Picking up snacks and drinks at typical gas stops during your family road trip is what those convenient marts are counting on. However, you can still stay on budget and enjoy your trip with just a bit of extra planning. Here are my best tips for overcoming budget pitfalls in the area of food costs. […]
Four Ways to Make Chores More Fun for Kids
Planning Ahead to Save Money on a Family Road Trip
Here are some ideas to help you save money during your travel on the highways and byways.
Planning Your School Rather than Detailing Your Day
One of the great temptations for new home educators is to bring a traditional, assembly line, children-stuck-at-desks, seven-subjects-each-day-in-50-minute-increments approach to their home education. That approach is not working very well for the schools and their students, so why would we bring it into our homes with our children? Sometimes, we are tempted to do that […]
Blogging Ethics – Paid and Unpaid Posts? Why I do What I do.
There’s been a lot of buzz out and about recently about bloggers getting paid for reviews, and what constitutes a paid or unpaid type of post. I want to share my beliefs and ethics about this subject with you and am grateful to TapInfluence for sponsoring this conversation. Know what that phrase “sponsoring this conversation” means? It […]
Determining Solar Energy Needs – For Home or Small Business Installation
Owning and installing a home solar power grid system is becoming more affordable as new technologies come onto the market and materials are easier to come by and mass-produced. Before you begin, find out if local and state laws permit home solar panel installations, determine your power needs, get detailed information on local (city, […]
Backup Resources For Protecting Your Family’s Finances
In today’s economy, it can be very difficult to make ends meet financially. If you feel like you could fall off a cliff with your family’s finances at any point, there are some steps that you can take to improve your situation. Here are a few backup resources to consider when you want to avoid […]
Stretch Chicken to Save Money
Roasting a whole chicken is easy to do and it provides the foundation for four meals for four people: an amazing bargain! When I was young, at least once a week we’d sit down to dinner and one of us kids would exclaim, “Awe, Mom! Chicken again?” Mom cooked a lot of chicken, I […]
6 Must Have Emergency Supplies
You never know when you are going to have a major emergency. If you were to be stuck in some type of natural disaster, you would be miserable if you were not prepared. Thankfully, it has never been easier than it is right now to be ready for any kind of disaster. Here are some […]
Kitchen Cleaning Guide
The kitchen is the heart of our home, and I bet it is for many of you as well. The kitchen is where we do homework, play board games, prepare meals, share meals and, oh yeah, do laundry. So, with a space that is getting this much use, naturally it needs some serious cleaning on […]
Play With Your Kids Without Fear – Plus Giveaway!
As you know, I’m a huge believer in “get your hair wet parenting” as I call – that intentional playfulness with your children is one of my 7 Principles of Intentional and Self-Sufficient Living in my Untrained Housewife Manifesto. But sometimes kids like to play MESSY. And when you have five…wow! Your floors can take […]
Book Review: How To Grow Fresh Air
Four years ago, when I opened a movement studio in Los Angeles, I wanted to make the space as “green” as possible. Many clients I work with are very allergic or sensitive, and my goal was to create a comfortable and healthy space for learning. I turned to two of my most treasured resources for […]
