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Ideas for Tracking Household Expenses

Sep 7 Uncategorized

You can't budget unless you know what's going on with your money. All your spending should be tracked, and here are 4 simple ways to do that.

Keeping a household budget requires that you know where your money is going each month. If you’re not keeping track of these details, you really can’t know your financial situation all too clearly, and you won’t be able to do a budget. Keeping track of your expenses, whether daily or monthly, will help you stayContinue Reading..

By Charlee Flaminio on Sep 7

How to Get 9 Meals from Two Whole Chickens

Sep 4 All Recipes

Are you making the most of your chicken? This step-by-step tutorial can help you make 9 meals from two whole chickens! And you won't feel deprived!

We are a chicken kind-of-family all.the.way. Maybe it’s because chicken is one of the cheapest meats, or maybe it’s because we just genuinely like it. We eat it about 60% of the time – the other 40% of the time we eat beans and eggs and small amounts of pork, beef, and fish. We eatContinue Reading..

By Charlee Flaminio on Sep 4

Kids and Food: Let the Food Rules Guide, Not Rule

Sep 2 Eating Habits

A picky eater can be turned into a food connoisseur before your very eyes if you implement healthy eating habits in your home. Find out all the ways you can make changes to your meals and start working on your picky child one small step at a time.

Over two years ago, I read the best book I could have to help prevent my children from becoming picky eaters: French Kids Eat Everything. It wasn’t exactly an area I was struggling with since my oldest was just 9 months old at the time. But it really made me think about the importance ofContinue Reading..

By Charlee Flaminio on Sep 2

8 Brilliant Ways to Spend Discretionary Income

Aug 31 Uncategorized

When you have leftover money each month, what do you do with it? These ideas are absolutely brilliant because they each improve your way of life without adding clutter.

Perhaps you are one of those lucky ducks who actually has leftover money to spend each month. You’ve paid your essential bills, put money into your savings, paid taxes and insurance, and even invested into your IRA. I’m totally jealous. But are you putting that leftover money to good use? Do you really ponder whereContinue Reading..

By Charlee Flaminio on Aug 31

Basic {Secret Ingredient} Vinaigrette

Aug 28 All Ages

Salad dressing doesn't have to come from a bottle at the store. It can be quickly made at home with simple ingredients you probably already have. The secret ingredient in this vinaigrette always makes an excellent salad.

Did you know making your own salad dressing at home is pretty simple? I grew up thinking you had to buy salad dressing, and then I met my husband. His family only ever made salads using olive oil, vinegar, and salt for the most part. Eventually I learned how to make a dressing or vinaigretteContinue Reading..

By Charlee Flaminio on Aug 28

10+ Spanish Channels on YouTube for Ages 2-5

Aug 26 Uncategorized

Raising a bilingual child in Spanish and English? You will love this list of YouTube channels that are perfect for ages 2-5!

My girls have heard two languages since birth: Spanish and English. Our greatest desire is for them to be fluent in both languages and learn to love both of our cultures. Unfortunately, it’s already plain to see that our three year old knows English far better than Spanish. We know this is probably because IContinue Reading..

By Charlee Flaminio on Aug 26

17 Kitchen Appliances and Tools that Can Save You Time and Money

Aug 24 Food Prep

What if you didn't have to spend all day in the kitchen cooking? Would you stop getting takeout and buying packaged foods from the grocery store? Check out these kitchen appliances and tools that will help you save both time and money as you cook more and more at home.

The best way to save money on groceries is to obviously start cooking at home. Going out to eat even once a week can put a huge dent in your wallet. When you cook at home, you do need kitchen appliances and tools, but hopefully they will save you more money than they cost toContinue Reading..

By Charlee Flaminio on Aug 24

Everything But the Kitchen Sink Quesadillas

Aug 21 All Ages

Everything But the Kitchen Sink Quesadillas are a great way to use up leftover food. Quick, easy, and very cheap to make! Oh, and they're kid approved!

Quesadillas are traditionally just melted cheese on a tortilla. But you can pretty much add anything under the sun to make it to your taste. We do that for lunch and dinner a lot around here. That’s why I like to call our quesadillas Everything But the Kitchen Sink Quesadillas. I usually just grab whateverContinue Reading..

By Charlee Flaminio on Aug 21

Creative Ways to Record Memories of Your Child’s Life

Aug 19 Uncategorized

Life passes by so quickly, so take time now to record important memories of your child's life. You may have never even considered some of these ideas!

Recording memories of your child – before conception, throughout pregnancy, and after birth – might be important, but unless you set aside time and know which methods are best for you, it might become the last thing on your mind. There are a gazillion ways you can record those special moments and capture a snippetContinue Reading..

By Charlee Flaminio on Aug 19

Two Incomes to One: How Much Money Does It Really Take to Be a Stay-at-Home Mom?

Aug 17 Uncategorized

What's the magic number for being a stay-at-home mom? Find out if you can be a stay-at-home mom, and discover ways to manage your money better and make money from home!

The closer and closer we got to the birth of our oldest daughter over three years ago, the more I wondered if we would be okay financially when I quit my job. At that time there were other pregnant women around me, and they were going back to work after maternity leave. It made meContinue Reading..

By Charlee Flaminio on Aug 17

19 Yummy Ways to Use Up Half and Half

Aug 14 All Recipes

Got some half and half in your fridge that you need to use up? You can't go wrong with these 19 yummy recipes for using up leftover half and half!

If there is one ingredient that almost always goes bad in my fridge, it’s half-and-half. When I need it for some recipe, I always buy the small container, yet there is usually some left over. Since I hate wasting food, and I love finding new recipes, I have decided to come up with a listContinue Reading..

By Charlee Flaminio on Aug 14

8 Songs that Are Perfect for Teaching Baby Signs

Aug 12 Uncategorized

You can turn pretty much any song into an action song by using some baby sign language. Your child will love to sing these 8 songs that are perfect for teaching baby signs!

Baby sign language is such a simple way to connect with your child. I have been doing baby sign language with my daughters since my oldest was 6 months old. Now she is 3 and my youngest is 19 months and we still do some signs. It never ceases to amaze me how they canContinue Reading..

By Charlee Flaminio on Aug 12

5 Reasons You Hate Meal Planning (with solutions)

Aug 10 Feeding the Family

If you're one of those people who just cannot stand to do a meal plan, you have to read this. If you want to save money on your groceries, you have to start planning ahead and there is probably an underlying reason why you don't enjoy planning menus.

When you want to save some money on groceries, meal planning is the place to start. Not everyone, though, enjoys this household task. Why? Because they have certain preconceived thoughts telling them that it would be a waste to even try. Are you one of these people? Do you have several reasons why you hateContinue Reading..

By Charlee Flaminio on Aug 10

Ensalada Rusa – A South American Potato Salad

Aug 7 All Ages

Ready to add a new potato salad recipe to your repertoire? This Ensalada Rusa is a delicious and cheap salad from South America that goes perfectly with any barbecue and would be a potluck favorite.

Ensalada Rusa (Russian Salad) is a delicious potato salad that many South American people eat. Wait, what? If it’s called Russian Salad, then what does that have to do with South America? Well, the salad actually hails from Russia, but the ingredients have evolved and changed so much that they are no longer the sameContinue Reading..

By Charlee Flaminio on Aug 7

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