5 Painless Ways to Trim Your Budget

Posted January 28, 2015

In our 2015 New Year’s Resolution Roundup I shared with you my desire to trim our budget here on the Prairie Homestead. While I know most of you are probably pleased about the drop in gas prices, here in Wyoming it’s already caused quite a bit of stress! So, this… Read More »

Categories: Life As It Happens

Save Money on Your Grocery Bill

Posted January 14, 2015

In our 2015 New Year’s Resolution Roundup one of my resolutions was to try not to spend so much. This post is the first of several sharing what I have done to trim our budget. In the spirit of full disclosure I have been working on this particular post over… Read More »

Categories: Life As It Happens, Prairie Life

Is it OK to Return Gifts from your Kids?

Posted January 5, 2015

One of our favorite traditions around the Prairie is letting the Cowkids pick out their own gifts for people. It allows them to be in charge and forces them to put a little bit of thought into what someone else would enjoy, rather than purchasing something they would like. Over… Read More »

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Going on Vacation with a Budget

Posted December 31, 2014

The first week of December The Cowboy and I surprised the kids and CowGranny with a week long trip to Florida. There were several reasons we went the surprise route. First and foremost The Cowboy loves a good surprise so, he had CowGranny booked for the week and thinking she… Read More »

Categories: Life As It Happens, Prairie Life

An Unexpected Few Weeks

Posted December 22, 2014

I am the first to admit that I am super anal and regimented. I blame it on being a single mother of four kids (almost five) five days a week. After all, if I’m not on top of everything it can all fall apart and turn into utter chaos so… Read More »

Categories: Life As It Happens

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