Archive for March, 2015
The Free and Never Ending Turkey
We went grocery shopping a couple weeks ago and came away with what looked like a medium sized turkey. It was ‘free’ because we spent more than $250 at the store – not hard to do when it’s a big shop day. I’ve made only 1 roast turkey before so I pulled out my battered […]
Posted: March 31st, 2015 under CEO of the House, Money & Lifestyle, Money Savvy Tips, Tips & Tricks.
Tags: Budget, Dear Piggy Bank
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Summer Camps….Already? Have You Got a Summer Budget?
It’s not even the end of March and already I find myself making summer camp plans for the kids! It seems early to me but the upside is that I’ll have it organized sooner. It also leads me to take a look at our summer budget and since child care is such a large component […]
Posted: March 25th, 2015 under CEO of the House, Money & Lifestyle.
Tags: Budget, Dear Piggy Bank, Kids
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Spring Break Budget
Spring Break is 2 whole weeks!! We have 2 children and so we have a few options (the estimated cost is beside each option): Take vacation time and take a vacation ($5,000) Take vacation and plan a ‘staycation’ ($300) Find Spring Break camps ($1,000) A combination of the above (??) We opted for the combination […]
Posted: March 18th, 2015 under CEO of the House, Money & Lifestyle, Tips & Tricks.
Tags: Budget, Dear Piggy Bank, Financial Planning, Kids
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