Piecing together ways to save money, protect the environment, and keep kosher.
(updated 4/6/17) For most kids who go to Jewish schools, Pesach also means Spring Break. Depending on how many weekdays fall between the Yom Tov days, you could have a few or several outings with your kids! Or perhaps you are just looking for ideas for a weekend outing. Here are some ideas of how to make... Continue Reading →
(updated 4/18/22) I love shopping post-holiday sales and Easter is no exception. My favorite places to look for after-holiday sales are Target, Walgreens, CVS, Dollar Tree, and grocery stores. You may think that if you do not celebrate that holiday that there will be nothing you need. Not the case! Here are some ideas for things to buy:... Continue Reading →
Certain times of the year are the best times to buy various things based on sales and availability. Here is your tip sheet for this month: ∞ Certain fruits: grapefruit, oranges, pineapple, and strawberries ∞ Certain vegetables: artichokes, asparagus, broccoli, green onions, lettuce, peas, rhubarb, and spinach ∞ Cookware: Along with May, October, and November,... Continue Reading →
Pesach cereal can cost a fortune and doesn't often contain much cereal in the box. With four boys in our house, we can go through a box or two a day! So I am determined this year to provide my family with cheaper and better choices for breakfast. Here is what I came up with: ∞... Continue Reading →
(updated 4/18/22) During that time when you are kashering your kitchen for Pesach and can't eat matzah products yet, it can be hard to figure out what to eat. Many of our weekly recipes we cannot eat because they contain soy or beans! I always try to keep notes from year to year of what... Continue Reading →
For the past several years I have ordered paper goods and aluminum pans for Pesach (and sometimes during the year if needed) from online retailers. I have saved hundreds of dollars over shopping locally. I have included a comparison of prices for Webstaurantstore.com, KitchenDance, Restockit, Papergoods.com, Sam's Club, Party City, Costco, and Target. I was unable to... Continue Reading →
(updated 3/17/17) Pesach is a very expensive holiday, even if you eat out for some of your meals or don’t buy all Shmura matzah! It is a wonder how you can spend half your monthly food budget on eight days of Pesach! Here are some tips we use to keep our costs as low as we... Continue Reading →
Taxes are due very soon and I definitely need to get started on mine. I don't do them myself (I worry I would miss something), but there are still a lot of things to gather, print, call for, etc. I don't want to forget things from year to year, so of course I created several checklists. The... Continue Reading →
As much as I know it adds to my cleaning time, I cannot help but spring clean/declutter when I am cleaning for Pesach. It makes me feel good to get rid of things in our home that we no longer need or use. I just cannot throw things away if they might be able to be... Continue Reading →
If you haven't already, I would really appreciate your feedback on my blog. Without your interest, comments, and feedback, I would be writing in a vacuum! Please click on the link below to take my survey. I also created a new logo. Let me know if you like it. I am trying to get it to post... Continue Reading →
Surviving on a tight budget 