Clean Out and Sell

Spring is a great time of year to purge your home of the items that have worn out their welcome. While some people prefer to automatically donate the items, which is wonderful and admirable, today I'm going to list the options for selling your items. Come back later this week for donating ideas. Yard sales (or perhaps people in your area refer to them as tag sales, rummage sales or garage sales) are a tried and [+]

5 Ways to Save Money This Spring

If you are looking for even more money-saving ideas, head on over to my article at Happy to be at Home. Don't forget to check back here tomorrow for the latest idea in my Frugal Family Fun series, with a special focus on Spring and the Arts. [+]

Homemaking by the Season – Home Maintenance

If you are anything like me, home maintenance is one of the more mundane, albeit necessary tasks of keeping a home. However, for few hours of work, money will be saved for weeks and months to come. First, there are several good websites that feature checklists of the chores we should focus on this spring. A great place to start is Bob Vila's Home Maintenance Checklist. Among many other suggestions, he mentions changing filters. We will [+]