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Wordless Wednesday – Snow Day!
Sunday night we were blessed with our first real snow of the winter. We had 5" here at our house. Grace wanted a snowman so bad that she could taste it I think! Bo being a good daddy, Brian built her one! Let us know where your Wordless Wednesday is so we can come visit ... … [Read More...]
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Pin It Tuesday #Pinterest – Breakfast
Are you addicted to Pinterest like I am? I have to pull myself away so I was excited to see this meme! Want more details? Find them here: These pins are from my Breakfast board! If you aren’t wanting to make breakfast after that, then remind me not to come to your house at [...]

Meatless Monday: Vegetable Minestrone
Some days you just know that Monday night is going to be a little rough. That’s when the good old slow cooker is worth its weight in gold! So this Monday, we’ve pulled out our trusty copy of Fix-It and Forget-It Lightly and have made a Vegetable Minestrone. The thing that annoys me about so many [...]

Meatless Monday: Stuffed Peppers
Finally, the hardest part of our journey comes to an end. Our six-week vegan diet period is over, but we still have another six weeks of vegetarian fare ahead of us. When we say vegetarian, we are including honey and dairy products (including eggs) in our diet, but all flesh are out. No fish, beef, [...]

Beth Week: Girl Scout Cookies
Beth Week is here. What is Beth Week? Brian explained it a few weeks ago HERE! This giveaway is hosted by me and has no association/affiliation with the Girl Scouts. Remember my Wordless Wednesday post with Girl Scout cookies? We are still in Girl Scout cookie land. I spent four hours in a freezing cold [...]

Pin It Tuesday #Pinterest – Homemade Valentine’s Treats
Are you addicted to Pinterest like I am? I have to pull myself away so I was excited to see this meme! Want more details? Find them here: These pins are from my Valentine’s Day board! I love Valentine’s Day but the last thing my kids need is more candy. Now I am not one [...]
SimplySavings

The Financial Fit College Search Method
We are excited to provide a guest post from Frank Palmasani on the topic of financial aid for college students! It’s that time of the year for families to file the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form. This document is used by colleges to which the student has applied and been accepted. The [...]

The Prescription for Saving Time and Money
We are excited to bring you a budget saving guest post from Brad Bangerter, CEO of LowestMed! What if you had to actually to go to the airport and stand in line at each airline counter to get the prices for an upcoming trip? Of course not. It’s so easy just to get online and [...]

Save Money in 2012
This is a guest post written by Shawn Ambrose and edited by Brian at Simply Budgeted. We hope you enjoy it! Gear up to save money in 2012 – Some budgeting tips that can assist you After the financial ups and downs of 2011, most of us are hoping to make huge changes to our [...]

Goodbye 2011, Hello 2012
This isn’t your typical New Year’s Eve post … mostly because it really has nothing to do with New Year’s Eve. It just fits because of the years mentioned. It is a post that has been on my list to write but it never made it to the top of the pile to write so [...]
SimplyLife

Friday Favorite: Sleep Pretty In Pink Women’s Sleep Mask
Friday Favorites is another almost weekly feature here at Simply Budgeted. The whole point of this feature is to share some of our favorite finds. Anything is game. Food. Cleaning supplies. Kid stuff. Garden favorites. Recipes. Anything that I really like and want to randomly post about. Reminder/Disclaimer/Whatever: Everything in Friday Favorites is something that [...]

Thursday Thought: Calm or Storm
I saw this quote today and was trying to decide if I was in the calm or the storm right now. Sometimes it is hard to tell unless you take a step back away from your every day life. Where are you? Have a favorite quote? Leave a comment and let us know!

Beth Week: Easy Canvas Prints
Beth Week is here. What is Beth Week? Brian explained it a few weeks ago HERE! I know this is Beth Week but Valentine’s Day is a shared holiday during Beth Week so this review and giveaway features something I gave to Brian. I made a canvas print of his super popular Zucchini Parmigiana recipe [...]

Are you prepared?
This past week, The National Geographic Channel began airing episodes of Doomsday Preppers. This show speaks directly to my slightly paranoid nature. The people showcased, however, take my slight paranoia to a whole other level. From houses built out of shipping containers to people preparing for an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) that will wipe out the [...]
SimplyFamily

Wordless Wednesday – Snow Day!
Sunday night we were blessed with our first real snow of the winter. We had 5″ here at our house. Grace wanted a snowman so bad that she could taste it I think! Bo being a good daddy, Brian built her one! Let us know where your Wordless Wednesday is so we can come [...]

Wordless Wednesday: A Beth Week Birthday
Sunday was my birthday and my parents, brother, and sister came to visit. They came with food too! Here is my ice cream cake (YAY vegetarian eating that includes dairy!!) Let us know where your Wordless Wednesday is so we can come visit …

Pin It Tuesday #Pinterest – Last Minute Valentine’s Day Ideas
Are you addicted to Pinterest like I am? I have to pull myself away so I was excited to see this meme! Want more details? Find them here: These pins are from my Valentine’s Day board! I love Valentine’s Day but planning is sometimes last minute around here. OK, it is always last minute but [...]

Playdate Planet
In our seemingly endless stream of emails, we recently found Playdate Planet. As a stay-at-home dad of three kids, playdates are a nice treat for the kids and for me. I have to admit that it is even better if I can pawn two of them off at a time but any break from all [...]










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