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Spilling Crackers

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My wife and I have been trying to use some sign language with our son to increase our communication before he becomes reasonably vocal. He learned the sign for “milk” very very early and he’s been progressing ever since. At each milestone we’ve introduced more words: “More,” “Bath,” and most recently “Cracker.” Today we wondered how to sign “Crackers” in the plural because me son certainly found a way to get a lot of them at once. My wife lovingly found little crackers from an organic company and has been kept sane by ensuring her son is getting the very … Continue reading →

Frugal Shopping: When To Shop For New Clothing

Knowing when to shop for the best deals, is an important part of the frugal living lifestyle. Of course, circumstances can arrive that necessitate the need to purchase something at a less than frugal time. But the knowledge of when you can find the best deals, can often help save loads of money. If you know, in advance, that something around your home, is coming up on needing a replacement, shop for it during the proper month and you can save a lot of money! After contacting several department stores, and working with a human resources manager of a large … Continue reading →

How To Frugally Fix a Laundry Mishap – Over Dried Fur Items

Let’s face it – clothing is expensive. Period. As adults, we often do not have to purchase clothing as regularly as we did when we were younger and we were growing more often. However, clothing for children is expensive too. Sometimes we purchase items that require extra care, such as a trip to the dry cleaners, and sometimes we do not even mean to. I avoid dry clean items like the plague. All I see are dollar signs! Recently I received a gift. A beautiful faux fur jacket that looks like a vest with a black sweater. It was dry … Continue reading →

How To Frugally Fix a Laundry Mishap – Stains

Let’s face it – clothing is expensive. Period. When stains occur, the price goes up when it cannot be removed. Typically as adults we don’t stain our clothing quite as quickly or as often as a child does. Those grass stains, mud, blood, spaghetti and pizza sauce and other food stains add up, and can cost a fortune when you have to replace the item. Stains on white are not that difficult to remove if you use a little bleach. Often the bleach will remove it, and if you apply equal parts bleach and water and allow it to sit … Continue reading →

The ABC’s of Frugal Living: 26 Tips to Live a More Frugal Life

The ABC’s of Frugal Living – 26 Tips to Live a More Frugal Life The frugal living blog at families.com is chock full of great information to help you live a more frugal lifestyle. We all strive to save money and the bloggers in this category are here to help. A: Amazing Dates Have a date night for less! New Cheap Date Ideas A Cheap And Fun Date Idea It’s Date Night Date Night On a Budget B: Budgeting Make a plan and stick to it. Be sure you watch where your money goes each month and try to do … Continue reading →

Frugal Ways To Get Rid Of Stubborn Stains and Spills

There is nothing more frustrating than having a stain on a favorite outfit, or spill a drink or something else on your beautiful carpet. And of course replacing the items, especially carpet, is expensive and time consuming. This list is a list of easy and frugal methods to remove stains and spills: NOTE: Please remember that laundering and then drying an article of clothing with a stain on it, will set the stain. Try to remember to check the item when you pull it out of the washing machine. Often I do a load of stained items together. Then I … Continue reading →