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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

Whether you've loved The Cheesecake Factory restaurant your whole life or found them as a recent passion, here are five reasons to love The Cheesecake Factory Even More! If you thought their menu, food, recipes, and especially avocado egg rolls were good, just wait until you hear this!

5 Reasons to Love The Cheesecake Factory Even More

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

Creamy, smooth Homemade Eggnog is simple to make with just 6 ingredients to get you into the spirit of the season! Store bought can't compete with homemade! Homemade Eggnog is the perfect Christmas treat! Use it in recipes and for parties. Mmmm... homemade eggnog is the best!

Homemade Eggnog

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

How to Grow Gorgeous Mums - Make sure your mums are the prettiest around and send you into the cold winter months with one more breath of flowering beauty with these 7 Tips to Grow Gorgeous Mums. Fall gardening tips

How to Grow Gorgeous Mums

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 Make Your Own easy DIY Homework Station - Set your kids up for success this school year with a DIY Homework Station that's just for them to work on their homework and school projects stocked with everything they might need. School and craft supplies organization ideas for kids 

DIY Homework Station

DIY Easy Crayon Organizer tutorial - Make this quick and easy Crayon Organizer for the kids to store their crayons or even colored pencils or markers. It's cheap, easy to make, easy to use, and a pretty way to organize the coloring mess! Perfect easy craft supplies organization for kids!

How to Make an Easy Crayon Organizer

Easy DIY Duck Tape Lunch Box - Make this fun and cute Duck Tape Lunch Box for an easy and useful back to school DIY project that the kids will love making and using! Simple to make and an easy to follow tutorial!

Duck Tape Lunch Box

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

6 Natural Remedies for Kitchen Pests - If kitchen pests are invading your home and driving you nuts, try these 6 simple and natural remedies for kitchen pests to get rid them quickly! Cleaning | Kitchen Tips

6 Natural Remedies for Kitchen Pests

10 Ways to Help Your Garden Survive a Drought - You don't have to let your garden die if you're going through a drought! Help it through the dry spell with these 10 ways to help your garden survive a drought. Gardening tips

10 Ways to Help Your Garden Survive a Drought

7 Natural Ways to Kill Weeds in your Garden - Weeds can be a huge pain, but not if you're armed with simple tips to get rid of them. Use these 7 simple natural ways to kill weeds in your garden to keep it looking nice all Summer long. Gardening tips

7 Natural Ways to Kill Weeds in Your Garden

Natural Prevention for Mosquito Bites - Have more mosquito-free fun outside this Summer with these 5 simple and natural ways to prevent mosquito bites that are also totally safe for kids and pets. Parenting Tips | DIY

5 Natural Ways to Prevent Mosquito Bites

DIY Steampunk Butterfly Decor - Make this unique and pretty DIY Steampunk Butterfly Decor project with just a few simple supplies, including some vintage finds from your local thrift store. 

DIY Steampunk Butterfly Decor

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

6 Easy Summer Kitchen Hacks for Cookouts - Make Summer cookouts easier and even more fun and relaxing with these 6 simple, and totally genius, Summer Kitchen Hacks for Cookouts.  Cooking Tips | Cooking Hacks

6 Easy Summer Kitchen Hacks for Cookouts

5 Ways to Save Money on Major Appliances - Thinking about new appliances? Use these 5 simple and easy ways to save money on major appliances to help you save on your next appliance purchase! Frugal living - budget

5 Ways to Save Money on Major Appliances

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Zucchini Fritters

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Berry Cheesecake Salad

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Grilled Brussels Sprouts

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