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How to Live On One Income: 5 Tips for Parents Who Want to Stay At Home

Can we live on one income? 3 families want to know how.

If you’ve ever wondered how to live on one income or whether your family can afford to do it or not, the following 5 email questions should help you get your answer. TABLE OF CONTENTS1 1. One Income for a SAHM Wannabe2 2. Convincing Your Wife to Live on One Income3 3. Living on One Income When Illness Hits the Family4 4. Living on One Income after Bankruptcy5 5. Living on One Income, Drowning in Debt & No Fun6 …

Free Tax Help - How to File Your Taxes for Free.

Finding free tax help and filing your taxes doesn’t have to be expensive. If you’re a lower-income family, just starting out after college, a senior, military or former military family, there are lots of options for getting your taxes filed for free or for almost nothing. We’re hoping that you’ll check out these four options and be able to save a boodle! We’ve personally used two of the three services, and Steve’s dad was a volunteer with the last …

Frugal Living Helps You Hurdle Towards Early Retirement!

Can Frugal Living make a difference in how soon you retire or is it just a waste of time? We’re going to give you one example of the power of frugal living as it specifically pertains to how soon you can retire. How Much Money Do You Need to Retire? First, let’s calculate how much money you need to retire for a moment. Most retirement planning projection systems don’t adequately show the impact of frugal living in retirement estimate …

The best places to buy used cell phones today

If you’re in the market to buy a used cell phone, try some of these sites to save a ton of money and get a quality phone. To make your research easier, we’ve included pricing for a couple of the most popular used cell phones. We’ve also listed the number of phones each site had available at the time of publishing. Our strategy was to focus on these two phones to get an accurate estimate of platforms that cell …

Discover the Freedom that once-a-month cooking brings to your life

Have you heard of Once-A-Month Cooking—where you prepare a month’s worth of meals in one day? How about Bulk Cooking where you prepare large batches of several meals that are divided and stored for later? Or lastly, freezer meals which are essentially the same as Once-A-Month and Bulk cooking, with all meals being stored in the freezer. Do these ideas sound impossible or just too overwhelming? We’re talking about making meals super efficiently so that you can experience Cooking …

12 Affordable Snacks for Kids - Health, Delicious & Inexpensive.

Are you looking for some more affordable or cheap snacks for kids? This list of 14 different easy-to-serve snack foods should do the trick. Some are homemade and others are store-bought, but all are inexpensive. These snack options have been time-tested with our five kids and should do well for your family. Do you ever feel like you’re feeding a bottomless pit?We’re talking about those kids or teens with “hollow legs.” Remember when they were babies and we fed …

How to get Free Stickers from Brands and companies

Are you looking for free stickers? Do you want name-brand stickers from companies you, or your kids love? We do! At MoneySmartFamily we love free stuff. Especially free things that our kids love or that can be given as gifts. We’ve researched hundreds of companies and created this easy-to-use list. We update it every few weeks to keep it current and to make sure all of the sites still offer free stickers. It’s super easy to request stickers. In …

If you’re looking for great websites to enhance your child’s learning you’re going to love this list of the best free educational websites for kids. It can sometimes be hard to find the ideal balance of fun and learning. The challenge might seem daunting, but have no fear the perfect learning website is out there. Just check out this list of fun and information-filled sites to find the right website for you and your kids! We’ve put this list …

How long Should I Keep My Car? - Should I Keep My Car or Sell It? 3 women pushing their black car next to a grassy field.

“How long should I keep my car?” is a question we are often asked. When things start breaking on a car many people think the only solution is to replace it with a new car. But is there a point in time when keeping your current vehicle becomes more expensive than selling it? Making the decision to keep a car and repair it or sell it and buy another one is always tough. But if you follow our 3 …

Places to get free air for your car's tires.

If you are looking to cut the cost of driving your car, then finding free air for your tires can be a good place to start. By keeping your tires properly inflated you’ll save money on gas, your tires will last longer and your car will drive better. There are likely to be 15+ places near you that will give you free air for your tires. Why it’s important: The cost of owning a vehicle can be staggering. Between …

How to Live On One Income: 5 Tips for Parents Who Want to Stay At Home

4 Places Where You Can File your Taxes for Free

How Frugal Living Can Help You Hurdle Toward Early Retirement

10 Great Places to Buy Quality Used Cell Phones & Save

Once A Month Bulk Cooking to Make Easy Freezer Meals

14 Cheap, Easy & Quick Snacks for Kids—Homemade & Store Bought

Free Stickers! 190 Tested & Easy Ways to Get Stickers Mailed To You

34 of the Best Free Educational Websites for Kids

How Long Should I Keep My Car? When Should I Buy a New One?

Free Air For Tires Near Me: 15+ Places to Inflate Your Tires

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