Fun, food and financial wellbeing for the whanau. Includes budget-friendly family activities, recipes that won’t break the bank and tips for raising kids to be financially savvy.
These days, everyone needs to think about being frugal in the kitchen. A great way to save money when cooking for your family is to find creative, healthy, and inexpensive ways to bulk up meals. By adding volume to your dishes with budget-friendly ingredients, you can stretch your grocery budget further without sacrificing taste or … Read more
I love eating out. My budget doesn’t. That’s why I love discovering restaurants with kids eat free offers. Not only does trying out a new kids eat free Christchurch restaurant save money, but they are also usually kid-friendly with staff and facilities receptive to and accepting of our delightful little moonbeams. Note – most kids eat … Read more
This scavenger hunt is a super fun way to entertain the kids with only things you have on hand. Feel free to improvise if you are missing an item. If you prefer the printable version, click the link below: ———->FREE Printable Indoor Scavenger Hunt For more fun and frugal family activities check out this post: … Read more
Some days, I love to hear the rain splattering on the windows. But not on the days when both of the kids are home. On those days, I usually roll my eyes and think ‘aaargh, what’ll we do today’? I’m really trying hard to create a fun atmosphere in our small home, so I’ve started … Read more
Packing a picnic and discovering new Christchurch playgrounds is our favourite frugal family activity. Lucky for us, we are spoilt for choice in the Garden City, with new playgrounds popping up regularly, and old ones being rediscovered. If you’re looking to discover all of the best playgrounds Christchurch as to offer, this list is for … Read more
Toddlers. I don’t even need to say it really. You’re going to go to all this effort crafting the perfect make-ahead meal for your toddler and there is only a 50/50 chance they’ll actually eat it. That’s why these pre-prepared toddler meal ideas are such winners. They look good, are easy to manage with little … Read more
There are so many wonderful reasons to consider living a ketogenic lifestyle. For me personally, it’s to ward off diabetes as I have a high chance of developing the disease in the future (damned genetics!). Many people don’t realize on the keto diet you get to eat so many delicious foods with lots of good … Read more