As many of you know, I am pregnant with my third child!  The little bundle is due next month and things are starting to get crazy around here in preparation.  I have been running around getting baby items together, newborn clothes washed and sorted, extra cleaning whenever I can and, most importantly, stocking my freezer with convenient meals.  Busy,…

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Whenever I go grocery shopping, it can be easy to fall into a routine of picking up the same items week after week, especially with screaming kids rushing me through the store.  But falling into this routine can often lead to overpaying on many items, as well as making your menu stale.  To combat this I use the Two Dollar Rule:

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On this site, I frequently mention ways of saving money on groceries; from menu plans, Once-A-Month Cooking, shopping lists, recipes and other tips. But, in my experience, when reading about other people’s shopping habits, I wind up thinking “how do they turn this into actual meals and snacks?”



All this week, I would like to give you a glimpse into the standard eating habits of my family. I will list everything we eat for snacks and meals (and even some bonus treats) for the entire… Continue

Today I would like to welcome Kathy from My Dishwasher’s Possessed to TheNorthForty. Kathy is a stay-at-home mother of three with a possessed dishwasher who sadly has had to work through four miscarriages. As a mother who has suffered a miscarriage as well, this topic strongly resonates with me. Here, Kathy shares exactly why you should never take your children for granted:



I still remember the bus ride to work the day I found out I was pregnant with our first child. We had just… Continue