4 Gifts for Christmas :: Free Printable Wish List + Gift Guide for Kids
Reading Time: 7 minutes Ever heard of the 4 gifts for Christmas rule? Here’s a peek at this tradition, plus a printable Want-Need-Wear-Read wish list + gift tags!
Family Finances
10 Really Honest Things You Need To Know About Living Off One Income
Reading Time: 9 minutes Living off one income may be the road less traveled – and sometimes, it is the harder road. Read Kristy’s ten tips on how to live it well.
Is homeschooling expensive? (and 4 ways to save money on curriculum)
Reading Time: 3 minutes Today I’m tackling another Homeschooling Q&A: Is My Father’s World expensive? I’m going to unpack my response in this post, but the short version is both YES AND NO. 🙂 Yes. Yes, My Father’s World curriculum can be pricey, especially if you purchase the deluxe curriculum packages and buy all the supplements they offer. Yes, … Read more
Pros and Cons of Making Your Own Laundry Detergent
Reading Time: 3 minutes Here is the follow-up for yesterday’s post. If you’ve ever wondered about the pro’s and con’s of making your own laundry detergent, here are my honest confessions! I originally wrote this post back in March 2011, and the facts still stand! ————— After the birth of our second child (in 2006), money was tight. I … Read more
How I Spent $50 a Week for Groceries with a Family of 5
Reading Time: 5 minutes Back in 2008, I wrote an article on how our family of five budgeted only $50 a week for groceries. That post generated a lot of response from readers, to say the least! At the time, I was a mommy with a preschooler, a toddler, and a baby. My husband was pastoring a church in a … Read more