Saving for Tomorrow, Living for Today
Welcome to Money Saving Parent! If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to receive daily email updates. You can also join us on Facebook! Thanks for visiting!Need a quick and easy printable gift for your Father’s Day celebration. It’s quick and easy. Just print out this free printable letter and help your child (Continue Reading…);
I hate hearing “I’m bored!” And, I love having fun with the kids. So starting a couple summers ago I started making a list of fun summer things to do. We head to the dollar store together to pick up some of the items listed so that they are always available too us (Continue Reading…);
My daughter’s love to read. I’m very lucky that way. But if I want to encourage them to read, I need to keep a constant influx of new books in the house. We were thrilled to have the opportunity to do this children’s book review from the Hugo the Happy Starfish series of (Continue Reading…);
Disclosure: The reviewer has been compensated in the form of a Best Buy Gift Card and/or received the product/service at a reduced price or for free. With the arrival of spring and summer our family has a great many memories that need to be captured, remembered and shared. We have some important holidays like Mother’s (Continue Reading…);
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Mother’s Day is only a few weeks away – Sunday, May 12th! So now is the time to send that special Mom in your life a personalized card from Cardstore! Moms will absolutely adore the huge variety of colors and details that make a sweet greeting. It’s fun and easy to create a personalized Mother’s (Continue Reading…);
Have you ever thought about promoting your business or website by using a magnet on your car? I had. Mr. Money Saving Parent and I have tried bumper stickers and while they are fun, they just didn’t seem to be big enough. So why not go a little bigger and get a sign – well (Continue Reading…);
Our last move was an utter nightmare. Seriously. Our moving company didn’t show up on time. They showed up a week after they were supposed to and I had already driven to our new home because Mr. Money Saving Parent had to report for work and I wasn’t traveling 1900 miles alone with three kids. (Continue Reading…);
Last night I still had some of my own thoughts and emotions to work through about the Boston Marathon. Relief that my friends there were safe and horror that anyone could commit such a cowardly, horrific act at this amazing event, much of which is done to support non-profit and charitable organizations where the (Continue Reading…);
It’s April and now it’s time for April showers to bring May flowers it is also time to get some of our spring cleaning done. We air out our houses, clean out our pantries, closets, garages and get ready for the upcoming summer as we spend more time out and about. But spring (Continue Reading…);
Family movie night takes some preparation. First we must negotiate the movie (usually something the children want to watch). Next we have decide on pizza, which of course no one can agree on either. Then there is popcorn and how many lights will be on so that no one is afraid to go to (Continue Reading…);
Beef and Bean Enchilada Bake with Red Gold Tomatoes and Chili’s
There’s no need to wait for St. Patrick’s Day to roll around to make this delicious and not to sweet Bread Pudding recipe. It’s perfect for parties, holidays or just because you want to make a yummy dessert for the whole family. I had to post – a friend of mine had it for (Continue Reading…);
Help make summer swimming fun with Frogglez Goggles
Children need guidance and direction in most all areas but one that is often neglected by both schools and parents is the subject of money management. Schools at all pre- college levels barely touch the subject of personal finance and the topic is often pushed aside by parents because it isn’t considered as immediately pressing (Continue Reading…);
