Whether you’re celebrating a birthday, anniversary, or simply having a “just because” date, creating the perfect romantic atmosphere can get pricy. If you’re running around to find the perfect dress, gifts, and date ideas to spend a romantic evening with your sweetheart, you can still celebrate on a budget. I’ve scoured the Internet for some great deals and laid out the best for your budgetary perusal! Romance on a Budget: The Ecommerce Deals You Need Getting Ready for Your Date If you’re looking to wow your honey with a hot outfit, check out The Limited’s sale items. They’re offering $15 dollar every $50 spent, extra money off of sale items, and even some BOGO options. In true romantic fashion, many of the offerings are varying hues of pink and red, and of course you’ll find some … [Read more...]
Budget Wedding Ideas for a Valentine’s Day Themed Wedding
If you are having a Valentine's Day Themed Wedding and looking for Budget Wedding Ideas you have come to the right spot! Below I have beautiful, amazing and creative ideas to help you save some money and still have the wedding of your dreams. Budget Wedding Ideas for a Valentine's Day Themed Wedding If you take time to do some DIY in your wedding you will be surprised how much you can save! Little changes like using cupcakes instead of a cake can save you hundreds of dollars, even more, if you have a friend who is good at icing them you can make them yourself! Cutting back on buying decor and doing some DIY favors will save your budget for things you really want like that breathtaking location or amazing dress! DIY Chocolate Dipped Cherries - Easy to make yourself and great … [Read more...]
Why Buy One Get One Free Promos are Killing Your Budget
Did you know that the buy one get one free promos are killing your budget? If you don't know this simple trick when shopping the store is winning that game. The stores have marketing groups to come up with promotions and ways to market them to make it sound like a great deal even when it isn't. Here is why this is killing your budget and how to stop it. Why Buy One Get One Free Promos are Killing Your Budget First let's talk the basics of the BOGO sale and what draws you in. The Bogo Sale Let's take a look at one of my local sales papers with a BOGO sale going on. (you can click on the picture to make it larger) What draws you in most? I bet it's the huge saving you see, save $4.49 on oatmeal, save $2.49 on sausage, save $2.49 on jelly, save $4.49 on ground turkey. If you buy those 4 … [Read more...]
Why Cheap Items Are Killing Your Budget
When is the last time that you stood in the store (or sat on a website) looking for a deal and were comparing a “deal” priced item versus one with a higher price? If you’re like most deal seekers, probably pretty often. More often than not, you probably go with the cheaper deal in an effort to save. What you may not realize though is that those cheaper items are killing your budget. Why Cheap Items Are Killing Your Budget When you buy a “cheap” item, the quality of it is generally not great. This means that you’ll usually have to replace it before you get your monies worth out of it. This is especially true if the item is significantly less than other brands and models. If the average price is $50.00 and you’re paying $10? Chances are that you’re buying junk. I’m more than sure … [Read more...]
Seeing Paris on a Budget
Planning the perfect Paris holiday can at times seem overwhelming, especially as the costs of Europe’s major cities has increased drastically over recent years. But that doesn’t mean there aren’t still plenty of great and thrifty ways to enjoy a weekend in Paris. Looking to plan your trip to the romance capital of the world and save some money along the way? Here are a few Parisian travel tips to keep in mind: 1. Book in Advance This might sound terribly cliché, but the reason why it’s such a repeated piece of travel advice is because it’s absolutely true. Booking your travel and accommodations well in advance will ensure that you get the best prices available. it will also give you peace of mind that you have secured a hotel, hostel, guesthouse or B&B for all of the days … [Read more...]
Summer Fun On A Budget
This is a sponsored post on behalf of the Visa Clear Prepaid program and the Prepaid Visa® RushCard. Summer offers so many opportunities for fun. From family vacation and day trips, to beach trips and water parks, and don’t forget the amusement parks and zoos! These are great summer activities but they can also cost a nice chunk of change! So you have to set up a summer budget. One of the best ways to stay on budget for my family has been with a prepaid card that is part of the Visa Clear Prepaid program. I used the Prepaid Visa® RushCard this summer when I visited New York City. While I was there for a business trip I had some fun time and fun money to spend as well. I was able to load up my fun money on my Prepaid Visa® RushCard at Walmart (Ace Cash Express, CVS, … [Read more...]
Preparing for a Hurricane on a Budget
It's the start of hurricane season. June - November is hurricane season here in the USA with it's peak being around August. Being born and raised in FL I know a thing or 2 about hurricanes, in fact I was in FL during Hurricane Charley, and I stood in the eye of Hurricane Charley in August 2004. Hurricane Charley was named one of the top 15 Most Costly Natural Disasters in History. Now is the time to start preparing for a hurricane! This CAN be done on a tight budgettoo! Preparing for a Hurricane on a Budget I went digging for hurricane pictures and while I can't find the ones of my house, I did came across these of my grandfather's house. The one below is of the side that got a brunt of the damage, and keep in mind his house was one of the house with the least damage in the area. … [Read more...]
Stockpiling 101 – The Budget
In the first post of our Stockpiling 101 series, I showed you how to prepare yourself and your home for getting ready to build a stockpile. Now, I want to show you how to maximize your savings while you stock up. Stocking up doesn’t have to be a budget buster, but it can become that very quickly if you let it, trust me I've made that mistake! Stockpiling 101 – The Budget When you sit down and do your grocery budget each month, try to account for a few extra dollars to use only for stocking up. If you don’t have that kind of play in your budget, that’s okay and you can still stock up. To start, sit down with the list you made from our last post and your grocery ads. Working from your list, add the items to your shopping list that are on sale. If you would normally buy 5 to make it … [Read more...]
10 Tips for Homeschooling on a Budget
I love homeschooling my kids and I will admit when we started homeschooling I went WAY overboard on everything I thought we NEEDED. Half way threw the year we hadn't used half of it. Heck 2 years in and some of it we still have yet to use! While we have settled in to a curriculum we love it isn't cheap. If you are blessed to be able to homeschool or think you possibly can't because of the cost factor I wanted to share some of my best tips for homeschooling on a budget, so your family can enjoy those overall benefits and not blow your budget! 10 Tips for Homeschooling on a Budget I share a post a while back on 13 ways to score free or cheap homeschool curriculum. As many homeschoolers know this is only part of the battle. Books, craft supplies, pens, paper, and more add up out side … [Read more...]
10 Budget Friendly Activities for the Family this Spring
Can you believe that spring is right around the corner? I know it's hard to believe when you have a foot of snow on the ground! I don’t know about you, but our family loves spring and we enjoy being outdoors. I try to round up a list of ideas for the family do to activity wise when spring hits. Check out my 10 budget friendly activities for the family this spring. 10 Budget Friendly Activities for the Family this Spring #1. Walk, ride bikes, jog, or skip Yes! We love to do anything and everything that involves exercising outside. If we can walk down the road, ride our bikes, or even jog we will. #2. Plant flowers There are some flowers that need planting in the spring. Planting a flower garden is the perfect activity to do with the whole family, especially when it’s not too … [Read more...]