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What Should I Put on My Toddler’s Christmas List?

November 20, 2019 by Penny 16 Comments
What Should I Put On My Toddlers Christmas List?

In what can only be described as a Herculean effort fool’s errand, I announced to my family that I wanted to finish Christmas shopping this year by the end of November. The fallout was mighty. However, the most unexpected consequence of my hubris came from my mom. Namely, she met my request with one of … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Spend Tagged: Christmas, Christmas list, consumerism, gift giving, gifts, materialism, presents, shopping, toddler

Frugally Awesome…or Awkward: Toddler Clothes and Toys Edition

February 13, 2019 by Penny 13 Comments
Frugally Awesome Awkward Stories Toddler Clothes Toys

We made a choice when we had our son. We agreed to raise him differently. He eats pizza. He’s even had French fries. If I’m being entirely honest, he’s also eaten crayons, sock fuzz, and whatever he found in the dust pan at the play place that accidentally got left in the middle of the … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Save Tagged: awkward, baby, clothes, consumerism, grandparents, hand-me-downs, materialism, secondhand, toddler

4 Things That Still Surprise Me About Frugality

January 30, 2019 by Penny 9 Comments
4 Things that Surprise Me About Frugality

For some people, frugality comes naturally. I. Am. Not. Some. People. But I have adopted a fairly frugal lifestyle for the past few years, and I like it. I really do. We are much more intentional with our spending. The constant influx of of stuff has stopped. I wreak far less havoc on the environment. … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Save Tagged: clutter, consumer culture, consumerism, frugal, frugality, habits, impulse buys, materialism, shopping, spending

Can You Really Cancel Show and Tell?

August 22, 2018 by Penny 10 Comments

“We don’t do Show and Tell here.” It was a bold proclamation. Especially because it was nowhere on the daycare orientation agenda. Show and Tell is a staple of early education curricular design. It is as familiar as Play-Doh and and the “Clean Up” song. How many times have you done Show and Tell in … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Declutter Tagged: brand names, brands, childcare, consumerism, daycare, declutter, designer, luxury, materialism, minimalism, minimalist

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