Thanksgiving : Frugal Tips and Advice on Reducing Holiday Stress

Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays and I often spend a couple months planning for it. This year though I’m a bit behind, Thanksgiving is next week and all I’ve done is freeze some dressing. And I decided that my special recipe for the year is a vanilla honey butter. That leaves, oh, just [...]

How to Make a Ghost – Cheap Halloween Decorations

The other day my husband informed me that we needed ghosts to put in the trees in our front yard . . . about fifteen minutes before we had a group of people showing up! And, fabulous frugal woman that I am with a pension for cheap Halloween decorations, I had four ghosts ready ten [...]

Have a Frugal Halloween!

I just read this article, Our $25 Halloween Party! Awesome idea! I’m still not sure what we are going to be doing for Halloween this year, whether we have a party, just stay home, or go to someone else’s party, but if we do stay home I will be using some of these ideas! Here [...]

Homemade Gifts Times Two

I love homemade gifts and I especially love when I get them from my family. This is one of my favorite pieces because it was made by three of my family members! The bottom of this table is actually a table in itself that my mom made when she was in high school. For Christmas [...]

Start Saving For Christmas – in January

Don’t look at me like I’m crazy. I know no one wants to think about the holidays for at least another ten months but this is the best time to start thinking about them. Look for after-Christmas sales and stock up on items like wrapping paper, gift tags, and gift card holders. I will often [...]

Have a Frugal Holiday

The holidays are here and many find it difficult to have a frugal Christmas but it can be done! One of the most important aspects of having a frugal holiday would be to pay cash in the month of December. Hopefully, you have already saved for Christmas but if you haven’t you may want to [...]

Have a Cheap Halloween

You don’t have much longer before the Day of Fright is here! I love Halloween but it can be very expensive, especially if you listen to all the advertisements out there! Check out these previous Frugal Home articles about Halloween and new tips to help you save so you don’t get a scary bill afterwards! [...]

How to Have a Frugal Fourth of July

Who doesn’t want to celebrate our Independence Day? The Fourth of July is one of my favorite holidays but we don’t always have the money to throw a big celebration so each year is different. Over the years, I’ve learned a few frugal tips to help us save as much money as possible while still [...]

Websites with Products for a Dollar or Under a Dollar

  Chances are you have made your way into one of those stores where everything costs a dollar or under a dollar. This is harder to find on the internet but it is possible! Check out these great sites for gifts under a dollar. Some of the websites that offer items under a dollar will also require [...]

Sell Unwanted Gifts and Make Money

How many of you get home, drop your bags on the floor, crash on the couch, and wonder just what you are going to do with all those gifts you got that you didn’t want or need? How many times have you heard that it is the thought that counts? While it is the thought [...]

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