This is a sponsored post by Tyson all opinions remain that of The Frugal Navy Wife. Hey ya'll back to school is stressful enough no matter if your kids are heading off to school or your homeschooling. Why not make dinner and other meals easy? Tyson® Grilled and Ready® Chicken Breast Strips is a HUGE help with this! Meat is one of the most forgotten things to get ready for dinner in our house! We forget to defrost it mostly. So the Grilled and Ready chicken is great, even if we forget to defrost it, we can pull it out and it will just need to cook a bit longer but it is still ready to go! So we headed to Wal-Mart to find out Chicken. We had some school supplies we needed to pick up too so it made shopping super simple! Tyson® Grilled and Ready® Chicken Breast Strips … [Read more...]
Special K® Red Berries Making Women Feel Good!
Ok ya’ll it’s no secret I have had 4 kids. Each kid has left some baby weight behind, with stretch marks and a souvenir! I was excited to see a more rapid weight loss with baby #4 since I was breastfeeding but let me tell you it never happened! I got the chance to try out Special K® Red Berries and I couldn't be more excited! I started with watching my breakfast food, because really I was eating junk IF I was remembering to eat at all with the lack of sleep that comes with a newborn! So now my morning breakfast looks like this! A bowl of Special K® Red Berries. When you start your day with a bowl of delightfully real strawberries in Special K® Red Berries, feeling special just comes naturally. Nutrient-rich and calorie-smart, the delicious whole grains, now with more strawberries, will … [Read more...]
How I Earn $210 (or more!) a Month in FREE Amazon Gift Cards
I want to share how I earn $210 a month in Amazon Gift Cards. I have shared the sites I use including my list of 45 Places to Earn Free Amazon Gift Cards. But I want to share what my typical day looks like, and how I can earn this much EVERY month. It is a huge help towards my grocery budget and my overall budget it helps me snag many items free! How I Earn $210 (or more!) a Month in FREE Amazon Gift Cards I spend less than 30 minutes a day to earn and in most cases I earn more than $210 a month that comes out to an average of $14 an hour! Not bad! So here we go! Perk First I run Perk all day and all night I run it on my tablet and 2 of my old phones. I also recently bought a Nokia Lumina with my Amazon Gift Cards for only $29.99! Perk is an App that allows you to watch … [Read more...]
Best Books About Animals for Kids
When you are homeschooling (and even when you aren’t!) you want books that will captures your kids attention but still be educational and allow your kids to learn. I did a whole lesson on Farm Unit Study and right after branched out to animals because the kids had so much fun with them! Here are the books I loved for this lesson! 1,000 Animals - A delightful word book showing exactly one thousand animals, each individually named and lovingly illustrated. Every double page includes an array of animals to pore over, from dinosaurs to dogs. A wonderful book to share together, perfect for young animal lovers, and an excellent way for children to add lots of words to their spoken vocabulary. Lift-the-Flap Questions and Answers About Animals - Many children are fascinated by animals and … [Read more...]
Get Your FREE Disney Family Decal!
I LOVE this freebie! Create your own Disney stick figure decal! Great for your car your house a picture frame or more! Design it with your family members, disney extras and so much more! These are here for a limited time so get your now click the banner above to get yours now! … [Read more...]
Kahlua Spiked Vanilla Frappe
I don't know about where you are but it is HOT here in Florida! While I love my coffee there is a point where hot coffee is to much! I move to iced coffee in the summer! Dual purpose cools you off and gives you that pep you need! This one is great for after dinner, kids in bed or for hanging out with friends outside. Can't beat a spiked coffee! Kahlua Spiked Vanilla Frappe Ingredients: 2 shots Kahlua 2 shots Vodka 1 cup milk or half & half 1-2 cups cold coffee 2 tsp pure vanilla extract ¼ cup sugar cinnamon to taste whipped topping caramel syrup for topping Yield 2 -3 servings Instructions: Pour the cold coffee into ice cube trays and freeze for 3-4 hours or until frozen solid. Once the coffee is frozen place the cubes into a blender. Pour the cinnamon and … [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...]
