Frugal Living

DIY Raised Garden Beds with Pallets

June 1, 2015 By Thaleia

We have seen all sorts of ideas all over the internet and on pinterest using pallets. Since I want to expand our garden and just learned that raised garden beds offer double the yield of a normal row garden I really wanted to put our pallet raised garden beds to use. A month of so ago some of our potatoes from the grocery began to grow. I decided to plant them in a large pot to see if they would continue to sprout and grow. They did.

I was really lazy and placed the entire potato with multiple eyes sprouting without dividing it up first. It worked out really well to pull the plants apart at the base of the stalks just above ground. This is when I discovered that they were indeed growing little potatoes from the tip of a pen size to small bouncy ball size!

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Father’s Day Giveaway

June 1, 2015 By Thaleia

G E N E R A T I O N S F O R T H E P U R S U I T
CHASE54 Father’s Day Giveaway!

Hosted by: Mom Buzz Media Bloggers

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FEEL IT TO BELIEVE IT

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You will find luxury women’s and men’s golf apparel at CHASE54. Right now, they are having an amazing Father’s Day promotion! ALL Polo shirts are $54, and you can get 54% off EVERYTHING else!!

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Mom Buzz Media bloggers got the opportunity to review some awesome CHASE 54 gear! Check out what they had to say about it by visiting any or all of the reviews below!

G I V E A W A Y T I M E

CHASE54 has offered Mom Buzz Media bloggers and their readers this awesome giveaway!
Enter below for your chance to be one of 2 lucky winners who will each get to choose a pair of shorts and a polo shirt! (approx $140 value)

Good Luck!

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This blog is not responsible for prize fulfillment. Giveaway ends June 8, 2015 at 11:59pm. Winner will be notified via email and will have 48 hours to claim their prize. Styles to choose from will depend on availability. If the winner does not respond, a new winner will be chosen. US residents only please.

Summer Activities for Teens and We Love Weekends

May 29, 2015 By Thaleia 7 Comments

While talking with a few other homeschool mom’s at Field Day, I discovered the LACK of Summer activities for kids over 12 years of age in my geographic area. There are plenty of art camps, nature camps, VBS, day camp opportunities for children ages 4-12, but hardly anything for older kids.

Not really sure what the reasoning is besides that fact that public school kids have Football, Cheer, or Band Camp. But what if your child has no interest in those things? What will your teen do all Summer? Summer activities for teens are pretty hard to find in our area unless you have money or send them away to camp. With that being said I racked my brain for some frugal ideas that I list below. I also wrote a post entirely dedicated to Ways Teens Can Earn Money. Be sure to check that out as well!

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Impromptu Overnight Getaway and We Love Weekends

May 22, 2015 By Thaleia

I will have to admit I was ecstatic when I checked our bank account to find our tax return money. It just so happened to be a Friday that hubby had taken a vacation day for a homeschool event. We ended up skipping that event to take a quick 24 hour overnight getaway.

Impromptu Getaway

We headed through Wendy’s Drive thru and were on our way! Of course we were down the road just 10 minutes when a potty break was called which led to Beanie Boo’s! My niece first introduced us to Beanie Boos a couple of years ago but usually they are $10-$12 a piece. This Circle K Filling Station had them for $4.99 each. So we let each kid pick one out. Eldest heard Princess debating on which one to get and she narrowed it down to 2. He picked one of her choices so she could get the ones she wanted. Such a sweet big brother!

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100 Budget Friendly Summer Activities

May 22, 2015 By Thaleia 6 Comments

Summer time- yeah or nay? Do your children long for Summer only to become infinitely bored at every turn? If your children are anything like mine, then a long list of fun Summer Activities to do is a MUST for your Summer Sanity! Having over 100 days of Summer can break the bank unless you plan budget friendly Summer activities!

Got a small budget that needs to be stretched this Summer? Trust me I have been there for the last 5 or so Summers! I try to rack my brain for activities but once your children become stir crazy then it seems like mommy brain sets in, lol. Yes, there are tons of ideas, jars, sticks, etc. floating around pinterest but why not just have a simple checklist of fun things to do? That’s why I created this list of 100 budget friendly Summer Activities.

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