Check out the articles from this past week. And as always, I welcome your comments and suggestions. March 17th Frugal Living Week in Review: March 10th Through March 16th Do you know how to cut your grocery bill? What about practicing debt management? With these uncertain economic times, … Continue reading →

After Easter Tips

I hope that you and your family had a wonderful Easter. Now that Easter is behind us, it is time to take advantage of certain after Easter bargains and ideas for your frugal living lifestyle. Here is what you could be doing this week to contribute frugally to your household with Easter-related stuff. Stock up on that bargain easter candy. Most of the candy can be frozen and then doled out during the rest of the year. You can also use Easter candy in baking. Pastel M&Ms that have been chopped or ground up make a really festive topping for … Continue reading →

Easter Bunny Questions

The Easter baskets are filled with goodies, and the eggs are all hidden in the woods. Those woods are a definite benefit to hiding Easter Eggs. The two oldest children are vibrating with anticipation, but they aren’t allowed downstairs until the youngest is up and about. it is tough for them to wait. The Easter Bunny was in a definite rush this morning. Stopping by on his way to the next house down the road, he didn’t have any time for my questions, questions that the kids made me promise that I would ask. The main question the kids posed … Continue reading →

Frugal Easter Basket Ideas

Have you shopped the Easter goodies aisles at your local mart store, yet? It is amazing. There are all sort of things for Easter, from gourmet chocolates to gourmet easter grass made of of real wood shavings or handmade patterned paper! A single basket with goodies could easily run $70 or more. Pre-made baskets are less, but underneath the cellophane, cardboard and shredded paper, you’ll find just a couple of cheap toys and a handful of cheap candy, if you are lucky. You can still have a nice Easter basket though, and be frugal at the same time. Let’s take … Continue reading →

A Few Last Minute Easter Ideas

Last minute is right! I usually like to prepare as much in advance as possible for holidays and special occasions, but things have been somewhat … interesting … lately, so I’m running out of “advance.” If you’re like me and have been a bit overwhelmed lately to plan for Easter the way you’d like to have done, or if you simply need a few more ideas, hopefully these will be helpful. A great way to add a quick and simple, yet beautiful decoration is to pick up some fresh flowers. You don’t have to fuss with creating a centerpiece; all … Continue reading →