Archive for entertainment
Preparing for Those Rainy Days
I am a Midwest girl and it seems I have no trouble preparing for the long and drawn out winters because I have always grown up with them. When that first day of really great spring weather comes though, I embrace it after the wintry days of cold, and I don’t ever want to go [...]
One Deck of Cards Equals Hours of Enjoyment
Well, it is going to be hard to follow up with some great material after such an amazing announcement yesterday from Meredith, but I will do my best!
My son is five years old and we have begun teaching him how to play cards. No, we haven’t taught him poker just yet, but just some good [...]
Quit Being a One Woman Show!
I think my main problem with entertaining is that I like to over do everything. Instead of enjoying a simple meal among friends or family, I need to prove my prowess in the kitchen and lay the smack down on my kitchen appliances. I don’t know if this is because I like to cook so [...]
Does Your Thriftiness Impact Entertaining?
Have you ever thought about how your thriftiness and lack of consumption can impact your entertaining? It really shouldn’t impact me, but I have felt like this on more than one occasion.
For example:
“I can’t host a Super Bowl Party because my television is too small. No one would want to come to my house and [...]
Frugal Momma in Overdrive
Last week we discussed what our favorite items were to tuck into our spring cleaning supplies and I also was doing my best to encourage everyone to participate in some type of spring cleaning. I wasn’t sure how I would be able to pull this off myself, when I brought the subject up. After all, [...]
Organizing Your Spring Cleaning Supplies
Last week we discussed some of our organizational hurdles and the challenges with getting our home into gear for company. I really understood and felt the same way when many of you shared that your real challenge was getting over your own perfectionism and feeling like your home is not as worthy as other people’s [...]
Spring Cleaning & Organizational Hurdles
Here it is… Another year has gone by and we are back to the spring cleaning business again. A little known fact is that spring cleaning used to be a true necessity in homes because of how homes were heated. Literally, spring cleaning began because of the soot that was created from the candles and [...]
Inspiring Family Nights
Having a family night together has always been a top priority to me. I think my husband and I actually look forward to it more than the children. In the winter, our family night consists of a pizza and a family-oriented movie. In the summers our family nights are focused more on things we can [...]
Four Frugal Hackers Sitting at the Bus Stop…
Scene: Four Frugal Hackers sitting at the bus stop…
Frugal Hacker #1: You know, I started thinking about how much money we were spending on the weekends and I thought it was ridiculous. We were spending so much on eating out that we were going over our budget every month. I wanted to [...]
Fun Valentine’s Day Ideas For Families
Today I wanted to talk a little bit about Valentine’s Day and how to celebrate the holiday…on a budget. No, you won’t find me sharing pictures of my brand new diamond necklace or dozens of roses for the holidays. In fact, if my husband brought that stuff home, I would be pretty darn mad at [...]
Take a Vacation? Why Not?
I got something fun in the mail today and I had forgotten that I had even requested it. Tucked amidst magazine renewal letters and the bills was a visitor’s guide for Indiana. Doesn’t everyone want to vacation in Indiana? Wait… don’t I live in Indiana?
Periodically I try and request a visitor’s guide to my own [...]
Is Being Frugal Entertainment?
“Once upon a time, there was a beautiful princess who lived in a very modest home filled with beautiful things. Many of the things in her home were given to her, found in random dumpsters, or were purchased for only $1. They were modest things, but she had a knack for making her home look [...]
Choosing a Hobby Wisely
Even though I am not as good at crafts as I would like to be, I enjoy the diversion of getting to really sit down and spend some time with my hot glue gun and create things for our home and for my children. My crafting skills have made beautiful gifts for my friends and [...]
Happy New Year (On a Budget)
I love to do a NYE feast and this year was no exception to the rule. As someone who is always counting her pennies, indulging in more expensive ingredients is still less money spent then going out for a meal on the town. I remember that I begin doing this a few years ago when [...]
Entertaining Instead of Grocery Shopping
Let’s face it, the reason most of us dread entertaining is not because we don’t enjoy having people over…it is all the planning and getting ready! Planning for a party can be tough, but once everything is into place, you can only then begin your big sigh of relief.
One of the big things for me [...]
