Financial Crisis Survival Blog

Money saving ideas and encouragement when in a financial crisis

Archive for the 'Children' Category


   Apr 09

Outrageous Ways to Save Money

Today The Anderson Show’s topic was Outrageous Ways to Save Money. It was a good show, but going to the website you will find more resources and links to helpful sites. It has links to ways to save money from cleaning products to couponing. I like the way the Dunning family, especially the kids got [...]

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   Dec 30

Gift Giving During a Financial Crisis

When gift giving during a financial crisis or anytime, look past how much you can spend and figure out what you can do. There are many gifts of time that can be meaningful in addition to simple gifts and handmade gifts. With Christmas over, I was thinking back at the many Christmases over the years. [...]

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   Dec 26

Christmas, Spending, and Financial Crisis

Christmas is past and as I look back it was a really nice Christmas. I kept it as simple as I could. My (step)dad sent money for me and the kids that are here. Normally I would’ve spent the money for me on the kids, but this year I bought myself things. Some was practical [...]

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