Resources For A Happier Home
by: Lindsay Butler
Being a personal finance blogger, I use, read, write, and talk about emergency funds on a nearly daily basis. Almost everybody I speak to brings up the Dave Ramsey rule that you need $1,000 in your emergency fund. no more, no less. Then you start paying off debts. They also claim to live by the rule that if you already have more than $1,000 in your emergency
by: Lindsay Butler
To be honest we bough the RV 2 years ago. I have shared it a few times on Instagram, but never on the blog. To be honest, I was worried that I would met with a lot of criticism, judgement, and “meanness”. I know that it sounds pretty silly dumb, buying a motor home, when you are up to our eyeballs in student loan debt,
by: Lindsay Butler
This site has always been based upon providing real resources, that real families need, can use, and help to improve their lives. One of my most used resources are my Preschool Math: Greater-than, Less-than pages. Greyson loved completing them, so I made some more advanced Greater Than, Less Than pages for “Kinder Aged Kids”. Related Posts: Easy Addition Simple Subtraction Addition & Subtraction Word Problems Snap Cube, Number & Pattern
by: Lindsay Butler
Grocery Budget: Stop Wasting Your Money!! Step 6. If you notice there were little to no items that were not food. That is because I get those for free, or pennies. I use coupons to snag those for next to nothing. I stock up on things like toilet paper, paper towels, shampoo, conditioner, toothpaste, etc. When I can get them for free or less than a
by: Lindsay Butler
Learning / teaching short vowel sounds is not an easy concept for littles (or you)! When trying to teach a child how to “sound-it-out” the English language, does not make it easy for them! Learning short vowel sounds, is a major factor in their ability to becoming a master reader. Greyson struggled with this for a while. He was really having a hard time sounding
by: Lindsay Butler
Living in a rural area, you have to “take what you got.” In this instance, we have very few stores that are less than 45 minutes away. You all know that I am a HUGE fan of Aldis, but they don’t have everything our family needs. So, my second store (and it is in town!) is Walmart. I have learned some pretty good ways to
by: Lindsay Butler
Keeping a weather journal has many advantages for your little one(s). It goes beyond the obvious educational components (Counting – days of the week – math – months of the year – graphing – sorting – and tracking). It also teaches them responsibility by having to complete their daily weather tracking task, and a self of accomplishment that beats all the rest! Having a weather
by: Lindsay Butler
When planning our summer activities, i immediately start planning road trip activities for the kiddos! With the cost of airfare, we will not be flying anywhere this year (plus, since we own an RV, we need to make it “worth it!”) – but a road trip with young kids can quickly turn into a disaster – that can quickly ruin a vacation, or even a
by: Lindsay Butler
This debt tracker printable and spreadsheet combo is awesome, you guys! I think this debt payoff tracker is a great way to help you manage your money better, pay down your debt faster, and motivate you to stay the heck on track! Scott and I are determined to double the amount we put towards debt this year and are working harder than ever before tackling
by: Lindsay Butler
Before I start let me being by saying that this Osmo Review is not a sponsored post. Osmo has no clue who I am – and they have no clue what I am about to write… For Christmas this past year (2016) Greyson was given the the entire Osmo collection (Minus the Pizza Co. box) including the creative board. When his grandparents told me that they
