***I changed the dates on the posts so they would appear in chronological order rather than newest to oldest. In case you are wondering why I would tell the story backwards based on the date stamps on the posts!*** My name is Heather and I am the woman behind Family Friendly Frugality. However, I’m backed by a pretty fantastic family who supports me in everything I do. I thought you might be interested in the family behind the blog, so {Read More}
Read Part 1 of this series I miss you I broke up with Colin and it was only a couple of weeks later that I realized just how big of a mistake I made. I knew I wanted him back, but I was scared he would turn me down. I did everything I could to get him to ask me to come back, but he wasn’t falling for it (he says now that he had no idea I was trying {Read More}
Read Part 1 , Part 2 & Part 4 Peace and Relief We brought the blanket home and filmed us wrapping him up. It was pretty comical, and I wish I could find that video. We picked up our screaming son, rocked him a bit and put him in the swing (seatbelted in) and cranked it up to full speed. He was asleep in no less than 60 seconds. Things started to get better after that. We’d finally found the secret {Read More}
Read Part 1 & Part 2 & Part 3 Teaching myself-a long hard road I had heard about the drugstore game and people strategically shopping for a long time. A forum I participated in since my son’s birth was filled with moms getting great deals. A few tried to explain how it all worked to me, but I guess at the time I didn’t really think I needed it. Now I did. I needed to educate myself in all things coupon {Read More}
