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…
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…
Inside: 13 funny ways to give your teen cash for Christmas with free printables to help you make these hilarious and cheeky 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Rice is one of the things people miss most on the keto diet, including me. You can’t have a burrito bowl without Mexican rice. Sure, there’s cauliflower rice for keto eaters, but let’s face it: most cauliflower rice tastes like cauliflower with some spices on it. That’s why we’ve created the most terrific keto Mexican…
“RUN!” That’s the best sound at a birthday party, right after the THWACK of cracking open the piñata. The best birthdays ended with me busting open that piñata and showering candy everywhere! Ain’t no party with out the piñata. But it’s got to be a GREAT piñata. That’s why I’ve collected over 75 of the…
Yes, that is not a typo. I know you have fat friends. Maybe you are overweight yourself. As a fellow obese person, I had to share this story with you. If you have well-meaning friends who have given advice to you that made you cry or made your blood boil, you need to forward this…
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