Our budget isn’t Disney World sized, so we planned a frugalish three-night trip to the Overland Park/Kansas City area.
Faith & Family
Faith & Family
Budgeting, Faith & Family
TWO KIDS, TWO BIRTHDAYS, ONE MONTH: 2021 BIRTHDAY BUDGET RECAP
If you’ve followed a Life on a Dime for long you might’ve picked up on the fact that both our kids have June birthdays. Both. As you can imagine, it can get expensive if we let it. You might have also noticed that every year I provide a birthday budget recap. Today’s post is a breakdown of this year’s birthday budget.
Faith & Family, Minimalism
SEVEN THINGS NOT TO BUY FOR KIDS AS GIFTS… PLEASE!
We recently made what we have affectionately dubbed another “Goodwill Run” at our house and after looking at the contents decluttered this last go around – I was inspired to pick this previous post idea back up and… just run with it. After several rounds of decluttering and parenting lessons learned, I am compiling a list of things not to buy for kids as gifts. Just please, don’t. This is for all parents out there.
Faith & Family
HAPPY NEW YEAR! 2020 IN REVIEW
To kick things off, I’m going to recap last year and then fill you in a little on my hopes for 2021 and my word of the year. It’s nice to be able to say this is the second year in a row I’ve done this post!
Faith & Family
THURSDAY THOUGHTS: NOVEMBER ON A LIFE ON A DIME
Today’s post is an update on the posting schedule starting in November. After consideration of site traffic patterns and my own preferences, I have decided to change things up a bit.
Faith & Family
LET’S GO FOR A WALK: KESSLER MOUNTAIN REGIONAL PARK
Last week my husband took a rare day off and decided to take the family out for a walk on one of the local trails. It was the perfect way to spend a few hours together as a family. Getting out in nature is the perfect way to have some frugal fun in the fall! Today’s Travel Tuesday post is …
Faith & Family
AFFORDABLE DAYS OUT IN HARLOW DURING AUTUMN
Today’s Travel Tuesday post comes from Jupiter. Jupiter has a blog with her partner Dann www.JupiterHadley.com. She is in the video games industry as her day job and does a lot of writing. Today’s post covers affordable outings in Harlow, located in West Essex, England. We love to spend time out with our family or just as a couple! Sometimes, this can end up costing quite a …
Faith & Family
FRUGAL FUN IN SOMERSET – A GUEST POST
When you look up Somerset on Wikipedia, it says it’s a rural county of rolling hills as well as large flat expanses of land. What it doesn’t mention is that there are some beautiful towns and villages, and so many other attractions too. Let me tell you about some of them…
Faith & Family
A FRUGAL GUIDE TO SACRAMENTO, CA – GUEST POST
This week’s Travel Tuesday is brought to you from Hannah of Hannah on Horizon! On her site you can find lifestyle, travel, and clean beauty content. I’ve been following Hannah on social media for some time now and love her travel posts, and was delighted when she agreed to write a post for this series!
Faith & Family
#BLOGTOBER 2020 IS HERE! A LIFE ON A DIME JOINS FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW
Last year, a Life on a Dime participated in the blogging challenge known as blogtober, and I’m excited to say we’re doing it again! Here is a quick rundown on what blogtober is and what to expect this month on a Life on a Dime.