This has been one busy week! Last weekend my inlaws came down for a visit, and we had a wonderful time catching up with them. But as soon as they left to go back home, we were off to a 40th birthday bash for a friend. Again, we had a great time, but it was a very busy weekend!
The next morning we started our homeschooling, which went well, but meant I didn’t get a lot of stuff done around the house. Yesterday, in between lessons, we took our dog in to the vet to get spayed, and we headed over to The Dove, so I could record my Tightwad Tuesday tips for the next month.
I can see that adding homeschooling to the mix of family activities is going to require some adjustment in expectations on my part. That’s OK though. Life is full of adjustments, right?
News of Note
Since homeschooling has been a big part of my life this week, we are going to talk about frugal homeschooling on Frugal Coast2Coast Monday. The Happy Housewife will be our guest, so be sure to tune in at 8:30 EST/5:30 PST Monday. If you don’t think you’ll remember to tune in, you can always head over to Frugal Coast2Coast.com to sign up for an email reminder (in right sidebar).
Flexo at Consumerism Commentary is launching a new social money site for anyone who deals with money. That’s everyone, right? The official launch of Money Quantum will be on August 11, but if you want a sneak peek, I’ve got invitations to give. Contact me if you can’t wait until the 11th!
Jenn from Frugal Upstate is giving away a $500 Walmart gift card in conjunction with Nestle! Head over to Frugal Upstate to see how you can win!
Congratulations to Mrs. Micah! She’s celebrating her 2nd bloggiversary today!
The Roundup
In my spare time rare stolen moments, I managed to read a few blog posts this week.
- How does your financial upbringing affect your stewardship today – Gather Little by Little
- How to Plan a Funeral That Doesn’t Cost an Arm and a Leg – The Dough Roller
- Overweight and in Debt: The Correlation Between Weight Gain and Pocket Drain – Frugal Dad
- How to Transition to a New Bank Account – No Debt Plan. This is something I keep meaning to do…
- Has Our Costco Membership Been Worth It? – Green Panda Treehouse
I have a busy weekend ahead! It’s my husband’s birthday tomorrow, so we’ll be celebrating. And then we’re headed to church and the Railroad Park on Sunday! Have a great weekend!
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Thanks for the Costco post mention! I was surprised by how much money we saved. I would’ve been happy if it would’ve paid for itself and a little bit more. Saving so much on car insurance has helped us.
Looking forward to the show!
Congrats on finishing the 1st week of homeschooling (it really does get easier). I’m going from homeschooling 1 in the past to 2 this year (my youngest is now 4).
Some things that have really helped at our house: 1) we ALWAYS do math 1st thing in the am right after breakfast. Math is where many homeschoolers fall behind. 2) We do chores after that – and you’ll find you’re going to need to ask the kids to do more than in the past! 3) Like you in addition to homeschooling I have another job (we own rental properties). Between homeschooling and that it certainly equates to a more than full time job. Last year I hired a crew to do the heavy cleaning @ our house one day every other week when we had a social activity. One of the best decisions I made – everything has gone more smoothly since! (That said, we are debt free and have a fully funded emergency fund.)
My experience has been that when you have homeschooling and another activity you just slowly fall further and further behind at being a homemaker. Don’t do what I did and turn into an overwhelmed grump :)