This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Navy Federal Credit Union. All opinions are 100% mine. Summer brings all sorts of joy for kids and adults alike. Finally, we all have a chance to spend more time together, get outside, soak in some good old Vitamin D, make our yards look beautiful, and run off some energy! Summer Fun on a Budget For some, summer means traveling and exploring places they have never been to. For others, summer means staying home and finding ways to stay entertained without spending a lot of money. Make sure to add the money you save to your Navy Federal Credit Union savings account! Here are a few ideas to help you have some summer fun, but on a budget: Find New Parks Chances are there are a lot of parks in your area. If not in your … [Read more...]
Easy Pumpkin Beer Bread Recipe
Pumpkin is by far the most popular and delicious ingredient for fall- it lends itself perfectly to a moist and tasty loaf of bread, especially when combined with beer. One of the best features of beer bread is that it requires no kneading or long rising times. Pair them together and you get this easy pumpkin beer bread recipe everyone will love! This is one of our Easy Pumpkin Recipes. Easy Pumpkin Beer Bread Recipe You can use any beer you have on hand but I highly recommend one of the pumpkin or at least fall blends to get the most flavor- I like to use Samuel Adams Octoberfest. Warm slices straight from the oven slathered in butter are a fall treat that you should not miss out on (maybe a light sprinkling of cinnamon sugar too?). This recipe would be a perfect … [Read more...]
Best Margarita Recipe – Easy Slushie Margarita Recipe
Growing up my favorite summer drink was anything in slushie form! As an adult, this hasn't changed, and that is why this slushie margarita recipe is one that I pull out every summer! Plus I am slightly partial that this is by far the best margarita recipe out there, but then again that's just me! Best Margarita Recipe - Easy Slushie Margarita Recipe So fun fact. On my 21st birthday, I had my first margarita, and I took a sip and spat it back out. It was horrible, and I thought I just didn't like margaritas and didn't have another one for years. Then a friend of mine made me try one of hers, and it was so much better! The recipe makes all the difference! Crazy right? SO what makes the difference in the recipe? Not too much triple sec, using the right tequila, and fresh limes … [Read more...]
How to Make the World a Better Place
This is a sponsored post with P&G Everyday and their #LetsDoMoreTogether campaign. All opinions remain my own. It’s safe to say that over the last few months, life has been a little different from quarantine and staying home. Instead of focusing on the negativity, why not make the world a better place? You may be wondering how to make the world a better place. Well, it may be a lot easier than you thought! Let’s go over some ideas together, so that we can all work together! #1. Don’t be afraid to do a random act of kindness I have to say that some of the best moments in my life have been when I did random acts of kindness for someone. It could be buying a cup of coffee for someone in the drive-through or dropping a note of encouragement off at the neighbor’s house. … [Read more...]
Lemon Depression Cake Recipe
During the great depression dairy was rationed out so to make it stretch as long as possible they invented recipes that didn't use dairy. Like this Lemon Depression Cake. Today it is known as wacky cake because there is no dairy used. The Lemon Depression Cake is absolutely amazing and my entire family loves it to this day. The cake has also been called War Cake, or Poor Man's Cake. Lemon Depression Cake Recipe The families in the great depression were masters at saving money. They mastered many of the frugal tips we should still be using today. They also learned how to make anything they possibly could for themselves many of these items we pay for today. They also coined the phrase: use it up, wear it out, make do or do without. This cake is their way of making do! Related: 13 … [Read more...]
How to Keep Your Clothes Extra Clean & Make Them Last Longer with Gain Ultra Flings
This is a sponsored post with Gain but as always all opinions remain my own. Have you ever thought about how you can keep your clothes extra clean? I know kids can get clothes dirty so quickly. Whether your child plays baseball and gets their white pants extra dirty or your child decided to make mud pies, dirty clothes are always going to happen. It’s just a matter of knowing how to keep those clothes clean! As a veteran mom of many, I’ll show you some of my tricks. If you have any tips to add, make sure you tell me. Always Read the Label I know a lot of us just throw the clothes in the washer without looking, but you can make your clothes last longer by looking at the label. Reading that label will save your clothes and also save you some money. Although it may … [Read more...]
