Most families are not used to this quantity of quality time. Everyone in your home may be going a little nutty after 3 weeks of lockdown. We are blessed here in Phoenix to have gorgeous weather and a big yard, with half a dozen semi-stocked grocery stores (excepting toilet paper, of course) I could throw […]
Advice from a frugal mom during coronavirus #3: Find an emergency fund in your home in 2 hours.
Right now you might be realizing you should have built an emergency fund instead of hitting Starbucks and Chick-fil-A every time you got a little busy running the kids around town. Maybe you overspent on your epic grocery store run last week and now you’re strapped for cash. Here’s how to find a mini emergency […]
Advice from a frugal mom during coronavirus #2: How long can I avoid the grocery store?
Someone put out a toilet paper countdown calculator this week; it’s pretty useless because it doesn’t account for brand. But it made me think of a food countdown calculator, and anyone who has a real fear of running out of food or wants to know how long they could last with just the food in […]
Advice from a frugal mom during coronavirus #1: There is nothing magical about hand soap, dummies.
There is nothing magical about hand soap, dummies. Are you a dummy? Probably not. But common sense goes out the window when people panic and when someone is hysterical the traditional cure is a good slap. While there are few reasonable alternatives to toilet paper, there are many items that can replace a hand soap […]
Best Frugal Practices: How We Use Gift Cards to Meet the Minimum Spend for Credit Card Bonus Offers
This frugal tips blog was updated 3/2/2020 and includes affilate links. I do not participate in sponsored posts so you can count on honest info here at All Day Mom. This is how we meet the minimum spending requirement on new credit cards to get the bonus offers, without overspending on our budget. Our family’s […]
What I Bought Monday #5: THE grilling tool for Valentine’s Day, the best magnesium, and the cheap, easy way to buy car air filters!
What I Bought Monday #5 – all the deals I bought on Amazon this week! THE grilling tool for Valentine’s Day, the best magnesium, and the cheap, easy way to buy car air filters! I don’t do sponsored posts! I do use affiliate links—that means your price doesn’t change and I get a kickback from […]
How to budget for a 3-paycheck month, Part 2: How to adjust your budget
How to budget for a 3-paycheck month, Part 2. This isn’t a post about what to spend your 3rd paycheck on; it’s a post about how to adjust your budget when you get three paychecks in one month—and why you have to look at a total of two months of paychecks before you do anything […]
How to Budget for a 3 Paycheck Month Part 1: How We Stopped Depending on 26 Paychecks
I’ve been waiting for January and I’m already looking forward to July! Budgeting nerds know why: in 2020, January and July are 3 paycheck months for many of us who get paid every other week. This is how I budget for a 3 paycheck month in 2 parts: How we stopped depending on 26 paychecks. (This […]
Frugal birthday party: check out this $5 store-bought cake makeover!
My in-laws invited us to a last-minute birthday dinner, and I offered to bring the cake. On short notice, some people would drop $60 on a pretty cake at the nearest bakery. Now, birthday cakes are very important in my family, but I’ve never set foot in a bakery because paying for baked goods I […]
Get Away Today Promo Code Black Friday 2019 ALLDAYMOM and Adults at Kids’ Prices Discount Disneyland Tickets!
What’s better than going to Disneyland? Saving money at Disneyland! Get your discount Disneyland tickets at Get Away Today: TODAY 11/12/19 the Get Away Today Black Friday sale is on! You can buy Adults at Kids’ Prices discount Disneyland tickets! Plus, use Get Away Today promo code ALLDAYMOM to stack an extra $10 off when […]
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