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Watch my review on Kevin's new reusable lunch bag!    This lunch bag had amazing reviews so we were not shocked at the quality. But we are really happy with our purchase. We use mostly reusable everything, so when Kevin needed a new lunch bag I started doing my homework. He wanted something... ~ Spacious, for food and drinks ~ Waterproof ~ Insulated ~ With handles And he got all of that from this bag. AND the velcour ...watch the full video for my thought on the velcour. This bag is on sale now. Get it for $11.99!  Affiliate Link-...

Packing food is one of the biggest ways we save money in our family. I am not shy about the fact that I carry snacks in my purse, car and if we have a family day, we pack an insulated backpack full of drinks and foods.  All 3 of us pack lunch and drinks for work and school so having the proper food packing bags and drink containers is a must.  I'm always getting asked where I got my salad container from. I use it for lunch whether I bring a salad or something else. We tried so many different...

Over the past few years Kevin and I have tried so many reusable products in hopes of reducing what we spend monthly on household needs. We started this process first by identifying the items we spent the most money on each month. For us 2 items that stood out was ziplock bags and dryer sheets. I remember like it was yesterday spending over $8.00 on our last box of dryer sheets and then saying... no more. In dryer sheets alone we were spending $10.00 to $16.00 a month. Since we pack food to take with us everywhere, we were flying...

The first week of January while grocery shopping I passed by the Valentine's Day section at Walmart on my way to the clearance section. At first I kept walking, but after not finding much of anything we needed in clearance I decided to stop and look at the Valentine's Day stuff. It was all the same repetitive things we see every year. Overly priced candy, stuff animals, and cards. I grabbed a pack of My Little Pony cards for Brooklyn to give to her class. Then I started looking for a nut free candy to attach to the cards. I...

This year is our year to put all of what Mr. Norman and I have learned about being more frugal into place to make a difference financially.  We spent last year, trying reusable products to replace ones we spend money on monthly. We also learned how to make some of our own products to cut cost and use healthier products in our home, and I cooked, cooked, and cooked some more. I learned how to make so many new foods that we enjoyed eating out, but for a fraction of the take out price and with healthier alternatives. We are...