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Everything I Bought My Toddler During Quarantine So Far + Free Toddler Fun

April 27, 2020 by Penny 3 Comments

If you’re not a stranger to the blog, you probably already know this about me. When I’m stressed, I shop. The same is true for just about any other emotion, too. There’s a lot of talk about the endorphin rush and all the other science-y explanations for why people impulse shop. And those things are … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Make, Spend Tagged: COVID-19, crafts, DIY, family, impulse buy, money diary, quarantine, self isolation, toddler, toddler crafts, toddler money, toddler money diary

Toddler Money Diary: Valentine’s Day Party Edition

February 10, 2020 by Penny 6 Comments
You Are Awesome Sauce Valentines Day Toddler Party Tag

There are all sorts of ways to make kids expensive. Celebrating every holiday for instance. But as a family that really does love to celebrate, no matter how made up the occasion, we knew that we were going to say yes to Valentine’s Day!  We knew we wanted to avoid a last-minute Valentine’s Day gift … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Spend Tagged: family money, holidays, kids, money diary, parenting, spending, toddler, toddler money diary, Valentine's Day

Toddler Summer Money Diary: Weeks 6 & 7

July 31, 2019 by Penny 4 Comments
Toddler Park Slide Summer Money Diary

Remember how in my last money diary I joked about $19 in 48 hours making kids expensive? Hahahahahahahaha. Here’s live footage of me trying to salvage our budget at the end of July. via GIPHY There’s just something about summertime that means spending in my life. Though if social media is any indication, it’s pretty … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Spend Tagged: baby, budget, diapers, family, free, frugal, money diary, spending, summer, summer budget, toddler

Toddler Summer Money Diary: Weeks 4 & 5

July 3, 2019 by Penny 6 Comments
Toddler Summer Money Diary Park Visit

In the first two days of the month, we managed to spend $19 on our toddler. That means it’s official. Kids really are expensive. I kid. Kind of. We’ve actually been basking in the glow of all the fun summertime outdoor adventures these past two weeks. Thankfully, many of them also happen to be free … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Spend Tagged: kids, money diary, summer, summer activities, summer fun, summertime, toddler money, toddler money diary, toddlers

Toddler Summer Money Diary: Weeks 2 & 3

June 19, 2019 by Penny 3 Comments
Mont Royal Toddler Summer Money Diary

Happy summer! It is summer, isn’t it? I ask because I think I’ve spent more time looking for my jacket and snuggling under blankets than anything else lately.  Despite the rain and the chill, we’re making lemonade with our summer break. We’re also trying hard to not totally blow our budget. Granted, we did just … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Spend Tagged: babies, kids, money diary, parenting, spending, toddler money, travel, vacation

Toddler Summer Money Diary: Week 1

June 5, 2019 by Penny 2 Comments

With Memorial Day serving as the unofficial kickoff of summer and today’s temperature starting in the low 50s and nearing 90 by the end of the day, I figure now is as good a time as any to start this. But what exactly am I starting? My plan is to chronicle the summer spending that … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Spend Tagged: expenses, kids, money diary, spending diary, spending journal, summer, toddler

Maternity Leave Money Diary – Week 1

September 6, 2017 by Penny 15 Comments

The age old debate: kids are expensive…or are they? To commemorate my unpaid leave, I thought I would offer an unedited look at my checkbook register. Just kidding, I stopped balancing my checkbook in 2009 two years ago. If this first week looks a little light on the spending, it’s because it was my first … [Read more…]

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