The Happy Housewife Will Be Back Soon. Meanwhile…

Hi There.. This is the Happy Housewife’s brother. The HHW is having network problems and is unable to update the site, so she asked me to log in to make you all aware of that.
While I have your attention, I thought maybe you’d like to hear some stories about my older sister, the “Happy Housewife”. [...]

Visit Your Local Library

This is a guest post written by my good friend and author Nancy Parode. Nancy writes for many websites, as well as Military Spouse Magazine, and her own blog, Military Moms Today . Nancy has been a Navy wife for over 20 years and is one of the best resources I know for all things [...]

Keep Your Summer Vacation Frugal

Keep Your Summer Vacation Frugal
With the ridiculous price of gas, our summer travel plans are becoming more and more frugal by the day. My wife and I have a couple weekend getaways planned for us and the kids. Our vacation planning got me thinking of some of the more frugal things we do to keep [...]

Frugal or Cheap?

This is a guest post from my friend Kyle over at Rather-Be-Shopping. The one and only source you need for online coupons!
Frugal Living Doesn’t Mean Sacrificing Quality
Sometimes people jump to the conclusion that frugal means cheap. I feel frugal living is about getting the most out of what you buy. Often that means staying away [...]

Frugal Home Decorating

Another guest post from my friend Kyle over at Rather-Be-Shopping. 

I was at an art show over the weekend and really liked some of the prints. That was the good news, the bad news was the starting price on most pieces was $250. Yikes, I think I will stay frugal when it comes to decorating our [...]

Keep or Toss?

This week Kyle provides us some valuable information about how long to keep important (or not so important) documents.
As May rolls in I have been doing some Spring cleaning in my home office. Sorting through piles of old bills, bank statements, tax related stuff, and on and on. I have always been unsure on how [...]

Birthdays that don’t Break the Bank

This is a guest post from my friend Kyle over at Rather Be Shopping. He has some great tips for saving money on birthday parties. He also has shared with us a coupon code for one of my favorite toy stores, Back to Basics Toys. Check them out if you have a chance.
Birthday’s that don’t [...]

Birthdays that don’t Break the Bank

This is a guest post from my friend Kyle over at Rather Be Shopping. He has some great tips for saving money on birthday parties. He also has shared with us a coupon code for one of my favorite toy stores, Back to Basics Toys. Check them out if you have a chance.
Birthday’s that don’t [...]

Guest Post - Rather Be Shopping!

First of all, I want to thank The Happy Housewife for giving me the opportunity to do an ‘online coupon’ feature on her great blog. I hope I can bring a unique perspective, along with some online coupons that can save you some money! My name is Kyle James, I reside in northern California with [...]

Thoughts for Sunday

Another Sunday devotional from a friend.
I found an old prayer from a book given to me by a family friend a long time ago. It comes from the Book of Common Prayer and goes like this:
Almighty God, you alone can bring into order the unruly wills and affections of sinners: Grant your people grace [...]


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