Back to school time means it’s time to start thinking about snack time. It’s not only my favorite time on a busy day, but it’s necessary when the kids are busy with back to school. Snacks are a necessary part of all my kids’ days-even our teens. Whether your kids eat lunch early in the day, snack […]
3 Simple Steps To Turn Your Tablet Into Cash
Back to school is here (or nearly here) for many kids around the US, and parents everywhere are overwhelmed with the costs of back to school supplies. It used to be that kids had to lug around heavy, expensive, and sometimes outdated textbooks. Today, schools are turning to tablets to solve this problem, using e-textbooks […]
11 Tips To Go Back To School On A Budget
Back. To. School. Whether you love this time of year or loathe it you have to prep for it no matter what. Personally I love back to school time. No, not just because my kids are out of the house, but because I love school supplies. I’m the nerd that likes freshly sharpened pencils, the […]
Reusable Lunch Bags That Give Back
Guys, it’s happened. The back to school aisles are stocked (I swear, go to your local Target) and the pitches are already hitting my inbox. As much as I look forward to the school year and its’ routines I’m not quite ready to say goodbye to summer yet. We haven’t even been to the beach […]
Back to School Style
It’s almost back to school here (WOOHOO!), and we’re planning to go through the kids clothes this weekend to make sure everyone has what they need. I shared my back to school tips at Budgetable yesterday, and one of my plans to save big is to reuse the spring/summer clothes the kids already have. There […]
12 Back to School Budget Tips
I arrived home from BlogHer yesterday and did the math. 3 weeks until summer vacation is over. THREE WEEKS. Wow. I love back to school time. No, not just because my kids are out of the house (though that is both WOOHOO! and 🙁 at the same time), but because I love school supplies. I’m […]
Back to school: and they’re off
It’s sort of a bittersweet seeing the kids off to school today. Yes, I’m excited to have alone time to work (And some quiet time with my 4 year old for half the day), but I think I may miss them. It’s going to take me a bit to adjust. I’m so used to the […]
Back to School Fashion Friday
Have I mentioned back to school? I may be a wee, tiny bit excited that the kids will be back to school next week. See here. While I typically haven’t had to do much shopping for back to school, our hand me downs have pretty much run out so all 4 kids needed a few […]
