Money Saving Advice

Everyone loves fast foods, but they’re expensive.  Very expensive. If you read my last post, you learned that I no longer go to pancake stores to eat in.  The cost has become incredibly restrictive, and we can do just as well, if not better at home. Same goes for meals. We all want quick and [...]

Hubby and I are both diabetics, and the one thing we both miss are desserts. This recipe is quick and easy, and if you’re diabetic like hubby and I, it won’t send your sugar levels over the top! This is one of our favourite desserts, and we have it at least one night each week. [...]

Taco Bell crunchy shell beef tacos.Taco Bell crunchy shell beef tacos.

Image by mharvey.nyc via Flickr Children are the future. You want the best for them. Family meals are instrumental in spending quality time with your children and helping them avoid some of the dangers that come with growing up. Parents and kids have created shortcuts that pass for quality time. Most of us don’t even [...]

Remember the Life cereal commercials where Mikey ate everything? Some parents should be so lucky with their kids. If you have a picky eater on your hands, here are five strategies to deal with them. Kids have their own rhyme and reason to eating. While some will eat everything you put in front of them [...]

Are you looking for a way to save money and get the family to eat at home? There is always time for a meal at home when you use menu planning. Image by Getty Images via @daylife The one thing we never seem to have enough of is time. When time gets short, the first [...]

Here’s a quick tip that is certain to save you money on your weekly grocery bill. I came across this site recently, and it’s a beauty. Check your pantry to see what groceries you currently have. Then go to this site and with the software provided, list your available grocery items. The software will work [...]

Planning ahead can save quite a bit of money at the grocery store. If you know a grocery item is on sale, you can plan a meal around that item. Grab it while it’s cheap, and make the most of it. Family meals can be quite expensive if you don’t plan ahead. For instance, if [...]