Staying home is one of the simplest ways to have more time, spend less money, accumulate less clutter, and to simply live a less busy lifestyle!
Staying home used to be so hard for me. I'd go out to the mall or even drive over to the next city over for some 'better shopping', way more than I needed to. These trips would always result in money spent on lunch out, deals I may have thought I needed, and probably takeout for dinner because I was too tired to cook! Totally not worth it.
However, I don't cut out every activity because I do value time spent with our family and friends. But even these times can be held at home if necessary.
I'm amazed at how much I can get done at home when I limit my time out on the town. I actually enjoy my once a week grocery shopping trip because I have had time to plan ahead and look forward to the meals I picked to prepare. Some days, I seem to be out more than I am at home. That's okay because then I plan a day to stay home to catch up!
Staying home more really works for me!
Here are some ideas to be happier at home:
Invite friends or family over for a movie/dinner night
Buy/pick some inexpensive flowers such as daffodils
Read a good book
Take a nice bath
Enjoy a dinner by candlelight
Clear out as much clutter as possible, clean off the kitchen counter tops, get rid of at least one pile of papers
Listen to your favorite music
Listen to your favorite music LOUD when you're cleaning
Surround yourself with the things you love, allow no room for things that don't make you feel happy
Take time to enjoy your favorite hot or cold beverage in the mornings (or evenings)
Keep your favorite candle burning
Bake: it tastes great and smells wonderful
Work at wanting what you have rather than having what you want
Play board games with family or friends
Stop resenting what your house isn’t and start appreciating what it is.
Display family photos
What would you add to this list? I’d love to hear your ideas!
Our sunscreen is running low and I’ve found the perfect sale so I can stock up! You can too! Real Canadian Superstore is selling their Coppertone, Banana Boat, Hawaiian Tropics and PC suncare for $4.97.
There are several coupons you can choose from to make your price as low as $1.64 per Coppertone bottle:
How does free dish soap sound? Grab a bottle or two of Sunlight dish pumps for $1.88 from Walmart. Then use the $2.00 rebate from Checkout 51 to get up to two bottles for free!
Well, darn, here’s a sale I should have waited for! I recently made a purchase online at TheBay.com that consisted of a few shirts from the clearance section. I got an extra 15% off, but an extra 30% off would have been even better!
Today only, save an extra 30% off women’s clearance fashion, handbags and wallets! Here are some of the shirts that I ordered:
Now here’s a great coupon if you need anything from Michael’s! Save a whopping 55% off any one regular price item! This coupon is valid through July 30, 2016 only.
I’m jumping on the Christmas in July sale bandwagon! Through July 31, you can snag the Holiday Planner that I have available in the Simply Frugal store for only $1.97! That’s $3 off! This download includes all of these printable sheets:
