You don’t need fancy pork belly to make amazing Mexican chicharrones, just use the leftover fat after making carnitas. White boy food bloggers make it seem like you need to use expensive pork belly to make chicharrones, but I’m pretty sure none of them have been within a hundred yards of a real Mexican mama. […]
How to make a few hundred extra bucks with the credit cards you already use, through referrals.
Make your credit cards work for you! I personally use each of these credit cards. We have two of these credit cards per household—you can apply for a credit card under one adult’s name, then use your referral code to apply in another adult’s name, and score both the opening bonus for the 2nd card […]
How Much Chicken Meat is on a Whole Chicken? Whole Chicken Meat Yield
Question: What is the yield of chicken meat on a whole chicken? Short answer: Whole chickens are about half bone, half meat if you try very hard to remove all of the meat. Boneless, skinless chicken breasts only, cut from a whole chicken, usually weigh about a pound to 24 ounces (1.5 lbs) total for […]
Mint Mobile Referral for $15 Credit – All Day Mom
Use my referral link to start your account with Mint Mobile, with plans as low as $15 per month. You’ll get a $15 credit, and I’ll get a $45-$90 credit. Once you sign up with Mint, refer your family one member at a time to get referral credit. I did this last year starting with […]
Frugal Tip: Beware the Winco “Free” Thanksgiving Turkey Trap 2023
In the Phoenix area, Winco is the only store offering a “FREE” Thanksgiving turkey in 2023. Offer started early on 11/11/23 and ends 11/22/23 (the Wednesday before Thanksgiving). Fry’s (Kroger) has an offer for $0.89 per pound with $25 purchase, rumored to be $0.59 per pound with $25 purchase with a digital coupon week of […]
Harry Potter Halloween Party: Budget Party Tips to Save Time & Money!
I saved over $25 with these three easy budget party tips for my daughter’s Harry Potter birthday party! If you want to throw a birthday party on a budget, there are a few things you’ll need to do yourself. I don’t do sponsored posts! I do use affiliate links—that means your price doesn’t change and […]
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 […]
