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STEM Challenges for Kids

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February 6, 2021 by Kecia Hambrick Filed Under: DIY, Facebook, Instagram, Kids, Parenting, Pinterest, Printable, Social Media 1 Comment

These STEM Challenges for kids help promote one (or more) of the following subjects: science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. In other words, they are very educationally beneficial while also being a ton of fun!

Making learning fun is always a goal for parents. You want your kids to be entertained, but nothing’s wrong when there’s a little education going on at the same time. It helps make the most of playtime. There are many STEM toys out there that are great at helping foster skills and learning concepts while also being fun for kids.

Speaking of STEM, however, your kids can have fun without buying special toys. There are many building materials you can use that are found in your own home! Things like:

LEGOs (okay, this is a special toy, but most already have these painful blocks at home!)
Q-Tips
Aluminum foil
Toothpicks
Paper plates
Straws
String
Empty toilet paper rolls
Plastic wrap
Pencils

It’s amazing what you can build with when you get a little creative!

STEM Challenges for Kids

We have put together a fun printable STEM Challenges pack for kids. We hope your kids enjoy building these different items using household materials. There’s also a fun STEM scavenger hunt included!

Once you print these fun STEM worksheets, you will see a number of fun activities. Clip the cards for more handheld fun or leave the paper as is. We recommend you print on cardstock paper so the challenge cards or sheets stand up to long-term use.

You’ll see the supplies list within the STEM Challenge cards. Your kids can refer to this each time they go to make something new.

Examples of building STEM Challenges for Kids that are included:

Catapult
Robot
Tall Tower
Marble Maze
Straw Rocket
Hexagon

You can always add to the challenges by coming up with more things for your kids to build and create!

STEM Scavenger Hunt

Give your kids a break at building by taking them on a scavenger hunt! This printable offers a list of STEM-related items that your kids can find at home or when out. Print the hunt again and again each time you go somewhere new!

When doing the scavenger hunt, your kids will have to find things like something…

With wheels
That needs a battery
That cools items
Reflective
Symmetrical
Asymmetrical
That can dissolve in water

All of the items in the scavenger hunt uses one of the fields of STEM, so they will be learning why they are searching.

STEM Challenge for Kids Printables

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Looking for more fun STEM activities? Check out our STEM Projects for Kids! Pin to Pinterest.

Our 5 Minute Science Experiments for Kids are always fun too! Pin to Pinterest.

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Printable Bucket List Template

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January 30, 2021 by Kecia Hambrick Filed Under: Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Printable, Social Media Leave a Comment

100 Things to Do Family Bucket List printable PDF. This printable bucket list template makes it easy for your family to plan fun activities to do together!

Printable Bucket List Template

Download and print this bucket list for families so you can get started with your plans. You can choose to use this for a holiday, vacation, summer break, or anytime you want to do something fun.

This bucket list template is pretty self explanatory. You simply fill it in with 100 things you would like to do together as a family. There are boxes beside each task. Keep track by checking each item off as you do them.

The great thing is you can print off as many as you need to make different bucket lists, depending on your family’s activities. It’s a great way to categorize your goals and experiences!

Bucket List Ideas

There are SO many bucket list ideas you can add to your template, depending on how your family decides to do it. For a general bucket list for your family, think about things you all want to do together. Work together to come up with your bucket list, as this is a family activity!

Your lists could be to track your goals, such as:

Read 50 books
Visit 10 states
Walk 100 miles together
Try 20 new recipes this year
Try 2 new hobbies
Attend 5 sporting events
Go to 3 new museums

The list can have ideas that are ongoing (such as the numbered tasks above) or one time things, especially if you are going somewhere. Things like:

Photograph a statue
Eat at a new restaurant
Pick sunflowers
Ride bikes at the park
Buy a holiday ornament from another state

More Specific Bucket Lists

Some bucket lists are designed around a particular holiday, such as Christmas or Independence Day. The items on the list are usually centered around the holiday, such as baking Christmas cookies or watching a particular Christmas movie. For Independence Day, tasks may include eating a hot dog or watching fireworks.

If you decide to use your bucket list template while on vacation, think about your destination. If you are headed to the beach, you may include ideas of things to do while there like swim in the ocean or collect seashells. A mountain getaway bucket list could include things like taking a hike or bird watching.

