Fall is here in Texas and while I'm loving the cooler temperatures, I could do without cold and flu season being just over the horizon. Unless you plan on spending the colder months locked in your home, there isn’t always a way to avoid cold and flu season. There are, however, … [Read more...]
Family Management Tips
Raising a family is hard sometimes! Between hectic schedules, school work and activities, pets that just won't quit, kids that don't want to listen, finding new ways to save money on kids and everything that comes with a family can be overwhelming for any mom (or dad!). That’s why Stacy Ott, author of Six Dollar Family, shares these amazing family management tips to help you keep an organized family, have frugal family fun all while staying within your personal budget.
Family Management Tips
Because Six Dollar Family focuses on saving you and teaching you how to save money, all of our family management tips are budget friendly too! After all, you can't manage your family and home stress free if you're worried about spending money. From books that teach kids about money to budget friendly organization tools. learning how to build a stockpile, prepare for emergencies and a free printable menu planning package; these family management tips are sure to be a huge help to you and your family!
5 Ways to Make Chores Easier for Your Kids
February 21, 2017 by Leave a Comment
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Glad. All opinions are 100% mine. If your kids are like mine are, they will often find ways to try and get out of their chores. One of the most common excuses that they will use is that the chores are too hard. While that may … [Read more...]
The Nameless, The Invisible and the Homeless
January 5, 2017 by 1 Comment
I sat on the stairs of some unnamed restaurant on a random corner in NYC, waiting for the clock to wind down, minutes ticking by while I counted them off, silently waiting until I could go into the meeting that I was a twenty minutes or so early for. It isn't that I have an issue … [Read more...]
How to Make Holiday Travel with Kids Easier with the Graco Extend 2 Fit 3-in-1 Car Seat
November 16, 2016 by Leave a Comment
This was a paid program and I was given the Graco Extend 2 Fit 3-in-1 Car Seat in exchange for my honest review. All opinions are my own. Traveling around the holidays can be stressful. Packing, loading, and traveling can all be exhausting. It’s time to make holiday travel not … [Read more...]
How to Save Money on Family Fun
September 12, 2016 by 2 Comments
Family fun is one of those things that an overwhelming majority of people seem to think is out of their family budget. They will sit at home, bored out of their mind, waiting for fun to come to them. The thing is though that you can save money on family fun and it isn't as hard … [Read more...]
9 Reasons for New Moms to Use Cloth Diapers
August 10, 2016 by Leave a Comment
If you're a new or expecting Momma, you've very likely already got a plateful of decisions to make and one of them is whether or not to use cloth diapers or disposable diapers. Having a baby is hard enough especially if you're trying to prepare your finances for a new baby before … [Read more...]
Why Every Child Should Go Camping on the Beach
July 17, 2016 by 2 Comments
Have you ever been camping on the beach? I don't mean renting a cabin near the beach either. I mean taking your tent and parking that bad boy right near the water, in the sand, with no one but you and God's creation around. If not, you should. Recently, Emma and I, together with … [Read more...]
What Do You Need for a Baby? A Realistic Look at Must Have Baby Items
July 6, 2016 by 1 Comment
Take a look at any infant themed commercial or internet ad and you'll find that every single one of them has something in common. "What," you ask? They're all trying to sell you something and 90% of them are trying to sell you something that you won't necessarily need. Knowing … [Read more...]
6 Tips for Buying Used Camping Gear
May 29, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Are you planning on doing any camping this year? We are since camping is one of my favorite frugal activities for families. We need to replace a couple pieces of our camping gear first. While I love buying new goodies, I also know the value of a good, used product. Camping gear … [Read more...]
Sometimes Mom Really Does Know Best #MothersMay #ad
May 12, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Do you remember when you were a kid and your Mom would give you little tidbits of advice that you would ignore? My Mom was like that. She was a wealth of tidbits from "if you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all" to "someday you're going to wish you had saved that … [Read more...]
I’m Stacy, CEO extraordinaire and 1/4 of the Six Dollar Family. I'm on a journey to become a six figure family and I would love if you came along with me! We'll kick off our shoes, sip sweet tea, eat loads of goodies, save some money and maybe even learn a thing or two along the way!
