Comments on: Frugal Family Traditions

By: loopslike

loopslike — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 07:25:49 +0000

In what is becoming a yearly family tradition we took a hiking trip in a state park which allowed us to enjoy some beautiful fall foilage. I understand that in some parts of the country it is no big deal to look at trees, but here in the northern plains it is. Such a big deal in fact, that we are willing to drive 90 min (one way) to get there.

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Carnivals the week of October 19th 2009 | Out of Debt Again — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 01:56:22 +0000

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By: Mrs. Accountability

Mrs. Accountability — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 01:41:00 +0000

Reminded me of frugal family get-togethers my sister and I used to have with our children years ago. Thanks for the reminder and it sounds like you all had a great time!

By: Debt Destroyer

Debt Destroyer — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:52:27 +0000

@ Oscar – I know it. The Santa one jumped out at us too. We are excited to give it a try this year.

@ Juicing – It was a fun weekend. I only touched on it in the post, but the main idea I was trying to get across was how cheap the “special moments” in life are.

By: Juicing

Juicing — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 01:46:20 +0000

Isn’t it cool how some of the most fun things to do are really cheap too? Sounds like an incredible weekend.

I’ve never been to a pumpkin patch (maybe when I was very young and don’t remember). I should really look into that because that would be a great (and inexpensive) way to spend a fall weekend!

By: Oscar

Oscar — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 11:57:02 +0000

The santa toy swap is a great idea! Why haven’t others thought of that? haha! I would love to try that this year. Thanks for the idea!

By: Debt Destroyer

Debt Destroyer — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 02:56:18 +0000

@ Celtic Buffy – You didn’t miss much. You can ask A. we were hardly around.

@ Sharon – That settles it, we’re starting half birthdays (which is good because mine is coming up soon)!!! Everyone is my family (except me) has a b-day within a month of Christmas, so hopefully they’ll enjoy it as much as your daughter has.

By: Sharon

Sharon — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:59:23 +0000

We celebrate half birthdays and have for quite some time now. My kids LOVE it, even my oldest still looks forward to it and she is 23! We usually buy a token gift (a book, cd, etc.) and celebrate with half a birthday cake, pie or whatever sweet the recipient wants. What makes it so wonderful is the chance to celebrate in a different month and season of the year. My half birthday is May, and I LOVE it! (Yes, parents get half birthdays too!) We started this because my one daughter’s birthday is January 5, so close to Christmas, I wanted to give her an opportunity to celebrate in July. It ended up being our favorite tradition!

By: celticbuffy

celticbuffy — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:26:14 +0000

Glad to hear you guys had a great weekend! Sorry I missed you this past weekend! I love to hear that you are busy creating traditions and making memories! (And taking pictures of them!)

I wish I had heard of the Santa Toy Swap when my kids were younger! We certainly could have given Santa lots of toys to take with him.