How to save money on budget Christmas gifts with these 100+ cheap (but nice) stocking stuffers

Are you looking to save money on budget Christmas shopping? How about super cheap stocking stuffers? I'm not talking what stores consider "budget" Christmas gifts priced at $5-$15. Those aren't bargain they're over-priced, especially for filler gifts. By inexpensive presents, I mean like 10 cents to a buck each. Here are over 100 cheap but nice Christmas presents for stockings that children will love! Halloween alternatives: 100+ non-food, non-candy Trick-or-Treat prizes, giveways

How Parents Can Manage Free Summer Childcare Plus Teach Kids Accountability

Kids rejoice when "school's out for the summer" but parents facing three months without childcare may be singing a different tune. How do you manage daycare if you can't afford a babysitter? You think like a detective and ask who, why, where, when and what. Then based on your answers, you develop a plan for free and low-cost summer childcare. How Parents Can Manage Free Summer Childcare, Teach Kids Accountability

Easy DIY Job Saves Us $800 a Year: Cheap Kids Haircuts at Home

As a mom of four, I'm always looking for ways to trim costs. With exceptions, do-it-yourself projects are a great way to save. Homemade options that require big time investments don't save--time is money. Here's one easy, quick, DIY job that saved us at least $800 a year when the kids were young: home haircuts.  Money Saving with Cheap Home Haircuts

How I Remodeled a Bathroom from Floor to Ceiling for $200

We are remodeling an old house (and when I say old, I mean built prior to 1900). We did the math and decided that a low-price fixer-upper was a better investment that building new or taking on someone else's newer over-priced headaches. In some ways, this decision was financially wise: every improvement adds to the value and we've nowhere to go but up. The down side is living and raising a family in a work-in-progress. We're also DIY-ers and penny pinchers extraordinaire, so "shoestring spending" is our mantra. The first rooms that needed attention (and also the first to need regular maintenance) are our two bathrooms. Here's how two tightwads remodeled a bathroom from the floor to the ceiling, including hardware, vanity, paint, accessories, linens and cleaning supplies, for $200. Read more at How I Remodeled a Bathroom from Floor to Ceiling for $200

DIY Disney Princess Bedroom Theme

Design a Disney Princess Bedroom Theme Do you have a Disney Princess fan in your home? Design an enchanted bedroom based on Disney princesses for your own little princess. Use this complete DIY guide to make your child's bedroom into a Disney princess dream! Read More