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Baby Essentials You Should Never Buy Used

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6 Baby Essentials to Buy Second Hand

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11 Fruits You Should Stock Up on This Summer - the BEST Fruit for the Lowest Prices

It's not too early to start planning for Christmas! Have an amazing Christmas and holiday season this year without going broke or into debt! Create a budget, and make sure your wallet is ready for the holidays too! Start planning ahead with these 6 things you can do right now to be financially prepared for Christmas early.

6 Things to Do Now to Be Financially Ready for Christmas

Want to let your kids do sports, music, or art but are tight on money? Find out how to afford kids' sports and activities on a budget with these 11 simple ways to save on kids' activities and sports! These are great ideas for frugal families!

11 Ways to Save on Kids' Sports and Activities

Although you might swear by YouTube makeup tutorials that use only the latest, there are so many vintage makeup gems out there that can deliver the same results – if not better! With their glowing skin, tumbling curls and perfect pouts, vintage beauties like Elizabeth Taylor, Marilyn Monroe, and Audrey Hepburn are still the envy of women today!  Here are 8 vintage beauty tips that still work today!

8 Vintage Beauty Tips that Still Work

5 Reasons Your Canning Lids Won't Seal and what to do about it - Running into problems while you're canning? If you're a beginning canner, the most common problem is that your jars won't seal. For some easy troubleshooting, read these 5 Reasons Why Your Canning Lids Aren't Sealing and what to do about it!

5 Reasons Why Your Canning Lids Aren't Sealing

6 Places to Find Free or Cheap Canning Jars - If you're looking to get into canning, you'll need to find some canning jars! Check out these 6 Places to Find Free and Cheap Canning Jars to get you started! Great ideas to save even more money on a budget for canning!

6 Places to Find Free and Cheap Canning Jars

8 Reasons Why Canning is Being Revived - Have you noticed the lost art of canning making a comeback recently? Here are 8 reasons why canning is being revived! See if you want to join in, too! These are great reasons to actually start canning too

8 Reasons Why Canning is Being Revived

23 Frugal Fall Activities for Kids - Check out these 23 Frugal Fall Activities for Kids of you're looking for some inexpensive, family-friendly fun this Fall for the whole crew. Parenting Tips. I want to do all of these this year!

23 Frugal Fall Activities for Kids

11 Cheap Meals with Potatoes - You can save money by making some frugal meals to stretch your food and your money with these 11 yummy and filling Cheap Meals to Make with Potatoes. Frugal living and saving money with these frugal meals with potatoes. They're sooo good too!

11 Cheap Meals to Make with Potatoes

How to Encourage Kids to Pack Their Own Lunches - Packing school lunches can be a hassle. Make sure your kids love their lunches and take a load off your own shoulders with these 7 Ways to Encourage Kids to Pack Their Own Lunches. Back to school parenting tips

How to Encourage Kids to Pack Their Own Lunches

How to Save Money on Back to School Clothes - Back to school time can be expensive! Save a little money, stay under budget, and send your kids back to school in style with these 6 tips to save money on back to school clothes. Parenting tips

6 Tips to Save Money on Back to School Clothes

How to Beat the Heat without Turning on the AC - Whether you're trying to save money or dealing with a broken air conditioner, sometimes you need to find simple ways to beat the heat without turning on the AC like these 6 tips!

6 Ways to Beat the Heat without Turning on the AC

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Strawberry Rhubarb Crisp

Preacher Cake topped with cream cheese frosting and chopped pecans on a small white plate.

Preacher Cake

Romesco pasta salad in a wooden bowl topped with freshly chopped parsley and a linen napkin behind.

Romesco Pasta Salad

Tabouli Salad in a wooden bowl topped with fresh tomatoes, two lemon slices, wedges of pita, with a spoon scooping out a bite.

Tabouli Salad

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Cold Veggie Pizza

Creamy Cucumber salad topped with fresh chives in a white ceramic bowl sitting on a rustic wood background.

Creamy Cucumber Salad

More Summer Recipes & Ideas

Summer Salads

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Homemade Honey Mustard Dipping Sauce

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Honey Mustard Chicken Salad

Summer slaw with a creamy tangy dressing in a glass bowl with a silicone spoon taking a scoop out.

Summer Slaw

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Easy Homemade Fruit Salad

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Mexican Street Corn Salad

A big bowl of Ambrosia salad with a cherry on top with mini marshmallows scattered around it.

Ambrosia Salad

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Spicy Tuna Roll Bowl

Berry cheesecake salad topped with a sliced strawberry next to a lemon wedge and fresh raspberries

Berry Cheesecake Salad

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Doritos Taco Salad

More Salad Recipes

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Boston Cream Pie Cupcakes

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Mint White Hot Chocolate

A slice of no bake s'mores cheesecake topped with mini marshmallows and graham cracker crumbs on a small plate.

No Bake S'mores Cheesecake

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Crockpot Breakfast Casserole

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The BEST Chicken Pot Pie

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