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Tips to Stay on Budget When You Have Kids

Maintaining a family budget takes some budgeting tips. We live in expensive times. Being a one income household may feel impossible. This list of tips to stay on budget when you have kids are practical ideas for cutting costs, saving money and budgeting well. … [Read more...]

Inflation Tips for Living on One Income

Our budget looks much different this year. We had about 5 years of really good financial times. My husband got a promotion a few years ago, all our debt was paid off and we could save like I had been wanting. This last year, changes began to creep in to our expenses. It all has me focusing on inflation tips for living on one income. … [Read more...]

Save Money on Kids Activities: Passes, Free Activities & Tips with NewAir

Save money on kids activities with these 5 tips. There is no need to go over budget to spend time with our kids.

Taking kids out and about on field trips, to outdoor events or museums can end up being a pretty costly way to spend time together as a family. Zoos, museums and indoor bounce gyms are a lot of fun though! To afford the fun activities, we try to save money on kids activities in easy ways. … [Read more...]

Life Lessons in Christmas Activities

{Post by Lisa Brown} Life Lesson: Viewing Christmas Lights Viewing Christmas lights is one of our family’s favorite activities to partake in during the Holidays. I love bundling up in warm clothes with a big hot mug of flavored peppermint coffee.  I’m moved by each little light that twinkles so bright and the delightful sighs my children express.   Christmas lights are … [Read more...]

Avoid Investing Errors

Avoid investing errors to get your budget in balance and keep your finances in order.

{Post by Jessica} Tax season is a time when many think about their financial outlook, explore saving or invest wisely to avoid investing errors. This year we are very fortunate to be receiving a slight increase in our income. Mind you, the increase will be a result of a 9 month deployment. Not fun. Nevertheless, part of me wants to loosen up our budget a bit and have … [Read more...]

6 Tips to Get Your Finances in Order

6 tips to get your finances in order so you can Spring clean your budget and financial outlook too. PolicyGenius financial and insurance tips will save you time.

My husband and I hardly saved a dollar when we first got married. We were both full-time students, living in on-campus married housing, eating box meals and disagreeing about our financial plans pretty regularly. My husband and I did not see eye to eye when it came to money. It has taken effort on my part to stay focused on saving while not trying to restrict my husband from … [Read more...]

4 Money-Saving Tips for Families

This post is sponsored by Giving Assistant for Moms Affiliate. Please view my disclosure. These 4 money-saving tips allow you to keep more money in your pocket while also giving to charities that you choose. You do not have to spend a lot of money to give your children a good life and become financially stable. I make it my mission to be as frugal as possible just so I can … [Read more...]

Money Lessons Through Chores

Teaching kids money lessons through chores plus detailed chore lists by age.

Often posts about chores for children discuss the very important way chores/jobs help children develop a sense of responsibility and purpose within the family. There are many reasons why children should help around the house and one of them is learning money lessons. It's not a comfortable subject for many, but that is precisely why we need to teach our children the value of … [Read more...]

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