Welcome to "makin-it-simple", a daily blog written for all of YOU hard-working wives and mommies out there living life and trying to "make-it-simple" everyday!
First for today, check out this article I ran across discussing the importance of the month of October to all those big companies out there that want our money! Apparently what your bank account looks like during the month of October will have a huge influence over your financial decisions over the upcoming months, actually through January (holiday shopping, anyone?) Check out this article from financial guru Dave Ramsey. So, ladies it's a good idea to carve out some time one evening this week to PLAN the WHO and HOW MUCH to spend on holiday gifts this year!
First for today, check out this article I ran across discussing the importance of the month of October to all those big companies out there that want our money! Apparently what your bank account looks like during the month of October will have a huge influence over your financial decisions over the upcoming months, actually through January (holiday shopping, anyone?) Check out this article from financial guru Dave Ramsey. So, ladies it's a good idea to carve out some time one evening this week to PLAN the WHO and HOW MUCH to spend on holiday gifts this year!
How many moms out there run straight from the job to pickup children, then directly to home...oh, wait, what are we going to eat for dinner? AHHH! We've all been here and done this, right? Well, I have been trying my hand and preparing freezer meals so I pull them out of the freezer the night before and there's no worrying about what we're eating tonight! I came across this great article at Money Saving Mom on freezer cooking. The recipes are DELISH and best of all less time in the kitchen means MORE time to spend with our families instead of slaving over hot stoves! It doesn't help that these are BUDGET-FRIENDLY recipes, too!
MONEY SAVING TIP OF THE DAY! This tip will take you only 15 minutes, lengthen the time (hopefully) before you need to cook again and maximize each precious dollar you make. Go get these little stickers (see photo) or make some out of tape and paper, go through everything in your refrigerator and label THE DATE IT WAS COOKED! Make a habit of doing this each time you put new items in the refrigerator and you will END your families questions over a) "what is this? or b) "is this safe for me to eat?" Come on, ladies, we owe it to our families to make sure we provide GOOD and SAFE food!
I'll post my pic up here once I've had a chance to do this with my own fridge...stay tuned! :)
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