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February 5, 2019 by: Jennifer Priest

How to plan your IKEA craft room like a boss – storage ideas you need to know

Inside: The BEST shelves and craft tables from IKEA to help you plan the craft space of your dreams on an IKEA budget! Updated with the newest 2019 IKEA products. Grab the FREE printable shopping guide with a list for each featured space. This post was originally published in 2014 and updated in 2019. If you’ve been searching for genius inspiration and smart ideas to

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February 4, 2019 by: Jennifer Priest

What Happened When I Tamed The Laundry Monster

Inside: How to do laundry in 10 minutes a day. Simplify the way you wash clothes with this simple process and avoid “laundry day” for ever! One day while I was folding 84 mismatched socks, I remembered my grandma. I never saw her fold laundry. Instead, she spent her time building a thriving financial planning business, traveling to exotic places like Fiji, and sewing her

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January 30, 2019 by: Jennifer Priest

Good Grief! There’s a Charlie Brown Day and Here’s Why You Need To Go

Inside: Love the Peanuts Gang and Charlie Brown? Learn how to join the Knott’s PEANUTS Celebration and be part of a world record attempt with Charlie Brown! Hundreds of Charlie Browns, all in one place? If you shouted “count me in” then you gotta get over to Knott’s Berry Farm! I was invited by Knott’s to check out the Knott’s PEANUTS Celebration, an event put

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December 22, 2018 by: Jennifer Priest

Money gifts don’t have to be boring. How to make them fun!

Inside: 13 ideas you can DIY to make giving cash money gifts hilariously fun! Grandpa has everything. The teens just want cash. The long distance family says “just mail us gift cards”. Your heart sinks every time they ask for boring basic gift cards or cash. Handing over a cash-filled greeting card feels more like a bank transaction than a heart-swelling gift giving experience. They

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December 21, 2018 by: Jennifer Priest

How to make the Saran Wrap Ball Game Eco-Friendly

Inside: How to play the popular saran wrap ball game without the plastic wrap. Learn how to wrap the ball in eco-friendly materials and still have a blast! Coins and candy bars flew out in a whirlwind as my nephew flung open our gift to him: a saran wrap ball. I cleverly added coins and coin rolls that unexpectedly pelted us all in the face

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December 17, 2018 by: Jennifer Priest

How to surprise your teen with a money gift that’s funny

Inside: 13 funny ways to give your teen a money gift for Christmas with free printables to help you make these hidden money gifts.  Your teenager asked for money for Christmas, so you tucked some hard-earned cash into a thoughtful greeting card and smiled, anticipating the reaction on their face. But on Christmas Day when they opened the card and the money fell out? Your

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December 6, 2018 by: Jennifer Priest

12 budget-friendly gift card and cash gift hacks

Inside: Avoid the budget freak out for the holidays with these smart hacks for gift cards! Here are the “gotchas” you need to know about … and the hacks for getting the most out of your budget when giving cash gifts and gift cards. As a single mom in college, I made it my survival mission to stretch my dollars (and pennies) as far as

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November 23, 2018 by: Jennifer Priest

The best Christmas theme park trip for the whole family

I was given admission to Knott’s Merry Farm in order to write this post. All opinions are 100% my own. Planning a theme park trip for the Christmas season sounds like a great idea … to the kids! Suffocating crowds, hours long ride lines, and spending the kids’ college fund on overpriced snacks can crush all of your sugar plum dreams. Christmas time visits to

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November 19, 2018 by: Jennifer Priest

25 Treats to Eat at Knott’s Merry Farm

Knott’s Chicken Dinner is the thing of legends. But there’s so much more to eat at Knott’s Merry Farm during the holidays.  I bit the bullet for you, going off the keto diet to sample all of the carbolicious Knott’s Merry Farm treats and eats to find the best food to eat at Knott’s. Latin themed foods Knott’s honors their Southern California roots with traditional

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November 12, 2018 by: Jennifer Priest

How to Make the Most Tasty Chicken Ever

This post is sponsored by Mirum, but opinions expressed are my own. “This chicken tastes better than a restaurant!” My husband Xaver loves to cook. Recently he made grilled chicken for a dinner party. Our guests’ kids could not stop raving about how delicious and juicy the chicken tasted.  Their mom said she can never get her chicken to turn out juicy like ours. If

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