13 Items They Made During the Great Depression (But We Pay for Now)
Do you have grandparents who lived during the Great Depression? If so, have you ever watched how they shop? Chances are that if you have, you have noticed they don’t pay for certain items that you are paying for. Have you ever asked yourself why? Most of the time it is because those items were homemade when they were younger, so they see no need to purchase them now. Instead, they make these items themselves and save the money that they would otherwise spend. 13 Items They Made During the Great Depression (But We Pay for Now) It may seem as if making homemade items instead of buying them is more expensive, but you save in more ways than at the grocery store. Homemade items are usually healthier which can save you money on healthcare costs. Yes, you may pay more for supplies in the very … [Read more...]
Hershey’s Double Chocolate No-Churn Ice Cream Recipe
The best way to cool off in the summer seems to be with ice cream. I won't lie, I have an extremely soft spot for ice cream. I went through a phase where I was obsessed with cake batter ice cream. Nowadays though it's all chocolate. You can't go wrong getting a woman chocolate anything in my opinion. So when I started my venture into the no-churn ice cream phase of course it had to be with this chocolate No-Churn Ice Cream recipe! Hershey's Double Chocolate No-Churn Ice Cream When we lived in Pennsylvania my kids loved our visit to Hershey's Chocolate World in Hershey PA. We went on the free factory tour ride and got some free chocolate at the end. We made our own chocolate bars and had lunch that had a dusting of chocolate powder on everything. We toured the town and just fell in … [Read more...]
9 of the Best Frugal Summer Date Night Ideas
Do you have big plans to date your spouse this summer, but don’t know where to get started? Well, thanks to the nice weather, summer dates are possible! You’re not limited to only a few things like you would be in the winter months. Here are some summer date night ideas to check out! Frugal Summer Date Night Ideas Take a walk around the river or lake - Most towns or cities have at least one lake or multiple lakes. Spend some time walking with your loved one and enjoying the nice weather and scenery Get $1 cones from McDonald’s - In the mood for something delicious and sweet? Don’t pay an arm and a leg for ice cream. Simply go to McDonald’s and pay $1 for a cone! Don’t like ice cream? Get coffee! Ride bikes around town - Even if you don’t have your own bikes, you can borrow … [Read more...]
The BEST Copycat Chick Fil A Lemonade
Does your family love Chick Fil A as much as mine does? Then you know the struggle when someone suggests Chick Fil A only to find out it's a Sunday! This is why I have started my arsenal of copycat Chick Fil A recipes. This copycat Chick Fil A Lemonade is just the newest one on our list. The BEST Copycat Chick Fil A Lemonade I bet you can tell we are from the south one of the first few copycat recipes from Chick Fil A my family insisted I make was their Copycat Chick Fil A Sweet Tea. They also were insistent about Copy Cat Sonic Peach Tea. Sweet tea and lemonade are staples in our house, especially in the summer. Related: The BEST Copycat Chick Fil A Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe! A few notes about the recipe. Sunkist lemons are essential to … [Read more...]
How to Make Nutella Slime – 2 Simple Edible Ingredients
I have to ask this. Do your kids try to eat slime as mine do? Some of this slime has a fancy name like cotton candy slime because it smells like cotton candy then my kids want to eat it, even though it's not edible. So I knew I had to make an edible slime because my 3-year-old likes to stick it in her mouth. My kids wanted a Nutella slime they heard one of their friends talking about so I went on my hunt to figure out how to make edible Nutella Slime. Surprisingly many of the Nutella Slime recipes I was finding were not edible which wasn't what I was looking for. I wanted a good edible slime recipe. So I saw a few other edible slime's use powdered sugar so I got my hand on it and here we are. How to Make Nutella Slime - 2 Simple Edible Ingredients My kids are slightly … [Read more...]
Easy Jello Firecrackers Recipe
Let's keep up with the red, white, and blue theme one of the popular summer treats is anything Jello. These Jello Firecrackers can be for kids and you can make an adult-only version too! just make sure to make sure you can tell the 2 apart!! Jello Firecrackers With Memorial Day, July 4th and Labor Day cookouts generally have a red white and blue theme. Everything from red, white, and blue drinks to one of my favorites red, white, and blue Oreos! The patriotic decor is one of my favorites and my kitchen decor revolves around it. I made a July 4th Yarn Wreathe a few years back and still use it on my door during the summer! This is a great recipe to have kids help you with! So let's get started! Below we have a kid-friendly version and an adults-only version. There is also a video … [Read more...]