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25 Frugal & Fun Date Night Ideas

Saving Cents With Sense

Save on Entertainment. Visit your local painted pottery place and decorate mugs, plates, or tiles together. Better yet, plant flowers together in your garden – every time you walk by it, you’ll be reminded about your time together. Don’t forget to check Groupon for daily deals on food, movies, concert tickets, spa days or more.

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25 Ways to Find Money for Your Emergency Fund

Family Balance Sheet

11 – Find free entertainment. Yep, you don’t need to spend a dime to entertain your family. I love a pedicure too, but if you’re trying to save money, try to paint your piggies yourself. There are many gift ideas that don’t cost a dime. You just need some imagination and a nose for free family fun.

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50 DIY Christmas Gift Ideas

Couponing 101

DIY Team Spirit Platter via Crafty Scrappy Happy Personalize a platter (or plate) with your favorite team name/logo/spirit with some paint and vinyl. DIY Chalkboard Paint Party Supplies via Pop Sugar The entertainer on your list will swoon over this! Who doesn’t love pretty plants at home? ‘Nuff said.

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25 Ways to Find Money for Your Emergency Fund

Family Balance Sheet

9 – Find free entertainment. Yep, you don’t need to spend a dime to entertain your family. I love a pedicure, but if you’re trying to save money, paint your toes yourself. During vacation season, offer to water plants, pick up mail, open and close the blinds, take care of pets, for a fee…of course.

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Bee Stung Butts, Freeze Dried Diapers and Other Hilarious Happenings of Poverty

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Dolly, in her book, talked about her childhood entertainment. There is a plant called poke that the mountain folks used for greens, but the kids had another use for that plant. They used the berries to make a purple die and painted their own and each others bodies with it! The kids fell for it hook, line and sinker.

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