I love Walmart. If you love Walmart too, just go ahead and raise your hand. It's ok, no one's watching. Go ahead and raise your hand. Recently, MomSelect sent us a $75 gift card and challenged us to see what all we could get with it at Walmart. Here was the catch: we had to … [Read more...]
Jingit App Collects Box Tops #jingit4edu
We were excited to sign up for Jingit and download the Jingit app to help Grace's school collect box tops! #jingit4edu We went to Walmart.com to sign up for Jingit. Sign up was an easy step by step process where we could sign in using our Facebook account and pick Grace's school … [Read more...]
A Cook’s Wish List from World Market
World Market lets you easily add to your kitchen while staying on budget! // 1. Cast Iron Enamel Skillet // 2. Terracotta Chicken Baker // 3. 15-inch Paella Pan // // 4. Red Potluck Baker // 5. Dark Teal Glazed Tagine // If given the opportunity, Brian could … [Read more...]
Shopping Banana Republic
Have you ever walked through the mall, passed by a Banana Republic, and wondered, "Why is it called that?" I remember shopping there with my father when I was growing up. You didn't have to wonder as much back then. I remember the jeeps in the front window, the colorful … [Read more...]
Macy’s Rwanda Path to Peace
Something we haven't shared her a lot is that our home is decorated with items from Africa and the Middle East. Brian's parents have lived in a number of places and have blessed us with many local pieces that we consider art. We have several baskets from Rwanda that they have … [Read more...]
Sam’s Club Baby Essentials
Don’t miss out on precious moments by wasting hours at the grocery store and fussing over budgets. Discover an easy way to save on baby essentials from P&G by buying them in bulk at Sam’s Club® this February! Purchase all the basics for baby at your local Sam’s Club store to … [Read more...]
A Moment for Me
Every wish for a moment for you? Maybe you go for Spa Days or maybe you go for a quiet place to read a book or maybe you go shopping and splurge on yourself. I admit that I love all of those moments for me but they are treat for us for sure in our budget. A Spa Day is … [Read more...]
The Power of Living within Your Budget
In these financially-challenged times, you will definitely learn to appreciate the real value of living within your budget. You will surely come to realize the importance of the art of not having to overspend for whatever reasons. Living within your budge has a lot of benefits … [Read more...]
Thrifty Shopping at Thrift Shops
Do you shop at your local thrift shops? If not, you are probably missing out! I already did a piece about my children's consignment sale addiction. I do love them. I did miss out on a few recently but I don't feel like I lost out. Why is that? The local thrift shops are a gold … [Read more...]
Merry Christmas plus a savings tip!
Merry Christmas! Sorry no pretty clip art today but I am not at my computer. We are visiting my parents and got the joy of watching our girls open everyone's presents. Their own weren't enough so they took to helping everyone else! Plus we got to sing The Happy Birthday song to … [Read more...]
Christmas Shopping on a Budget
This will be the first of two posts of Christmas Shopping on a Budget. I am going to post one with more details soon but here are some easy holiday shopping tips to make Christmas buying in your budget ... 1) Don't pay full price. It will go on sale. If you miss the sale, you … [Read more...]