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Start Planning and Budgeting for Summer TODAY!

Family Balance Sheet

If you haven’t already done so, NOW is the time to start mapping out and budgeting for summer. To help you plan your summer, I have added TWO summer freebies to my subscribers’ only page: a 2022 printable summer calendar and a summer budget spreadsheet. Budget your summer fun! 40 Homemade Popsicle Recipes.

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My $2.50 Homemade Pizza

Family Balance Sheet

But I still want to make our Friday dinner IN a fun, yet inexpensive family night. I used t he dough recipe for my homemade Stromboli. I served the pizza with fresh cantaloupe, homemade sugar-free applesauce and baby carrots. It was a delicious, simple, and inexpensive Friday night IN.

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20 Fun & Budget-Friendly Summer Activities

Family Balance Sheet

Here are 20 ideas that are family friendly, fun, and easy on the budget. They’ve also sold bottled water, homemade cookies, and crafts. We love to watch a movie on the big screen, but at $7 a ticket, the whole experience can really blow the budget. Summer is here. Out & About. Head to the Rail Trails. Go bowling.

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What We Ate this Week 02.05.16

Family Balance Sheet

Every week I share what we ate for the week on our budget. Currently our monthly budget for my family of 4 is $500. Sunday: leftover lasagna (from Friday night), garden salad, and cheap, but tasty garlic homemade. Monday: Roasted Fish with Tomatoes & Olives , steamed broccoli, homemade applesauce.

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Summer Fun Guide 2019

Family Balance Sheet

Budget Your Summer Fun! Start writing a budget today if you haven’t started already. This Summer Budget Planner is included in my Family Budget Spreadsheets package. Budget-Friendly Summer Fun Ideas: Summer activities can be found all around you. 40 Homemade Popsicle Recipes. Need some summer cash?

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Gift Pantry: Homemade Granola

Frugal Luxuries

To soothe the budget and to give thoughtful gifts that will impart that unique quality of things make by the human hand. My most recent project is a delicious, simple, budget~friendly granola/trail mix. Then I made up a few batches of homemade granola adapting a basic recipe I found HERE. Why do I do this?

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20 Frugal & Tasty Rice and Beans Recipes

Family Balance Sheet

Rice and beans are two inexpensive ingredients that people equate with frugal cooking and boring recipes. Instead they are a tasty way to keep your grocery budget in line while adding protein and fiber into your diet. Serve with a garden salad and your favorite homemade bread. 20 Rice and Beans Recipes: 1. Burrito Bowls.

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