by Anne Murphy | Sep 11, 2012 | Birthdays, Christmas, DIY, Easter, Family, Father's Day, Frugal Living, Mother's Day, Shopping, Tips/Hints, Valentine's Day
source If you’ve been following along with my THRiVING feature this year, you’ll know that September is “Gift Giving” month. It’s about this time of the year I really have to buckle down with my savings or come up with some resourceful...
by Anne Murphy | Aug 27, 2012 | Family, Frugal Living, Making-Do
source How do you define ‘entertainment’? Is it seeing a stage show, a live band, seeing the latest movie at the cinema? However you like to entertain yourself it can be quite costly these days. Prior to kids, I never missed the latest superstar touring...
by Anne Murphy | Aug 16, 2012 | Family, Frugal Living, Making-Do
You know how the saying goes? “The family that plays together, stays together.” I can’t personally vouch for a family that doesn’t play together but I was fortunate enough to come from one who did play together. I had two younger sisters and...
by Anne Murphy | Aug 6, 2012 | Family, Frugal Living, Making-Do
source I guess I’m pretty lucky that my kids have never really been cinema goers in their short lives. The couple times we have gone, they’ve got bored, scared or just uncomfortable. From the time they were allowed to stay up a little later on a Saturday...
by Anne Murphy | Jul 26, 2012 | Food, Frugal Living, Making-Do, Organising, Shopping, Tips/Hints
So you’ve all heard the tips on how to save money doing a grocery shop. Don’t shop on an empty stomach, write a list and stick to it, etc etc. Well I’ve got a couple more that might change the way you think about grocery shopping and help you save...
