Be Mom of the Year:
The Cozi Connection has a great list of items you should add to your family calendar so you don’t miss a single important event. This one is a wealth of information!
Genki Desu Yo shares some tips to get your kids moving on doing chores pay per post style. This is an awesome read and much cheaper than hiring a cleaning service.
Be Cheap:
Scaling Back has a great post on how to scale back on electricity. They got familiar with the electronic meter outside and are hoping to lower their electricity bills.
Zen Habits share a simple way you can save $3,000 a year, without a lot of effort on your part.
Lifehacker shares tips for how to remove car dents on a budget. This is the kind of information every frugal gal needs (especially if you bang up the car and don’t want your husband to know!)
Spending Smart has a great list of frugal cell phone tricks. I like the Craigsnumber one that is listed- check it out!
Have a Martha Moment:
Frugal Upstate has a recipe for making homemade lemonade– yum!
Craft Magazine features an entry on some great sewing accessories you can make. I love the bag idea!
Home Ec 101 shares some ironing tips for fixing those crazy polo collars that won’t lay right. I use the iron so rarely that my son asked what it was one day. Hmm… oh well!
Craftzine shows how to make beautiful fabric brooches. This is a great way to use up some of that scrap fabric you have laying around.
Get Inspired:
Creative Organizing has a great post on how to tame kitchen clutter. There are some great ideas in this one!
Design Mom has some great solutions for inexpensive window coverings, although the expensive solutions are extremely beautiful too!