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How To Save Money On Haircuts And Hair Color

October 27, 2015 By Kelly

Haircuts and hair color can be expensive. There are lots of frugal ways around spending a small fortune on your hair, but generally they involve DIY haircuts and DIY hair color. While those are a great way to save, not everyone is cut out to cut hair at home. I have been not so successful at […]

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25 Fall Family Activities for Less

August 20, 2015 By Kelly

It’s nearly Fall, and with it comes my favorite weather. Since Fall means cooler air we spend a lot more time outside, and I’m always looking for ways to maximize our family fun for less. So we put together a list of things you can enjoy with your family and friends throughout the season without spending […]

Filed Under: eBay, Featured, Life, Money Tagged With: activities, activities for kids, budget friendly activities, fall, fall activities, Family, family activities, family fun, frugal, frugal activities, frugal fall activities, frugal family activities, frugal family fun, frugality, Kids, Money

25 Cheap Family Activities for President’s Day Weekend

February 12, 2015 By Kelly

President’s Day is on Monday and with it comes a brief reprieve from schedules and schoolwork. Most kids have a long weekend this weekend and our kids are no exception. In addition to having Monday off they also have off Friday and a short day on Thursday. It means we have a long stretch of time […]

Filed Under: eBay, Holiday, Kids Tagged With: activities, activities for kids, budget friendly activities, family activities, family fun, frugal, frugal activities, frugal family fun, frugality, Kids, president's day

5 Frugal & Fun Activities for Rainy Days

July 16, 2014 By Kelly

With storms covering most of the country this week I thought it would be the perfect time to share some of our favorite rainy day activities. I know I love a good movie on a rainy day, but with days of rain in the forecast that’s not in the budget every day (even if you […]

Filed Under: eBay, Kids, Life Tagged With: activities, activities for kids, budget friendly activities, ebay, family activities, family fun, frugal, frugal activities, frugal family fun, frugality, Kids, link party, summer, summer family activities, summer family fun

25 Ideas for Frugal Summer Fun

May 8, 2014 By Kelly

I have not started planning for our summer vacation yet. <gulp> I always start with a list of frugal summer fun for the family, though. With these 25 ideas I’m off to a good start for an epic summer. Learning Never Ends 1. Join your library’s summer reading program: It’s free to join, and is […]

Filed Under: eBay, Kids, Life, Money Tagged With: activities, activities for kids, budget friendly activities, family activities, family fun, frugal, frugal activities, frugal family fun, frugality, kid activities, Kids, Life, Money, summer

7 Tips for Living on One Income (or Less)

April 29, 2014 By Kelly

Living on less is the key to making your money stretch further. Most financial gurus will tell you to live on a portion of your income, and bank extra income or raises. It sounds simple, but it takes some work especially if you’re accustomed to living paycheck to paycheck. Here’s are some ways you can […]

Filed Under: eBay, Money Tagged With: cut back on spending, frugality, Living on One Income, Money, one income, saving money

9 Frugal & Fun Weekend Activities

April 17, 2014 By Kelly

While our week is usually super busy, my husband and I try to keep weekends relatively activity free so we can focus on spending time with our kids, doing stuff around the house, and catching up on rest. I’d much rather sleep in, be lazy, have a late brunch, and play games; the kids would […]

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50 Summer Activities For Free (or Nearly Free)

May 25, 2013 By Kelly

Summer is nearly here. The countdown calendar is slowly ticking down to 0.  Cue panicked and frantic last minute plans as parents everywhere realize they have to figure out what summer activities to do with their kids all summer long. Some kids are great about hanging out and going with the flow, but my kids […]

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5 Simple & Frugal Tips for Packing Kid’s Lunches

September 24, 2012 By Kelly

One of my main goals with life is to make my life simpler. While I’m not opposed to spending more to do that at times I love it when simple and frugal meet in the perfect solution. As I shared I’m working on getting my fitness back. We’ve started being more mindful about how we […]

Filed Under: Food, Kids Tagged With: Food, frugality, Kids, lunches, Save Money, simple

15 Financial Tips From My Mother…the Original Tightwad

September 13, 2012 By Kelly Kinkaid

15 Financial Tips From My Mother...the Original Tightwad

I always joke that I come from a long line of Penny Pinchers, Frau Frugals, and Tedious Tightwads, but quite honestly it is absolutely true. And probably one of the biggest influences in my own financial life is my mother, Penny Pincher Numero Uno. She is the quintessential Frau Frugal (yes “Frau” – she’s quite […]

Filed Under: Money Tagged With: frugality, Money, parenting, tips

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Hi! I'm Kelly Whalen, writer, frugality expert, debt slayer, and money nerd. Welcome to the Centsible Life, my corner of the internet, where I help women live happier, healthier, and wealthier lives. My goal is to help you save time + money, so you can spend both how you want.

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