No matter how you complete your bucket list template, have fun! The point is for your family to come together and work with each other to accomplish the complete list. You’ll have new memories to look back on as you finish each list you create.

Bucket List Printable

Download our Bucket List Template printable PDF. Fill out up to 100 Bucket List Ideas.

Bucket List Template Printable PDF

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Take a look a these Family Bucket Lists for the entire year. Pin to Pinterest.

One Family tradition to start is Seasonal Scavenger Hunt Printables. Find a new one for every month of the year. Pin to Pinterest.

Mocha Coffee Bombs

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January 23, 2021 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Printable, Recipe, Social Media 1 Comment

Have you tried hot chocolate bombs? They are the newest food trend. We couldn’t stop with hot cocoa, we had to make the best coffee bombs too. Mixing chocolate and espresso, these mocha coffee bombs hit the sweet spot.

The Best Coffee Bombs

I remember the first time I was introduced to fusion food. It was the early 2000s and I recall going to a restaurant that mixed all sorts of flavors together. I do not recall the meal, very well, but I do remember the still water was $4 – isn’t that crazy? I also recall that the dessert was a hamburger made with chocolate and a donut. The restaurant didn’t make it long (perhaps because of the expensive water, perhaps because it was a little ahead of it’s time for the area I lived), but my love of fusion was built during that time.

When I think of coffee bombs and hot chocolate bombs, I think of fusion food. It is mixing something creative and unique and creates a beautiful display – sometimes too beautiful to enjoy or eat. Since I love chocolate drinks, but don’t drink hot chocolate enough, I wanted to create my love of chocolate with my love of a need – coffee.

Learn more about coffee bombs and how to make your very own chocolate included mocha coffee bomb. If you love it as much as me, make a few extra coffee bomb gifts for you teachers and attach our adorable C is for Caffeine or I Like you A Latte Gift Tags.

What is a coffee bomb?

To first answer what is a coffee bomb, you must know what is a chocolate bomb? A coffee bomb, similar to a chocolate bomb, is a round hard shelled chocolate ball with instant coffee inside. When added to hot milk it breaks apart and creates a Mocha Coffee. Chocolate bombs and coffee bombs are fun recipes you can make at home that are excellent for gift giving.

Mocha Coffee Bombs

With instant espresso powder and some hot milk, you can create your own chocolate latte bomb in a matter of seconds. The hardest part is the prep but we promise that taste is well worth the effort!

Makes 6 bombs
Prep time: 30 minutes
Setting time: 4 hours

Coffee Bomb Ingredients

1 12-ounce package dark chocolate chips
6 tablespoons instant espresso powder
¼ cup white melting chocolate
6 cups hot milk to make the bombs

In addition to the Mocha Coffee ingredients, you will also need a round silicone mold.

Gift giving? Have these plastic chocolate bomb containers for gifting coffee chocolate bombs.

Coffee Bomb Recipe Directions

It is really easy to make Coffee Hot Chocolate Bombs. Follow the following directions to get your started.

First, place one 12-ounce package of dark chocolate chips in a microwave safe bowl. Microwave the dark chocolate chips in 30 second intervals, stirring between each interval, until the chocolate chips are fully melted.

Next, take a spoonful of melted chocolate inside a half circle of the silicone mold. Use the back of the spoon to spread the chocolate up the sides of the rubber mold. Continue this process until all the molds are coated (approximately 12 half circles).

Set the remaining melted chocolate aside for sealing and decorating the bombs.

Allow the chocolate in the molds to set completely, around 2 to 3 hours. You can speed up the process by placing the chocolate in the refrigerator.

When the chocolate is set, remove each of the chocolate pieces from the mold. Add around one tablespoon of instant espresso powder in each piece.

Reheat the dark chocolate in the bowl in 15 second intervals until melted. Pick up an empty chocolate piece and dip the edges into the melted chocolate. Carefully place it on top of a filled piece and lightly press it into place. Using your finger, smooth melted chocolate around the seam. Continue until all the chocolate bombs are sealed.

Melt the white chocolate according to the package instructions, then place the melted white chocolate into piping bags. Lightly drizzle white chocolate over the top of the bombs to decorate.

Allow the chocolate decorations to set before using, around 1 hour.

To make the mocha bombs, place the bomb in the bottom of a mug. Pour one cup of hot milk over the top of the bomb to melt the chocolate. When the chocolate is completely melted, stir to combine.

