Visiting another Phoenix Indian museum is boring—let’s make it fun! Jefferson (13), Jameson (11), and I (42) just visited the Heard Indian Museum in downtown Phoenix. Here’s how to make the most of the Heard Museum with kids! (And how to get in FREE!) My kids aren’t super interested in museums in general (neither am […]
Archives for January 2018
Paleo Chocolate Banana Ice Cream Recipe: 2 ingredients and 30 seconds!
Ice cream for breakfast? Yes! Jameson has been eating this Paleo Chocolate Banana Ice Cream for a week straight—for breakfast. It’s so simple it hardly needs a recipe, just 2 ingredients and 30 seconds. Cost per serving with organic bananas is just 38 cents!” Paleo Chocolate Banana Ice Cream Ingredients (per serving): 1 banana, frozen […]
Wallet Check! Gift Card Balances (I found more than $100!) — Found Money #2
My favorite hobby is collecting Found Money—that’s money I can access outside my regular income. Anything from coupons to credit card points to cash I earn selling my clutter counts as Found Money.” Found Money #2: Wallet Check! Gift Card Balances If you’re like me, you have a couple dozen gift cards laying around. I […]
All Culture Pass Attractions on 1 map! Free Things to do in Phoenix with Kids—Culture Pass Tips
What’s a Culture Pass? Culture Pass is a free program offering two free admissions to 14 Phoenix attractions and museums! Here are all the tips you need to find free things to do in Phoenix with kids using the Culture Pass! This is the Culture Pass Map I made with pins for all 14 Culture […]
USS Midway Museum Discount! How to get a Family Membership for just $25!
The USS Midway Museum in San Diego is expensive—here’s how to get an awesome discount on the USS Midway Museum and see tons of historic naval ships in So Cal for just $25 total for a family of 4! Travel Tip: Today and tomorrow (through 1/20/18) use Groupon promo code FIFTY to get 50% off […]
What’s Your Grocery Budget? Grocery Budget Tracking #1 Jan 1–15 2018
This is the first post of my Grocery Budget Tracking in 2018! Can you feed your family a Clean Eating diet and still come in under your grocery budget? I’m about to find out! This is the real grocery budget of our family, who eats 15 pounds a week of pastured meat…and sometimes Poptarts. Why […]
Budget Tips for Family Trips: Family Travel on a Budget in the USA!
How Budget Tips for Family Trips got started! I grew up in what has been called the “bowels of Southern California”—that’s the Inland Empire. True, the I.E. isn’t exactly the O.C., but it does have Big Bear and Palm Springs, and if you live near Riverside, you’re kind of close to the beach. I didn’t […]
