Reduce Your Monthly Expenses

I've started a new series on reducing your monthly expenses over at Happy to be at Home and will be giving new ideas over the next few weeks. Link: How to Reduce Your Monthly Expenses [+]

Trash to Treasure Party, Part 2

Did you catch Part 1 of the Trash to Treasure Party that I attended? Part 2 is posted at Happy to be at Home and it includes tips on how you can host your own. If you host one, I would love to hear back about your experience. Have a great day! Heather [+]

Frugal Family Fun – Toy Swap

For the past couple of weeks, I have talked about a Trash to Treasure party over at Happy to be at Home. The party entailed a group of ladies bringing unneeded items in good condition from their home to the host's house in which the other ladies could "shop." We were all able to leave the party with new, free treasures that suited our families. I listed several ideas and variations for the [+]

How to Shop for Free – Swap Party

In a previous post, I explained how I shop for free. I recently had an opportunity to shop for free again, though it was quite a bit different than the first post. You can read about it at Happy to be at Home. [+]

Where to Find More Tips

If you need some organizing solutions while you are Spring Cleaning and purging your house of unneeded items, head over to Organize with Sandy. While you are there, you can read my guest post on how to make a powerful homemade cleaner. [+]

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. [+]

Frugality is a Lifestyle – Organization

This is an adapted excerpt of my article How to be Frugal - The Four Essentials, originally posted at Happy to be at Home. Those of us who consider ourselves wise with money or even frugal minded, have learned many tips, tricks and know precisely where to find the best deal. Our best money saving efforts, however, can be diminished or even worthless if we are not organized. I consider organization to be on the most [+]

Which is better?

What is important to you when buying gifts for children? See my article on deciding which is better, spending less money or having less junk at Happy to be at Home. [+]

Questions to Consider Before the Lay-Off, Part 2

What will you do if your family loses it's income? Check out my article: Questions to Consider Before the Lay-Off, Part 2 at Happy to be at Home. [+]

Is Your Family Ready for a Financial Emergency?

To help evaluate if your family is ready, check out my article: Questions to Consider Before the Lay-Off at Happy to be at Home. [+]