Enjoy or wrap in hot chocolate bomb plastic containers for Hot Chocolate Bomb gift giving.

Coffee Bombs Gifts

As a former teacher, I can tell you coffee was one of my favorite gifts. I did not enjoy a coffee gift for the holiday season but the “just because I was thinking of you” type of day. If you want to give a teacher some thanks, attach our adorable C is for Caffeine or I Like you A Latte Gift Tags.

If you are a REALLY amazing parent, drive through the Starbucks line and order hot milk before you bring your child to school. Drop the Mocha Coffee Bomb and the hot milk off in your child’s classroom as a “just because” thankful Thursday gift.

Coffee Bomb Recipe Printable

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Mocha Coffee Bombs

Author: Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living
Prep Time: 30 mintues
Cook Time: 4 hours
Total Time: 39 minute
Yield: 6 1x

Print Recipe

Ingredients

Scale

1 12-ounce package dark chocolate chips
6 tablespoons instant espresso powder
¼ cup white melting chocolate
6 cups hot milk to make the bombs
round silicon mold

Instructions

Place one 12-ounce package of dark chocolate chips in a microwave safe bowl. Microwave the dark chocolate chips in 30 second intervals, stirring between each interval, until the chocolate chips are fully melted.
Take a spoonful of melted chocolate inside a half circle of the silicone mold. Use the back of the spoon to spread the chocolate up the sides of the rubber mold. Continue this process until all the molds are coated (approximately 12 half circles).
Set the remaining melted chocolate aside for sealing and decorating the bombs.
Allow the chocolate in the molds to set completely, around 2 to 3 hours. You can speed up the process by placing the chocolate in the refrigerator.
When the chocolate is set, remove each of the chocolate pieces from the mold. Add around one tablespoon of instant espresso powder in each piece.
Reheat the dark chocolate in the bowl in 15 second intervals until melted. Pick up an empty chocolate piece and dip the edges into the melted chocolate. Carefully place it on top of a filled piece and lightly press it into place. Using your finger, smooth melted chocolate around the seam. Continue until all the chocolate bombs are sealed.
Melt the white chocolate according to the package instructions, then place the melted chocolate into piping bags. Lightly drizzle the chocolate over the top of the bombs to decorate.
Allow the chocolate decorations to set before using, around 1 hour.
To make the mocha bombs, place the bomb in the bottom of a mug. Pour one cup of hot milk over the top of the bomb to melt the chocolate. When the chocolate is completely melted, stir to combine.

Notes

Enjoy or wrap in hot chocolate bomb plastic containers for Hot Chocolate Bomb gift giving.

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Year-Round DIY Teacher Gifts

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January 17, 2021 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Back To School, Crafts, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Printable, Social Media Leave a Comment

These DIY teacher gifts are great for showing appreciation for your child’s teacher anytime of year! Teacher Appreciation gifts ideas for Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer & every holiday in between.

Year-Round DIY Teacher Gifts

Teaching is not an easy task. Being in charge of 20 kids for 7-8 hours each day, helping them learn new concepts and be good people. It takes a very patient and strong person for that! We need to make sure we are showing appreciation for our children’s teachers all year long, not just at Christmas or the end of the school year.

That’s why I came up with a list of DIY Teacher Gifts you can give year-round. It makes a wonderful surprise when your child takes a handmade teacher appreciation gift to school when it isn’t a holiday!

DIY Teacher Gifts

Is it a struggle to find a perfect Teacher Gift Idea? Creating an EASY, LOW-COST, ADORABLE gift for teachers has never been easier!

Take a look at our Teacher Appreciation Gift Tag Set. This set includes 12 digital gift cards. Download, print, and cut. One gift idea for every season. Our Teacher gift tag pritnables provide easy teacher gift ideas. Staying organized during the school year is hard enough!

One Year of Teacher Appreciation Gift Tags

Winter Teacher Appreciation Gifts

Spread Loves Not Germs | Frugal Coupon Living

Because it’s necessary for us to keep our hands clean during cold and flu season.

Looking Sharp Teacher | Frugal Coupon Living

What teacher doesn’t love having a supply of Sharpie markers on hand?!

I Like You A Lattee | Frugal Coupon Living

Great for a teacher who is often fueled by coffee!

