Frugal Family Fun
We aren’t a family that gets a lot of “fun money” in our budget. While I know very few parents {I am one of the only two parents among our friends and the other (my children’s godparents) have much...
View ArticleWhy I’m Loving My Son’s Mismatched Snow Suit
Recently I posted a picture of my little boy running through the snow in his snowsuit. It was taken after we spent a Sunday afternoon at a hiking trail enjoying a nice snow hike. If you look closely,...
View ArticleDay Three: Month of Nothing
Well, all my hopes for an early night went out the window last night when one particular cat knocked the frog tank down {for the second time, I might add} and there was dirty water, rocks and frogs...
View ArticleA Simplified Life With Children
Yesterday we returned the musical instrument we were renting and said goodbye to my daughter’s music teacher. About a month ago, after much soul-searching, I decided in the best interest of our family...
View ArticleAll In A Week
The week has been beautiful, not without its challenges, but beautiful nonetheless. We had a brief hospital visit where my son was diagnosed with tourette’s syndrome. And while I do occasionally worry...
View ArticleVisiting The High Park Cherry Blossoms
One day last week we had an early morning jaunt to see the Cherry Blossoms at High Park. They only last about a week and I was wary of visiting over a weekend because of the drones of people who...
View Article“Poverty” In The Middle Class
I was at a meeting recently for a volunteer position I have and the comment was made that everyone that lives in our area is well-off, doesn’t know what it means to have to worry about paying bills and...
View ArticleWeekending
Oh weekend, thank you; I so needed you. The sun found us and held on for dear life. The temperatures weren’t too high. The groceries were already bought and instead we found ourselves doing the very...
View ArticleFrugal Summer Plans
We are gearing up for a much-needed summer, we will continue to home school and I’ve vaguely planned for the following: One hour of math/day {or work that should take one hour, how long it actually...
View ArticleThe 30×30 Nature Challenge
We completed the 30 minutes a day for 30 day nature challenge in the month of May. It was part of the David Suzuki Foundation’s campaign to get people healthier. And for our family it worked. I think...
View ArticleWhen Small $ Increases Have A Big Impact
One of the things I notice most about living in {well, I’m not sure what to call it – certainly not in poverty, but, maybe, with nary a cent left over?! } is that very small increases have a massive...
View ArticleWe Need To Save How Much?!?!?!
Slowly, I’ve been teaching my children about money. When they arrived the concept of money was way beyond them. It isn’t yet easy, but slowly we are making sloooooooooow progress. There is much I’m...
View Article30 Days Of Nothing
I’ve decided to do another 30 days of nothing for the month of September. We last did this challenge in January and had a very successful experience, this time I’d like to do more learning to help my...
View ArticleFrugal Fridays: What I Don’t Buy Used
I buy almost all of my children’s clothing used and this year got some amazing finds which I’ll share soon, but I thought for Frugal Friday I’d do a post on what I don’t buy used. A bit of a twist if...
View ArticleWhat Our Simple and Frugal Christmas Looked Like
I love our life. I love the simplicity of it all and the rhythm that we have as a family. I didn’t grow up with traditions, though I certainly had friends that had very expensive traditions, but here...
View ArticleFrugal Fridays Is Back!
I decided a few weeks ago to once again have my Frugal Friday’s post. I wasn’t doing it because I couldn’t see the wood for the trees and felt I was failing financially because of our situation. What I...
View ArticleFrugal Friday: Connect With The Art Scene
We don’t have a large (or medium ;)) disposable income, which means money for entertainment and hobbies is pretty paltry, yet our family has many opportunities and experiences like African drumming,...
View ArticleHello, Weekend!
This weekend is so needed and I’m trying to set some anxieties aside {I have about three weeks of work to accomplish in the 1 week before I start summer holidays (finally officially approved!), plus I...
View ArticleFrugal Friday
Despite my blogging about our frugal summer days, I think I was nervous that the summer would have costs that would sky rocket. The biggest saver so far for me has been not needing to use summer camp –...
View ArticleOur Frugal and Fun Family Summer – Day 3 and 4
{Throughout the summer I’ll be posting entries about how we are spending our summer on a minimal budget. I’ll be sharing the activities we enjoy and associated costs. Our goal is to have a wonderful,...
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