eBay Bid Protection Sweepstakes from Liberty Mutual Insurance
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Liberty Mutual Insurance . All opinions are 100% mine. Ok ya'll it's finally here!! I'm so excited. Have you ever lost an eBay bid? *Raises both hands, jumping up and down* and I know I'm not the only one! How great would it be to win that bid back? Well now you can! Ok, want to know how? Liberty Mutual has brought it to us! Lost your most recent bid on eBay.com? Get a second chance to win that item with the Liberty Mutual Bid Protection Sweepstakes on eBay.com (within Cars & Trucks or Home & Garden)! Now, putting your dream car in your garage just got easier. Liberty Mutual Insurance already protects your life, home and auto, and now, they protect our eBay bids, too! With the Liberty Mutual Bid Protection Sweepstakes, … [Read more...]
How to Put Together a Coupon Binder
For those of us who use coupons religiously we know it is important to keep them organized and easy to find. The easier they are to find the more money you can save! If you are new to couponing or been doing to for a while and just haven't set up a coupon binder the thought can be overwhelming of trying to figure out where to even start. Here to an easy to follow guide! First you want to locate a good binder to use. I recommend a binder that zips closed because your coupons won't fall out. I found a good 5-star one at Wal-Mart. You also want to make sure you have a pen, a pair of scissors and I also keep a hand held calculator in there too. I found one at the dollar store. Some people also find it helpful to have a dry erase marker too. Once you have your binder you need the … [Read more...]
Best Buy Gift Ideas and Wish List
The reviewer has been compensated in the form of a Best Buy Gift Card and/or received the product/service at a reduced price or for free I love Best Buy, I’m not just saying that, I really do. Between CDs (yes I still buy them!) and DVDs it’s our first stop, and when my husband needed a new computer a few months back we headed to Best Buy. Well here is ANOTHER reason so love Best Buy, they now have gift ideas and wish lists! It’s super easy to use too! Head to the gift page and select the amount you are looking to spend. You can also select who you are buying a gift for to get some great ideas! PLUS you can select the occasion, Birthday? Anniversary? Housewarming? New Parents? There is a section for each! You can then select for ‘him or ‘her’ they have ‘kids’ and the hardest … [Read more...]
Back to School with San Disk Memory Cards!
The reviewer has been compensated in the form of a Best Buy Gift Card and/or received the product/service at a reduced price or for free Heading back to school or even starting your first year of college you want to capture every moment, but how do you make sure you memories are safe? San Disk Memory Cards can help you with this! They work great as memory cards for both professional grade cameras AND the basic point and shoot cameras and everything in between. When taking pictures take it from me, having more than 1 memory card is a must. I tend to forget to upload pictures and nothing is worse than trying to capture some important moment to THEN remember that your memory card is full. Having that spare has been a life saver! Few benefits of San Disk: Capture more fast … [Read more...]
One-Pot Chicken with Rice and Swiss Chard
I love my one pot dishes and crock pot meals. One pot to clean instead of 4 or 5 in a winner in my book. We have been trying out new veggies trying to expand the kids taste pallet (if anybody has any tips to this please share because my kids aren't having it!) Find more Frugal Chicken Recipes for more ideas. One-Pot Chicken with Rice and Swiss Chard What you need. 4 chicken leg quarters patted drysalt and pepper3 garlic cloves, chopped1 bunch Swiss chard stems cut into 1/2-inch pieces, leaves torn into 2-inch pieces1 small yellow onion, diced2 medium carrots, diced1 1/2 teaspoons grated lemon zest, plus wedges for serving1 1/2 cups rice2 1/2 cups chicken broth Rub chicken with salt and pepper. Heat a large Dutch oven over medium-high. Add chicken, skin side down, … [Read more...]