M&M Christmas Poem | Frugal Coupon Living

A fun treat with a very thoughtful poem for the Christmas holiday.

Fleece Navidad | Frugal Coupon Living

I love this idea. The teacher can keep this blanket in her classroom for extra chilly days.

Spring Teacher Appreciation Gifts

Fan-Cactus Teacher | Frugal Coupon Living

An adorable plant gift that doesn’t have to be watered!

Teacher I’m Glad I Am Stuck With You | Frugal Coupon Living

DIY Teacher gifts that include handy supplies are the best.

Thank to You, I’m No Fool | Frugal Coupon Living

While everyone is creating April Fool’s Day pranks, gift a sweet treat!

Donut What I’d Do With Out You | Frugal Coupon Living

All the teachers will love your child after this sweet treat!

Best Teacher Some Bunny Could Ask For | Frugal Coupon Living

How cute is this Easter gift idea for teachers?!

Show appreciation with this Thanks for Helping Me Bloom gift idea | Lia Griffith

This is a flower bouquet you could keep for an entire year – bonus, you don’t have to water!

Summer Teacher Appreciation Gifts

Thanks A Lattee | Frugal Coupon Living

Another great teacher gift idea for coffee lovers.

Jar of Sunshine | Happy Go Lucky

You could fill these jars with lip balm, candies, – so many fun ideas!

Keep Calm Summer Gift Basket | See Vanesa Craft

Things they can enjoy during the summer break – the ultimate in DIY Teacher Gifts!

Nacho Average Teacher | See Vanessa Craft

If you know a teacher who loves Mexican food, this is the best!

Orange You Glad It’s Summer? | Funky Polkadot Giraffe

So much orange to celebrate a bright teacher.

Fall Teacher Appreciation Gifts

C is for Caffeine | Frugal Coupon Living

Those first few days of school are exhausting. Wake up a tired teacher with caffeine.

Thankful for the Hands that Teacher Me | Frugal Coupon Living

Perfect idea for refilling the classroom’s hand soap supply!

Gobble It Up | Frugal Coupon Living

Because what teacher doesn’t want a nice treat?

Fa-BOO-lous Teacher | Frugal Coupon Living

What a cute Halloween idea!

DIY Apple Candy Clay Pots | Real House Moms

A cute desk ornament for sure! Fill with candy or paper clips.

Germs are Scary | I Should be Mopping the Floor on Eighteen25

Cute sayings for the much needed soap or hand sanitizer in the classroom!

Enjoy these Thankful Thursday Ideas – Teacher Appreciation Gifts. Pin to Pinterest.

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Fun Ideas for a Staycation at Home

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January 9, 2021 by Kecia Hambrick Filed Under: Crafts, DIY, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Printable, Social Media, Travel Leave a Comment

Looking for some fun ideas for a staycation at home? Grab this free printable pack to make it FEEL like your family is on a real vacation! Play tourist in your own town with these stay at home vacation ideas including a bucket list, menu planner, printable postcards, room keys, room numbers & more.

Fun Ideas for a Staycation at Home

If your kids are getting antsy about being at home so much, we have a great boredom busters printable pack for you. These activities are guaranteed to help cure the boredom your family faces from being at home. They also create a vacation within the home.

Putting together a staycation for your family is a great way to have fun without actually packing up and leaving. It can be the perfect alternative for families that are used to traveling often. You can extend over a weekend or lengthen your stay and lay tourist in your town for an entire week.

Enjoy bringing the fun of seeing the sights into your own region by printing out this staycation pack!

This Staycation Printable Pack includes lots of ideas for a staycation so you don’t have to come up with all the planning on your own.

Inside this pack, you will get:

staycation cover page
2 postcards
hotel room keys
hotel room numbers
2 do not disturb door hangers
staycation itinerary
staycation menu
family bucket list of ideas

Basically everything you need to transform your own home into a fun little “stay-away”! Assign your kids and your self responsibilities like receptionist, chef, room cleaners, travel agency and so much more. You can rotate job assignments at the stay at home trip continues.

Use the hotel numbers and keys to convert your kids bedrooms into guest rooms. They can share a room if possible. The do not disturb door hangers can go up at night so everyone gets the rest they need.

Create an exciting menu mixed with your usual meals and some new ones that your family could try if they were really on vacation. The entire staycation can have a theme that the new dishes would fit into.

