Cheap Date Night Movies for Married Couples
If romance is not a very serious matter in your house, join the club. From what I’m hearing, most women find their men to be more inclined to get snuggly when they are laughing and happy. And it usually follows that when your man is happy, you’ll be happy, too.
I know my husband does not [...]
Frugal Date Night Movies to Make you Laugh
Romance is serious business, right? Or is it? If you’re taking your romance too seriously, and it’s not working, try a little humor.
You and your husband have decided to rent a movie, open a bottle of wine, and farm out the kids tonight for an inexpensive date night. Before you pick out a movie, take [...]
30 Day Cooking – What If It Isn’t For You?
I fell sure you have heard of 30 day cooking, or Once A Month (OAM) Cooking? The basic idea is that plan, shop for and cook all your dinners for the month at once. You then freeze the majority of the meals and thaw, heat and serve them throughout the rest of the month.
I tried [...]
Take The Stress Out Of The Holidays With Meal Planning
The Hillbilly Housewife is back …
It took me a little longer than expected to get this next blog post written, but I have a good reason. I was busy putting the finishing touches on a brand new ebook – Meal Planning Made Simple.
Since meal planning has been on my mind quite a bit lately (even [...]
Frugal Holiday Decorating Ideas
Are you ready for some more holiday ideas? Today we’ll talk about frugal holiday decorations. By the way, I’m Susanne – aka the Hillbilly Housewife and Nicole is nice enough to allow me to post on her blog this week and I’ve been having a great time sharing a few of my favorite frugal holiday [...]
Frugal Holiday Gift Ideas From The Kitchen
Hello and welcome back. I’m so glad you decided to join me on this Hillbilly Housewife Blog Tour. I’m having a blast sharing frugal cooking tips and ideas on various blogs of my friends. Yesterday we talked about easy holiday baking, today I want to share some simple and frugal gift ideas with you for [...]
Easy Holiday Baking – Use Your Freezer
Hi there…. I’m Susanne, better known as the Hillbilly Housewife. I am traveling from blog to blog this October to spread the word about frugal living, meal planning, freezer cooking and such while also supporting Breast Cancer Awareness. Nicole was kind enough to invite me to write right here on ShowMomTheMoney.com.
I don’t know about you, [...]
Seven Family Dinners Under $5 Each
Most frugal moms are finding that prices just keep going up every time they go to the grocery store. It’s getting harder every week to feed our families on a budget. But there are still meals to be made for less than $5 for a family of four. Here’s a week’s worth of such meals [...]
Losing Weight on a Budget
There is one way to lose weight: Burn more calories than you take in. Sounds simple, right? We know it’s not! As a frugal mom struggling to lose weight, you may think the only solution is to blow the food budget on those high-priced supplements, diet foods or pre-packaged meals that the “experts” swear by. [...]
Recycling as a Frugal Way of Life
Recycling is actually one of the easiest ways to live frugally. Whether you’re recycling things you already own, or things you’ve picked up from a thrift shop or yard sale, recycle saves money. And even things you donate to someone else help save the environment by being one less item that thrown in a landfill. [...]

