A regular family night is important to us — to step back from the everyday, enjoy spending time together, and create lasting memories for our girls. Last year, we scheduled a monthly excursion, paid for primarily through family memberships, gifts, and daily deal sites. Because we're stepping up our debt elimination plan, this year's family fun will have to be even more frugal. [Continue reading on Babble.com...] Family Fun Inexpensively
A regular family night is important to us — to step back from the everyday, enjoy spending time together, and create lasting memories for our girls. Last year, we scheduled a monthly excursion, paid for primarily through family memberships, gifts, and daily deal sites. Because we're stepping up our debt elimination plan, this year's family fun will have to be even more frugal. [Continue reading on Babble.com...] 
The girls have been home for winter break all week — with almost 2 weeks still to go! It’s been a blissful 3 days of sleeping in (slightly), playing Wii and coercing them to clean the toy room in anticipation of Santa’s delivery. They’re pretty much over it already, so it’s time to dig deep [...]
If you’re looking for a fun, frugal way to enjoy time with your family, look no further than your living room. Movie night is a simple, inexpensive idea for family fun. The girls love it when we declare a family movie night. The lights are dimmed…
With only 11 days left in the Countdown to Christmas, I hope you’re staying warm & dry. My girls love the snow—they love to see it, and they love to play in it. They even love to shovel it. Which is lucky for our family, because I? Am not a fan of the outdoors. Especially [...]
The Countdown to Christmas is officially down to the 12 days of Christmas. Amazon.com Widgets I love Christmas episodes of my favorite television shows. I love Christmas specials. And, Christmas movies might be my very favorite thing about the holiday season! We’ll watch the classics & family favorites over and over again. Every year. Is [...]
It can be very difficult to entertain five rambunctious kids on a limited budget, especially if you don’t want to keep them plugged in all day with a DVD or a video game. Keeping them busy without electricity isn’t too difficult with a little planning and creativity. Here is our Top 10 List of Unplugged [...]
Yeehaw! My husband and I are brand spankin’ new Texans and are rarin’ to take in all the local sites. Unfortunately, relocating from Chicago to Austin put a hurt on us financially, so I’ve been scoping out budget friendly activities and Austin is full of them! Here are 10 awesome Austin attractions that are on [...]
One of our favorite things to do in the winter is visit the children’s museum. It isn’t free (although they do have a free day once per month) but investing in a family membership sure makes it feel that way when I’m looking for something to break cabin fever. You can purchase a membership to [...]
A monthly family fun outing is a great way to spend time together, but our choices become more limited in colder months. Here’s a little know fact (unless you happen to know me personally to hear me complain all the time): I hate snow! It’s cold, it’s wet and it takes away my favorite activities. [...]
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