Pepperoni Pizza Twists
Have a Taco Tuesday
Grilled Cheese Night (bring the tater tots too!)

Or play food critic and visit some of your local restaurants and diners to review.

The real fun comes with the itinerary and family bucket list. There are SO many great ideas for a staycation at home on these two pages. Use the bucket list page to come up with the activities you will place on your family’s itinerary.

Stay at Home Family Bucket List Ideas

Movie-a-thon or Movie Night
Backyard Camping
Visit a National Park or Landmark
Board Games Tournament
Spa Day
Have a Scavenger Hunt
Take a trip around the world online

The bucket list includes blank spaces so you can add in your unique experiences for your family to enjoy too.

Visit a Hiking Trail
Head to the Beach
Take local Day Trips
Visit Art Galleries
Rate local Restaurants

… and so much more!

Make sure to send a postcard to family or friend, wishing them that they were there! This set includes two styles of postcard and of course you can print out photos from your own local tourist spots on the internet.

Download Your Staycation Pack

Want to bring this stay at home tourist printable back to your home? Pick up the Staycation Printable Pack in the Frugal Coupon Living store.

Staycation Printable Pack & Instant Download

Included with purchase:

stay at home vacation cover page
2 staycation postcards
hotel room keys
hotel room numbers
2 do not disturb door hangers
staycation itinerary
staycation menu
family bucket list of ideas

Print all items to multiply for as many as you need.

Our Pinterest community and I would love to see how this worked out for you. Share your final Staycation Ideas and Staycation Printable Pack. Leave a comment and/or add a photo here on Pinterest! We would love to see and hear how you played tourist in your own city.

Wait! We have so much more. If you need more staycation ideas, check out our Spring Break Staycation post! Can be done any time of the year including summer vacation, winter break and more. Pin to Pinterest.

Mason Jar Valentines with Valentine Gift Tags

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January 7, 2021 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Crafts, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Printable, Social Media, Valentine's Day 1 Comment

These low-cost Valentine’s Day Gift Ideas are not only frugal but incredibly easy. Using conversation hearts, create Mason Jar Valentines with a printable Valentine Gift Tag. Print your Valentine gift tags with a printer or using Cricut Design Space and your Cricut machine. As a bonus, take a look at other creative Valentine Cricut Ideas to create your very own DIY Valentine Gifts.

Mason Jar Valentines

If you have followed me for awhile, you know I am all about showing thanks without breaking the bank. These Mason Jar Valentines are such a cute low-cost Valentine gift idea. All that you need to purchase are conversation hearts (or Valentine candy.)

Create these Valentine Mason Jars with a few simple supplies. You can add a cute Valentine Gift Tag “Have a Sweet Valentine’s Day.” Print using a PDF viewer and your printer or create in Cricut Design Space and print with your Cricut Explore Air Machine.

Looking for other easy Valentine gift ideas. Take a look at our Valentine Cricut Ideas to many low-cost, thoughtful Valentine’s Day presents.

Mason Jar Valentine Supplies

Cardstock
Mason jar
Valentine conversation hearts or candy
Ribbon
Hole punch
Valentine Gift Tag Printables
Optional: Cricut machine

Mason Jar Valentine Directions with a Printer

These valentine mason jar gift tags can be created one of two ways. With a printer or with Cricut Design Space and your Cricut machine. These are directions printing Valentine Gift Tags with a PDF viewer and your printer.

Fill a mason jar with Valentine candy like conversation hearts.
Put the lid on the mason jar.
Print off your Valentine Gift Tag on cardstock using a printer.
Cut each tag out and hole punch the top center.
Loop a ribbon through the hole and tie to your candy mason jar gift.
Lastly, gift with love!

Valentine Cricut Ideas

Are you a Cricut junkie? I love some of the simple and easy Cricut crafts you can make with your vinyl cutter. We have many Circut Freebies and Tutorials you can use for any season, but these gifts focus on Cricut Made Valentine Ideas you can gift in February.

Cricut Made Valentines

Valentine Cricut Design Space Directions

Want to create your Valentine Gift Tag with a Cricut machine? I can help. Download our “Have a Sweet Valentine’s Day” PNG file and get started in Design Space.

First, download your PNG file of the Valentine Gift Tags.

Upload your PNG file into Cricut Design Space.

Select the print and then cut option

Resize the cards as needed or use the size provided.

