Frugal Families Blog

     For many of us our daughter’s sweet 16 is the biggest party of her life besides her wedding.  I want my daughter’s upcoming Sweet 16 party to be special however I know we are not be able to spend the kind of money that some of her friends have spent.  She had one friend who […]

     I used to be so intimidated to host any small group in my house, it does not matter whether it is a church small group or the scouts.  I was raised to believe that one’s house should always be immaculate.  Well for me at this point in my life that is just not realistic […]

     I have noticed that the art of picnicking is dying and I think this is so sad.  It used to be when I was a little girl when my parents would take us children to a theme park or somewhere special like the ocean a meal was always packed for us.  It was always […]

     I know us frugal people or ff’ers think differently about hosting events in our home or planning major events than other people.  I know that because I listen to the other folks at work and often they are like…”so and so is having a birthday party…so we had to run out and buy a […]

I’ve been thinking lately about what brings our family together. What is it that makes us a thriving, functional family unit?   Though there are many facets to consider, I’ve decided that there are a few things that top the list.   Being loved, having basic needs met, playing and spending time together, and chores.
I know, […]

     You know when I tell people how we celebrate Valentines at our house I often get eye rolls or people who say what about your couple time well first of all let me preface by saying my husband and I have a date night every month just about sometimes twice a month but we […]