We are excited to feature a sponsored post about 4th of July. This fourth of July, you can give your guests something to celebrate if you think a little more creatively with your party food choices. Whether you’re expecting dozens of guests or just a few friends over, there … [Read more...]
Capturing Holiday Memories with Cameras from Best Buy
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. Best Buy has the latest and greatest cameras to capture your holiday memories. One of the newest features for today's cameras is that they … [Read more...]
Easter Decorations Roundup
Are you ready for Easter? Easter is later this year but is almost time to pull out the decorations. I try to add one or two to our collection each year. One my favorites is the egg tree but I am really eyeing the egg wreath below for the dining room. Check out these great Easter … [Read more...]
Making Memories with The Cat’s Meow Village
We participated in a review compensated campaign on behalf of CatsMeow.com with TGP Media Group campaign. About Cat’s Meow Village ... The Cat's Meow Village hand-creates wooden replicas of buildings and landmarks that you can hold in your hand and display in your home or … [Read more...]
It’s Snowing OREO Cookie Balls
We are excited to with OREO on a sponsored campaign to feature their OREO Cookie Ball Recipe! Are you getting ready for the holiday season? With Thanksgiving being later this year it feels like we need to get started on holiday planning a little earlier. The fall air here in … [Read more...]
Valentine Gift Basket Giveaway
We are excited to participate in the Valentine gift basket giveaway with Holiday Gifts & Gift Baskets! Sometimes it is hard to find one gift to someone for a holiday. Gift baskets are a great idea to give a meaningful gift that represents the interests of the special … [Read more...]
Wordless Wednesday – Holiday Randomness
Our life lately ... Our Church window. Matthew took a rare nap and Brian sent me this picture. The girls did their winter dance recital this week. What is happening in your life? Leave us a comment and let us know! … [Read more...]
Boys & Girls Clubs of America Give the Gift of a Great Future Holiday Campaign
This year marks the 2nd annual BGCA Give the Gift of a Great Future Holiday Campaign! Log onto the Boys & Girls Clubs of America website to learn more! The Boys & Girls Club of America suggests that we as parents Give Your Kids the Gift of Giving. Do you do this at … [Read more...]
Holiday Travel Safety Tips from LifeLock
This holiday season, many of us will be taking trips to visit family. Whether we are taking a couple of hour drive or a cross-country flight, our focus on the trip can often mean that we leave our guards down. This can lead us to be vulnerable to predators looking to steal our … [Read more...]
A Complete Guide to Managing Holiday Debt
The festive season brings warmth and joy to every family but with it, the risk of accumulating debt increases. Paying for presents, organizing a wonderful celebration and possibly assisting family members during the holidays will leave you worrying about repaying the holiday … [Read more...]
Thanksgiving Memories: Pecan Crusted Sweet Potato Casserole
Thanksgiving is a pretty special time around our house. I don't really have a large extended family and the family that I do have is spread all over. Growing up, we didn't really do Sunday dinners, so those few times that we did get together for big meals were pretty … [Read more...]
Friday Favorite: Veteran’s Day
Friday Favorites is another almost weekly feature here at Simply Budgeted. The whole point of this feature is to share some of our favorite finds. Anything is game. Food. Cleaning supplies. Kid stuff. Garden favorites. Recipes. Anything that I really like and want to randomly … [Read more...]
10 Holiday Planning Tips
10. Pull out your Christmas card list and start editing it now. Who goes? Who stays? Who needs to be added? 9. Make a list of who you are giving gifts to ... just names. A helpful tip is to organize this list by when you see everyone so if you see one set of family members … [Read more...]
Simply Budgeting: Holiday Budget Planning
Last month, I wrote about Real World Debt Management.Last month I tweeted asking for ideas and got two great ones. This month's topic is thanks to another Twitter friend but I didn't write down who it was. If you suggested a post on Holiday Budget Planning, this is for you. Oh … [Read more...]