Tips For Getting Your Finances In Order!

My newest post Getting Your Finances In Order is up now at ALotOnYourPlate.com!

There is nothing wrong with tightening your budget, especially when it ensures your children having a financially set future.  Click here for tips on how to get your finances straightened up so you can put the worries of money behind you.

Thanks for reading and happy Wednesday!

- Jessica

5 ways to start eating well on a budget.

Reblogged from frugal foodie family | fabulous chow - less dough:

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For those of you just tuning in, I've been rambling on about how our family of 4 eats (well, in my humble opinion) on a budget of $400 a month.  That's less than half the national average (I'll get to that in a minute)...and we eat risotto, sirloin steak, chicken roulades and tasty desserts like homemade ice cream.  That monthly figure also includes my weekly vice, Wine Friday, as well as my love for entertaining and sharing food with friends and neighbors.

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A brilliant "how-to" eat healthy on a budget guide!

Website of the Week: theKitchn.com

I stumbled upon this really awesome site not too long ago and wanted to share it with everyone.

This week’s Website of the Week is called theKitchn.com. theKitchn offers unique and seasonal recipes, as well as tutorials, Q & A’s, and cooking advice.

My favorite part of theKitchn is the Budget category, offering money-saving ideas that are easy to do and very help.

Shown Above: The Easiest, Simplest Way to Make Frozen Yogurt Popsicles

This site is definitely worth checking out.  Go to theKitchn.com for more info and be sure to follow them on twitter @theKitchn.

Happy Saturday!

- J

A Lot On Your Plate’s: Top Picks For Mother’s Day Gifts

With Mother’s Day just around the corner, I thought it’d be fitting to put together a list of top Fab Find gift ideas, guaranteed to wow any mom, without breaking the bank! (To find out more about each product, click on each individual photo).

Milk Bottle Measuring Cups, Anthropologie, $24

Milk Bottle Measuring Cups

Organic Tuscan Blue Rosemary, William Sonoma, $12.95

Tea & Crumpets Apron, Anthropologie, $32

Tea & Crumpets Apron

 Chloe Fragrance Gift Set, Sephora, $65Chloe Fragrance Gift Set

Tocca Love Yourself Fragrance Collection, Sephora, $18

Tocca Beauty Set

Pink Blush: Reed Diffuser, Yankee Candle, $19.99

Godiva 19 Piece Gold Ballotin Assortment, Barnes & Nobles, $24.95 

Godiva

A Perfect World White Tea Antioxidant Facial Cleanser, Origins, $21

Origins

Feel free to comment below and/or suggest any of your favorite Mother’s Day gifts.

Happy Thursday!

- J

Limited Time Offer: Yankee Candle

Yankee Candle

Update: This offer has expired.

I’m loving this! For a Limited Time Only, Yankee Candle is offering their sampler votive candles & tart potpourri’s for just $1 each!  Talk about thrifty shopping.

Choose from fragrances like Cottage Breeze, Beach Flowers, Lemon Lavender, and one of my personal favorites, Bahama Breeze.

(Shown Below: Bahama Breeze Votive Sampler)

Bahama BreezeYankee Candle is always offering great deals on their stuff.  I definitely recommend checking out their stuff.

For more info on this offer and other awesome deals & sales from Yankee Candle, check out www.YankeeCandle.com.

Follow Yankee Candle on twitter here!

Happy Shopping! – J