Steve Economides

DIY Halloween Party Games, Crafts & Food Ideas for Fun Harvest Festival

DIY Homemade halloween. A scarecrow, a jar of candy corn and a pumpkin shaped cookie.

Are you looking for some Fun Homemade Halloween party games? We’ve assembled a great list to make your party a frugal and fun success. We started with 13 games, but the list keeps growing. We’ve also added some crafts and fun food ideas. Halloween and the Fall can make for some really fun homemade Harvest party games. We know some people are squeamish about taking their kids out “Trick-or-Treating” so why not borrow some of these ideas. We’ve used …

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College Savings: 10 Out of the Box Ways Cut the Cost of Education

College Savings. Out of the box Thinking. Cardboard box with a college mortar board and diploma flying out of it

Are you’re looking for college savings when trying to get a university education? This blog will give you plenty of out-of-the-box and unconventional options for college savings. If you take to heart just a few of these ideas it could save you $10,000 or more. The college landscape is changing so rapidly that savings can be found in the most unusual places. Especially if you’re willing to research and question conventional thinking and dig a little deeper. This is …

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21 Tips for Finding a Great New Job After a Pandemic

How to Find a Job During a Pandemic

Are you trying to find a new job? Does your job search seem different than other times? Hunting for a job in the midst of a worldwide pandemic and in life after it has changed significantly. In this article, we’ll help you understand what’s changed, what’s new, and what has stayed the same for job seekers. Job Seeking During the Pandemic and Afterward No one expected the arrival of this pandemic. For some, it meant the absolute collapse of …

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22 Best Trusted Survey Apps: Earn Cash from your Phone

22 Best Survey Apps for your cell phone or computer.

Would you love to find the best mobile survey apps that could earn you money? We’ve done all the work for you by researching and testing them. Do you enjoy sharing your opinion about things? Most of us do. We’ve researched the 22 of the most popular survey apps that pay you for sharing your views. The promise of making some money for answering questions might sound too good to be true. And there are some instances where it …

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15 Ways to Save on Watching Movies & TV

How to save money on Movies & TV at home

Saving Money on watching movies & TV, is something every family and household can do. This awesome page has lots of ideas for you to try today! 1. Borrowing from the Library – Physical or Online Borrow movies and TV shows from your local library for free. All you need is a library card. Many librarys have online streaming services like Hoopla and Kanopy. Many libraries also have the Libby app (by Overdrive) but it just hosts eBooks, Audiobooks …

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8 Fantastic Ways for Grandparents to Influence their Grandchildren

How grandparents Influence Grandchildren. So many Great ideas shared here!

We’re all about being realistic and frugal. In this article we’re looking for practical ways that grandparents can positively Influence their grandchildren – some of these ideas are amazing! We asked our Facebook friends how they’ve seen Grandparents influence Grandchildren in a positive way. Our goal was to build a brainstormed list of ideas to encourage grandparents to be active participants in their grandchild’s life. If your child’s grandparents (your in-laws or parents) could help your family with their …

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Grade B Eggs – How to Save on Buying Eggs at the Grocery Store

3 Ways to buy Eggs at the Grocery Store for Maximum Savings! Learn what Grade B eggs are and how they can help you save money.

Do you know what Grade B Eggs are? And do you know how Grade B Eggs can save you money? Eggs are a regular breakfast food in our house and millions of other homes across the country. But Egg prices go up and down on a regular basis and can sometimes rise as high as $7.00 a dozen. This can put a strain on the family’s food budget, especially if you like eggs. How to save money with Grade …

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15 Ways to Wreck Your Food Budget

15 Ways to wreck your food budget when Grocery Shopping.

Learning to manage your food budget is one of the fastest ways to start turning around your family household budget. We see so many families practice grocery shopping habits that drive their food costs through the roof. If you’ve never been shown how to master the art of food shopping and meal prep, don’t feel bad. It’s a much easier game to learn than you realize. Take the Quiz and See How You Do Put a checkmark next to …

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115 Successful Dropouts from High School and College

College and Highschool Dropouts who became great successes!

You won’t believe some of the people on this list of successful high school and college dropouts. Can dropouts from high school and college become successful contributors to society? People like Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Michael Dell, and MGM co-founder Marcus Lowe are prime examples of successful people. These are people who didn’t go to college or didn’t finish college. Is education important? Yes, Of Course. But is a formal education; public, private or parochial school, and college—are they …

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Should We Have Kids or Not? It’s Incredibly Expensive to Raise a Child.

Are Kids Too Expenisve? Two baby hands counting fingers.

If you think that Kids are Expensive …. You’re right. Have you heard the government statistics about the cost of raising a child? We raised 5 kids and spent less than 60% of what the government experts estimated. Learn how. Kerri’s story: How one reader grew up and was taught to manage money. Question About the Cost of Having Kids: When I graduated from high school, I paid for my own auto insurance, graduation gown, and class ring. My …

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