About ten days ago, I did my first news segment on WTNH News 8. It was a back to school segment where I talked about ways you can save money on back to school stuff. (If you didn’t see it, you can watch it here: Not Your Average Mom On 4 Ways to Save on […]
Shopping
The Christmas Savings Challenge — Because The Holidays Will Be Here Before You Know It
Yesterday I came across a blog post about saving for Christmas. I hate to even mention the C-word when it’s still August, but we start school this week, and once that happens, I can (kind of) start thinking about the holidays. I am not one of those early shoppers. I don’t have all my shopping […]
I’m Changing the Way I Approach Meals (And Saving Money In The Process)
Cutting down on the grocery bill is always a goal of mine. With a few significant extra expenses in the last few weeks (some expected and some unexpected) combined with my husband losing his job a couple months ago, cutting back everywhere I can is higher on the list of priorities than ever. We have […]
To All The Moms At Christmas
My aunt always used to say that Christmas is a woman’s holiday. And she’s totally right. Before I go any further, this post isn’t about bashing dads. And I know there are a handful of fathers out there who do help out with shopping and wrapping and whatever. But for the most part, moms around […]
Reality Check
Black Friday. I don’t get it. In fact, I find it unsettling. If you haven’t seen the clips of people acting like complete animals, tackling, punching, slapping, and literally wrestling boxes right out of little kids’ hands, Google “Black Friday Fights.” You’ll see what I’m talking about. It’s disturbing. How do you go from giving thanks and […]
Something You Want, Something You Need, Something To Wear, And Something To Read
I grew up in a small, affluent town in Connecticut. Most of my friends had huge houses and their parents drove BMWs or Mercedes or Jaguars. Some of the kids even drove those kinds of cars. They had pools and tennis courts and horses and they belonged to country clubs and riding clubs and gun […]