Couponing 101
MAY 31, 2020
With kids home from school and many parents working remotely, your family is probably going through toilet paper at a previously unprecedented rate. And as the empty toilet paper rolls pile up, you might be wondering if there isn’t something better to do with them than tossing them in the recycling bin.
Family Balance Sheet
JUNE 4, 2015
What looked like a great idea on paper, was turning out to be very challenging. When my own parents were the age that I am now, I was graduating from college. When my parents were my age, they were empty-nesters and converted my bedroom into a sewing room for my mother. Unfortunately things changed rather quickly.
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Family Balance Sheet
AUGUST 11, 2016
They’re taking a gap year between high school and college. I envy their position, but that gets me nowhere! ” Her comment was echoed by another (in real life) conversation I was having with a different friend who is sending a child off to college this fall. Write these dreams down on paper. It’s all too much.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
FEBRUARY 3, 2016
With so many things that we parents have to teach our children, from using the potty to being a good and decent citizen, it’s no wonder that financial lessons sometimes get pushed aside in favor of more immediate needs in raising our kids. College students are usually not mature enough to handle a windfall.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
FEBRUARY 13, 2017
You may not remember all the stuff you had as a kid, but if you are a parent, you are certainly aware how fast stuff gathers around you when kids come into your life! But, because we leave behind the accumulated stuff in our parent’s household, we really end up with less that we had at home. You want stuff.
Motherhood Moments
MARCH 9, 2023
I sent it to our neighborhood paper, East Side Monthly , and the owner published it. I hope other parents will read my essays and reflect on the special moments they’ve had with their children. Turns out Zak was a no-show, but that didn’t deter the headstrong 7-year-old. Those were beautiful evening walks for both of them.
The Frugal Girl
NOVEMBER 13, 2023
C with Finn, my parents’ dog Our daughter is 12, and very into the arts and science. Mise en place for a recipe Even in college, when I was living in a dorm, and had a dining hall meal plan that meant I could get whatever I wanted whenever I wanted it, I still cooked and baked. K and Finn (my parents dog) 12.
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