Disclosure: This is a sponsored post brought to you by Dress First and Sverve. I was given monetary compensation in exchange for an honest review of their prom dress selection. All thoughts expressed within this post are my own. However, Dress First allowed me to use photos directly from their site within this post. Raising…
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Frugal Living includes tips for New England residents and families on how to live a more frugal lifestyle.
A Look Back at 2013 w/Pictures
I don’t know about all of you, but we experienced some great moments and some rough ones in 2013. Those rough moments were hard to deal with, and often left me crying and wondering “How much more can I/we take?” Somehow, though, we made it through all the highs and lows, and here we are….better…
Weight Watchers Beef & Broccoli
I mentioned in a previous post that one of my goals for this year is to lose weight. Not a lot, but enough to make me feel no so self-conscious about my body, and to make it easier to find clothes that fit me correctly. Because I have a large chest but tinier waist, it…
Recipes: Scallop Stuffed Mushrooms
Do you have a favorite go to appetizer when you have family over? For me, it has to be Scallop Stuffed Mushrooms. I have been making these for years, since I was a teenager, in fact. They are sinfully delicious, and you can’t eat just one. Seriously! I dare you to try. I remember the…
Sprout Holiday MOMents with Frugal Maine
Before now, my holidays were busy, but not super hectic because I didn’t have to plan family activities around custody schedules. But when I met my boyfriend, and we made the decision to move in together, to join our families together as one, things instantly changed for all of us, and I ended up with some…
DIY: Emergency Roadside Kit #diy
Now that Christmas is over, I can finally share with all of you one of the Christmas gifts I put together for my boyfriend: an emergency roadside kit. While this gift was for my boyfriend, it was also to give me peace of mind. It makes me feel better about his driving to and from…
How I Ruined Christmas…And My Boyfriend’s Proposal Plan
Okay, so I didn’t exactly ruin Christmas…but I sure felt like I did. Although, my boyfriend assured me several times that it wasn’t that case at all, and I was being far too hard on myself. Me? Hard on myself? I NEVER do that. So how did I ruin Christmas in my eyes? I’ll tell…
It’s Okay to Have Yourself a Selfish Little Christmas – $20 Walgreens Gift Card Giveaway #selfishxmas #giveaway
Disclosure: This is a sponsored compensated post written by me for Walgreens and Global Influence Network. All thoughts expressed are my own. Pictures included in this post were provided by the sponsor. Throughout the year, my focus is ALWAYS on the kids, whether it’s my own spawn or those belonging to the boyfriend. Their wellbeing…
Create a LEGO Minifigure Family Holiday Card This Year
This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of LEGO for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. Did you have a family photo taken this holiday season? We didn’t…but we wanted to. However, we didn’t have the time. It’s hard to fit in activities when we actually have so little time together. And…
Let Restaurant.com Help You With Your Holiday Shopping
Disclosure: I received a Restaurant.com gift card for the purpose of this review. This post was made possible by Mom Spark Media. Thoughts are my own. I can’t believe Christmas is two weeks away. Where did this year go? It seems like it was just yesterday that I was gearing up for last Christmas. Even though…