Category Archives for Frugal Tips

How To Store Homemade Bread – Frugal Tip

As you know I love making homemade bread as do many other HBHW readers. One of them emailed me yesterday and asked for some tips for storing homemade bread. I thought I’d share what I told her here. I’m sure she’s not the only one with those questions. I lost plenty a hunk of bread […]

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Frugal Tip – Skip The Iron

I have a confession to make … I hate ironing and I am terrible at it. I blame it on my mother 😉 She loves to iron and never made us practice growing up. Since I’m terrible at it and don’t like to do it, I just don’t iron. If I get my ironing board […]

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Family Movie Night – Frugal Summer Fun

Summer is almost over (we’re going back to school next week), but there is time for a little more frugal summer fun. How about surprising everyone with a family movie night. There are lots of options here without breaking the bank. And no, you don’t need to head to your local movie theater. It’s easy […]

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Have A Family Game Night – Frugal Summer Fun

Summer around here always ends up being much busier than I anticipate. We end up doing lots of running around and traveling. It’s nice to slow things down and have fun playing board games. This is perfect for a rainy afternoon or as an “after-dinner” activity for the whole family. Dust of those old board […]

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Free & Frugal Stuff for Summer

We know how much every penny you can save means to your bottom line so we’ve scoured the internet for some of the free & frugal stuff offered for moms & kids over the summer months. I’ve included some freebies as well as some very low-cost, frugal items that we hope will make your Summer […]

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Frugal Swiffer Pads

Submitted by a HBHW reader: I have 2 small dogs so I love my swiffer but I don’t love how expensive those pads are. A box of pads is almost $10 and I can easily go threw 4 pads doing all my floors. That really adds up. I discovered that there are a few things […]

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Make Your Own Popsicles – Frugal Family Fun

On a hot summer day, there’s nothing better than a yummy popsicle… unless you make it yourself. It’s a quick and easy project to do with the kids and you know exactly what they are enjoining in their frozen treat. You can pick up a set of popsicle molds at a super store like Walmart […]

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Go For A Swim – Frugal Family Fun

It’s gotten hot around here this week and I’m looking forward to spending some time cooling off in the water and going for a swim. No matter where you live, it’s always a fun activity in the summer time and can be done quite frugally. If you live near a beach or lake, go take […]

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