Grocery Shrink – Page 22 – Shrink your bills and grow your pantry

Slow Cooked Beef Topped Bean Enchiladas

We had an unexpected death in the family last week. Darren’s Grandma was 92, but still living alone in her own home with her mind, sight and hearing sharp as a tack. He lived with her during the summers after his…

Nerf War Party

You know the mom that calls to invite you to the party happening in 2 days because she forgot to send out invitations? That’s me. This year I decided I was going to plan ahead, and have invitations printed a couple of months in…

Lego Birthday Party

2 weeks ago my 5th child turned 8. That’s a significant birthday in our family and calls for a big party. The point of this post isn’t to show off gorgeous photos. (I’m terrible at photography.) It’s just to show…

Saving Money on Kid Birthday Parties Part 2

One of the lowest stress parties our kids were invited to was at the school district pool. The mama didn’t have to clean her house. She brought cupcakes for a swimming break and sent home movie boxes of candy for party…

Saving Money on Kid Birthday Parties Part 1

Birthdays were a big deal when I was growing up. My mom was frugal but super creative. I had a friend party every other year with traditional games like pinata and pop the balloon that’s tied to your friend’s ankle.…

Affordable Cell Phones for Kids

There are strong feelings on both sides of the issue of whether kids should have cell phones or not. At this point only our oldest has a true cellphone. She’s had it since her 13th birthday (almost 3 years ago.)…

Help! My Child is a Clothing Snob

But first, I want you to know that I’m visiting at Stacy Makes Cents today. Come along and find out the secrets behind my crazy low grocery budget. After you leave a comment on this post of course :). A child…

Affording Kids Clothing

My mom sewed my clothes when I growing up. Most of the time it was good. There were moments when I wished I looked like everyone else, but it was pretty cool to get to design my own stuff. AND…

Affording School Lunches

When I was a kid, my mom gave me enough cash at the beginning of the week to buy my lunch every day. Then if I chose to make my lunch instead, I could keep the money. It was a…

Teaching Kids to Grocery Shop

Yesterday I had so much fun with my kids that I completely forgot about the 31 day challenge. We cleaned house, went to a birthday party, had a friend over for dinner and games and then hosted the church youth group…