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6 DIY Homemade Face Mask Ideas

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Make your own face make with one of these 6 easy DIY options! There are both no sew and sewn mask patterns, masks with filters, kid sized options and even an idea for making a face mask with items you probably already have in your house! There are affiliate links in this post – please…

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How We Survived a 40 Hour Family Road Trip with Kids

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Wondering how to survive a road trip with kids? Here are the travel activities and tips that helped us enjoy our recent 40-hour family road trip!  Hopefully, they can help you have a great road trip with family too! I’m not someone that loves road trips.  In fact, I don’t really enjoy them much at…

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30 Easy Meatless Meals (cheap and quick too!)

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Lower your grocery budget with these easy meatless meals! They’re cheap, simple to make, healthy and mostly family friendly too.  Perfect for Meatless Mondays! You know that I’m always looking for ways to lower our grocery bill.  Well, it’s no secret that the cost of meat can easily be one of your biggest grocery expenses!  Soon…

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OUR $225/MO. GROCERY BUDGET: WHAT I SPENT & SAVED (1/6-1/12)

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Curious what it looks like to shop on a tight grocery budget? I’ll show you the details of my $225 a month grocery shopping trips and teach what I do to save money and live well on a low grocery budget with my family of six! There are affiliate links in this post for your…

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Scribd Review: Best Audible Alternative (includes free 60 day trial!)

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Thanks to Scribd, I’ve been reading WAY more books than usual! I love how it’s a great Audible alternative too since you can not only read books but listen to them as well. Read on for my Scribd review and while you’re at it, learn how you can sign up for a FREE 60 day…

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Welcome! I’m Lydia. I love to share easy homemade recipes, simple homemaking tips and great money saving ideas. I want to help you find ways to live well and enjoy life on a budget! Read more…

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