Living on Less Than $28,000 A Year: How our family of six survives (and even thrives) on an income that is less than half the national median income, and what the government calls “below the poverty line” (less than $29,990 annually) for our family size. [Read other posts in this series here.] _______________________________________________ Join me on Twitter or Facebook for instant updates [...]
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Thank you so much to everyone who participated in the Oreck Give Away! I am always sad when a give away ends because I would love to give each of you the prize, but only one person can win. Out of 1096 entries, the randomly selected (using third party software) winner of the Oreck Prize Package is: Lindsay [...]
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FREE Menu Planning If you’re a regular follower of The Peaceful Mom, then you know that I’m a big proponent of menu planning as a way to save money. Food on the Table is an easy meal planning service based on sales at local grocery stores. With Food on the Table you can find thousands [...]
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Our Simple Gluten Free Weekly Menu. You can check out our family’s $100 Budget Weekly Menu here. These are the adjustments we make for my daughter with a wheat allergy (Click each purple link for the recipe or product we use!) : BREAKFAST Homemade Gluten Free Waffles Tweet
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Click to print a $2.00 off any 2 Dry Idea Roll-Ons or Gels coupon. Use this coupon at Rite Aid this week (4/29-5/5) for this deal: Dry Idea Deodorant Buy One Get One FREE: Buy (4 ) Dry Idea Deodorants for $3.99 each = $7.98 after BOGO sale Use $2.00 off any 2 Dry Idea Roll-Ons [...]
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Take TenTM-Improve your life ten minutes at a time! “The key to success whether you are trying to lose weight, break a bad habit or save money on your grocery bill is to consistently apply small changes over time.” p. 27 Save More, Clip Less One way I incorporate this principle of small changes over [...]
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Catch up on some great posts and information from earlier this week while you enjoy your coffee! (Click each purple link to read more!) GIVEAWAY! Oreck Vacuum Cleaner Give Away-Don’t Forget To Sign Up! (ends Monday 4/30) Video Series New Video Series: How To Live On Less Pt. 1 How To Live On Less Pt. [...]
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Click here to sign up for a FREE Sample of Gucci Flora Garden Fragrance! Scroll down and fill out the short form to get your sample. Click here for more great FREEBIES! Tweet
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Show and Tell Saturday: Show off your creativity! I’ve been stretching myself to be more creative lately, so I thought I would show you what I’ve been up to and give you an opportunity to show off too! My creativity seems to be limited to my art journal lately. This was a page I [...]
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Click to print a $.50/1 Suave Everlasting Sunshine Shampoo coupon. My daughter just tried this scent and loved it, so she told me I should post the coupon-haha! You can get the 22 ounce bottle for less than a dollar at Walmart with this coupon. Click here for more great COUPONS! Tweet
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My children are on a field trip today so I was able to enjoy some much needed alone time. I had a wonderful hour under my favorite tree in our back yard doing some artwork and praying. I feel revived! What’s your favorite thing to do when you have alone time? Share in the comments. [...]
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The Peaceful Mom and Oreck are giving away an Oreck Magnesium Vacuum Cleaner and the Oreck Ultimate Hand Vac to one lucky winner! Click here for contest details, but hurry! The contest ends Monday, April 30th at 9:00 a.m. EST. Tweet
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Fun Friday Shopping Totals: See how I feed my family of six (including 3 teens!) for around $400/month. See our $100 Budget Weekly Menu here and (NEW!) link up your savings below! Tweet
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Check out these great FREE offers from this week. (Please note: all offers were available at the time of publication, but are subject to change.) FREE OFFERS Stevie B’s: FREE Pizza Day on April 29th (Like them on Facebook to get your free pizza) Blockbuster Express Free Rental (Facebook) Tweet
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It’s that time again! Here’s our $100 Budget Weekly Menu (for six people including three teens): Menu planning saves money! See what we’re eating this week with a $100 grocery budget. (Some items were purchased in previous weeks in the $100 budget and are marked with an asterisk.) Check back later today to see my grocery [...]
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