By Milehimama on Aug 31, 2010 in Make It Yourself, Recipe | 9 Comments
Don’t forget to update your feed so you don’t miss any posts! My kids are crazy for ice cream cakes, but they run $25-40 a pop and they are not dye free. So, I made my own. I’ve used two techniques – one called for sandwiching ice cream between two cake layers, and one was [...]
By Milehimama on Aug 16, 2010 in Pinching Pennies | 18 Comments
We try to save money everywhere we can, and a big savings came from cancelling our cable bill. In previous years, I was able to write our cable bill off on our taxes because I worked writing recaps of television shows. Once that gig ended, we cancelled. I’m curious about what other people spend on [...]
By Milehimama on Aug 2, 2010 in Pinching Pennies, featured | 5 Comments
So, how’s day 9 of the no spend week going? Total FAIL.
By Milehimama on Jul 30, 2010 in Pinching Pennies | 5 Comments
I’ve commited to not spending any money from last Sunday, July 25 until payday, August 6. Iit’s not a month like other brave blogging souls do, but it’s nearly two weeks. A marathon for 10 people, especially because I didn’t plan to do this ahead of time. I didn’t do a special shop or stock [...]
By Milehimama on Jul 29, 2010 in Glamour of a SAHMer, Pinching Pennies, featured | 0 Comments
Well, first I must admit that I failed. On Wednesday night I was attending aMom mixer with the homeschool groupbut had some kinks in the plan (husband home sick from work, and uh, failure to plan. My constant companion is good old Failure to Plan.) So I spent $5.40 at Boston Market to grab a quick [...]
By Milehimama on Jul 26, 2010 in Pinching Pennies, works for me wednesday | 9 Comments
Have you heard of the people who do a no-spend month? They go an entire month without buying anything, kind of like a consumer fast. I’ve always thought the idea was intriguing, but impractical for a family of our size. Something always comes up – someone’s toe suddenly pokes through their shoe or I notice [...]
By Milehimama on Jul 5, 2010 in Pinching Pennies, featured | 5 Comments
Are you like me? Cheap as cheap can be, and let the little things you need pile up? Then your family finally gets a fat paycheck – maybe there’s a quarterly bonus or some overtime- and suddenly it’s gone in a second because three kids needed shoes and you bought a new curtain rod and [...]
By Milehimama on Jun 22, 2010 in Recession Proof Routine, works for me wednesday | 7 Comments
Disposable razors are made of stainless steel, and it’s not shaving that dulls the blade. It’s rust and buildup that causes little breaks and pits and makes it drag across your skin. Moisture is the enemy of your razor, so first, don’t store it in the shower or on the edge of the sink. Then, [...]
By Milehimama on Jun 21, 2010 in Pinching Pennies, Schooling | 0 Comments
Check out my post at The Homeschool Classroom!
By Milehimama on Jun 15, 2010 in Make It Yourself, Real Food | 4 Comments
Do you have a hard time keeping your kids in popsicles? The all-natural fruit ones are so expensive, but I don’t always have time to make my own. Also, my girls tend to drag off the popsicle mold to all corners of the house. Here’s a quick tip: buy a bag of key limes (here [...]
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