These DIY Easter candy holders are perfect for table decorations or just storing things. Easy for the kids to make, and super cute for spring.
5 Ways to Keep Your Budget In Check During the Holidays
It is possible to keep your budget in check during the holidays. Others may laugh, but think of the amount you’ll be saving!
Create Your Home Filing System for Your Bills
Staying on top of your bills is a must to help take control of your family finances. You need a method of deal with the bills that come through your post or emails, and then record your payment due dates.
Top 5 Tips for Sticking to New Year Resolutions
So many people make New Year resolutions with the intention of seeing them through. It gets to the end of January, though, and those resolutions are often forgotten. The motivation of a new start for the New Year is gone. There’s always next year, right? Why should you wait until next year? There are ways […]
Fun Minion Cupcakes
My daughter absolutely loves watching the Minions, and with her second birthday coming up, we decided that we wanted to incorporate the Minions in some way. Making a birthday cake shaped like one was perfect. But I wanted to test my skills are doing them first. I decided on doing Minion cupcakes to start with. I’m really happy with the way they’ve turned out, so I’m sharing the recipe and the steps with you.
Who to Place in Charge of Family Finances
Some families will decide to place the main breadwinner in the family in charge of the finances. There is nothing wrong with going down this route, but is the principal breadwinner in the house enough to handle the finances? Who is in the best position to manage the budget?
DIY Paper Plate Animal Baskets
When I’m stuck in the house with my daughter, I like to find crafts to do. With Easter coming up, I wanted to create an Easter basket but didn’t have anything to make one with. But you don’t need anything special. Two paper plates will do! These DIY paper plate baskets are fun the whole […]
Setting Up Your First Family Budget
I remember hearing all the time about how important a budget was. The problem is that I’m useless with numbers. I don’t mind using spreadsheets, but when it comes to doing calculations within them and working with numbers, I’m useless. There’s a possibility that you are too, and it may be putting you off starting […]
5 Tips for Taking Control of Your Debt
Part of taking control of your finances is controlling your debt. This can seen daunting at first, especially if you have thousands of dollars worth, with it spread all over the place. But it is possible. About five years ago, I was in some serious debt. I got a credit card without really understanding much […]
Simply Healthy and Delicious Chocolate Brownies
Chocolate brownies work great for snacks and desserts. These brownies can be cut up into smaller bite-sized pieces for a delicious snack or kept in the larger size and served with cream or ice-cream for a dessert. This is also a great option for the whole family to join in with. Let the kids mix […]
Make Your Own Christmas Angel Decorations with the Kids
It’s already November and time to start thinking about the Christmas decorations. I love making my own decorations, whether they involve pine cones and glitter or just simple things that kids can make. These Christmas Angel decorations are great for placing on the windowsill, mantelpiece, or for your angel at the top of the tree. […]
DIY Easter Baskets
Easter baskets are easy to make and perfect to collect all the little Easter eggs. Every Easter, my partner grew up finding Easter eggs hidden around his backyard, and we’re going to do that with our daughter, but I needed a basket to collect the eggs in first! What You Need: A small basket Yellow […]
