Category archives for: Family & Home

Can your family survive on 1 income?

Cricket Jones was a stay-at-home mom for 28 years and raised five children. Then she and her husband divorced. The Boise, Idaho, woman doesn’t regret staying home, but she does wish she’d finished her college degree and kept one foot in the work world with some kind of part-time employment. “When I divorced, I was [...]

10 tips for managing holiday spending

That magical, whirlwind time between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day—when the pressure to buy is heaviest and managing spending can be difficult—is almost upon us. A recent Gallup poll showed that American consumers will spend an average of more than $900 buying gifts this year. Since that’s a mean average figure, many of us need [...]

Let shop cheap plan your easter meal

Want to make it easy on yourself this Easter? Check out recipe researcher Sheila Kern’s great suggestions – then be sure to ask for help from the guests. Honey Dijon Deviled Eggs From www.pillsbury.com Makes 14 servings Ingredients 7 large hard-cooked eggs 1/4 cup purchased honey Dijon salad dressing 2 tablespoons finely chopped green onions 1/8 teaspoon pepper, [...]

Guide to prepare a cheap Easter Dinner

You can still have a wonderful holiday meal while staying within a tight budget. Having a frugal easter dinner doesn’t mean that you ans your guests will feel deprived. Read on to learn how to prepare a cheap Easter dinner. You can still have a wonderful holiday meal while staying within a tight budget. Having [...]

How to save money on wedding ceremony?

It’s amazing how certain tunes are so ingrained into our culture. The Happy Birthday song, Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer, and of course, the wedding march, can all be recognized within a few notes. “Here comes the bride, all dressed in white…” Boys and girls alike learn that song at a very young age. Amazingly, even the [...]