Cleaning Products that You Can Make

We’ve talked about organic cleaning products that you can find in nature and also about simple homemade cleaning products that use everyday items around your house. These are both great ways to be both frugal and go green in the process. Today we’re going to talk about cleaning products that you can make at home, again using everyday items around your house. And if you don’t have these items around, don’t worry! For the most part, they’re very inexpensive which also makes this a budget friendly way to clean. The Only Ingredients You Need to Make Cleaning Products at Home The following are the items you will need to make natural cleaning products: * White distilled vinegar * Baking soda * Washing soda (found in…

Noah’s Ark Printable Pack

Welcome back to another Freebie Friday! This week we’re continuing with our series of Bible story printables for kids and staying in Genesis. So far we’ve covered The Creation Story and the story of Adam and Eve. We kicked off this series, which is really a mini-series of a bigger series of Christian printables for kids, with an Apostle’s Creed for Toddlers pack. And today’s pack, a free Noah’s Ark printable pack is one of my biggest yet but still not complete! When I make the additions to it, I’ll update this post and offer the updates as their own download as well. I’ll say first, the only thing that wasn’t actually included in this pack was a condensed version of the actual story in…

Ideal Times to Teach Kids About Money

Ideal Times to Teach Kids About Money

Every day life is filled with numerous teachable moments for children of all ages. A simple trip to the grocery store, for example, can become a math lesson, an alphabet review, a lesson on manners, and so many other things. This is also a great opportunity to teach kids about money and the value of money. In fact, there are many times to teach kids about money that occur in every day life. And don’t forget to check out the rest of the posts in this series: Raising Money Savvy Kids. Teaching your child about money takes more than one conversation. Using real life situation and examples will help them pull the concepts together. They’ll learn not only from your words but also through your…

The Very Hungry Caterpillar Mini Unit

Recently, as a part of the Storybook Summer blog hop, Squeaker and I explored The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle. He’s one of my favorite children’s authors and I plan to do a lot with his books- through in tot school, home preschool, and homeschooling. For our exploration of this book, I’ve also created a mini pack that would be great for toddlers and preschoolers or children with special needs. Thank you for taking the time to take a look at our The Very Hungry Caterpillar mini unit! To start, we read the book. Squeaker has a board book copy as well, but we used our bigger copy for the beginning of our exploration. If you prefer, you can also listen to a reading…

How to Negotiate Out of Debt

Oftentimes we find ourselves in debt unexpectedly. And for whatever reasons or another, we just need some help getting out of debt. It is definitely possible to get out of debt yourself and one of the ways that you can do this is by creating a get out of debt budget. Regardless of how you got yourself into debt, it is entirely possible to wipe out debt and keep yourself debt free. Today, we’re going to talk about how to negotiate out of debt. This strategy will involve a lot of talking and charm on your part, but it is possible to get some debt relief with this method. Ready to get started? The first step for negotiating out of debt, and for any sort…

Quick and Easy Hairstyles for Girls for Back to School

Running late? Alarm not go off? Hit the snooze button one too many times? If you’re in need of quick and easy hairstyles for girls I’ve gathered close to 50 just for you! Try these easy and quick hairstyles for back to school on those mornings when you just need to get out of the house and go. Or, if you’re like me and need inspiration, these quick and easy hairstyles are a great starting point for the hair challenged. Many of these easy and quick hairstyle ideas are perfect for the beginning hair stylist. With Sweet B, she never really had the patience to let me do anything with her hair. So as Squeaker gets older, I need to start working on my hair…