Click the make it button and select your printer. Print the Valentine gift tags on cardstock.

Place your printed gift tags on a cutting mat and load the paper into the Cricut machine.

Cut the cards using your Cricut and then remove from the cutting mat.

Using a hole puncher, punch a hole in the top center.

Thread a piece of ribbon through your hole.

Fill your mason jar with candy and put the lid on tight

Tie the card to the mason jar Valentine gift with your ribbon.

Gift with love.

Download Your Free Valentine Printable

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Sunday Habits for Busy Moms to Have a Productive Week

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January 2, 2021 by Kecia Hambrick Filed Under: Facebook, Frugal Living, Hacks, Instagram, Pinterest, Printable, Social Media Leave a Comment

These Sunday habits for busy moms will help you stay productive all week long!

It’s no secret that moms lead a busy life. Whether you have one child or four, stay at home or work outside of it, there is always a list of things you need to do. And those lists never seem to completely go away. You mark off four tasks, and suddenly two or three more come up.

In order to stay (somewhat) on top of your busy schedule, you need to stay productive. You can do this by establishing good habits on Sundays. A typical calendar may start a week on Sunday, but most feel that Monday is actually day 1 – Monday is the first day of a new work week and it’s when the kids go back to school after the weekend, etc.

Sunday Habits for Busy Moms to Have a Productive Week

There is a good bit of “planning” and “doing” that should happen on Sundays if you want your week to go well. Let’s look at what needs to be planned every Sunday.

Sunday Planning

Goals
To-do list
Meals for the week
Outfits
Family budget
Exercise

Where can you keep all these plans? In The Busy Mom Binder of course!

The goals can be for yourself and for your family. Do you want to declutter the attic this week? Make a plan! Maybe little Johnny needs to sell 25 more candy bars for a fundraiser. Make a plan on how he will do it! Use the goals to help make your to-do list for the week.

The rest of the planning is self-explanatory, but deciding on these things on Sunday makes the entire week run smoother. No more washing clothes the night before your child needs to wear something specific to school the next day. No more “what are we having for dinner??” every night either!

Sunday Doing

With your planning finished, it’s time to do some things to prepare for a productive week. Here are some things you can do to lessen your weekly load.

Grocery shopping and meal prep
Clean and organize home
Clear out your email inbox
Wash and put away laundry
Go for a walk
Practice self care
Go to bed early

Doing these tasks ahead of time removes a lot of the guesswork or late-minute busyness that may come during the week. Meal prep can save you 30 minutes or more of standing in the kitchen on a busy Tuesday night. Doing up the laundry ensures everyone has fresh clothing to wear and that the planned outfits are ready to go.

To help you remember the important Sunday habits for busy moms, I’m offering a free printable list for my readers. This printable makes it easy for you to get all the Sunday tasks done so your week can be super productive. Print the list and keep it in your Busy Mom Binder or on the fridge – somewhere you will reference it each weekend.

I’ve also included a printable motivational quote from Mark Twain that says, “The secret of getting ahead is getting started.” These Sunday habits allow you to do just that. Not only are you getting started, but you are getting things done so that you can prepare for a smooth week!

I also have more Busy Mom Hacks if and you need them! Pin to Pinterest.

Sunday Habits for Busy Moms Printable

Download our free Sunday Habits printable. Subscribe and look for a link and password in your inbox. The password allows you to access and download all of our free printables.

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Debt Payoff Tracker Printable

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December 26, 2020 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Facebook, Frugal Living, Instagram, Pinterest, Printable, Social Media Leave a Comment

Create a budget and set a game plan with these Debt Payment Tips. Using a debt payment calculator and debt payoff tracker printable template, pay down debt so you can declare you are debt-free!

Debt Payment Tips with Debt Payoff Tracker

We have a Christmas Gift for you. Everyone wants to spring into the new year (especially after 2020), with a fresh start! Can I get a nod? We pulled our Debt Payment Tracker from our Busy Mom Binder to bring you this New Year’s Organizational Printable gift.

I wanted to share with you a few Dave Ramsey quotes. These money inspirational quotes about money might be empowering enough to kick your but the start of this new year.

“We buy things we don’t need with money we don’t have to impress people we don’t like.” (The Total Money Makeover)

“If you will live like no one else, later you can live like no one else.”

“A budget is telling your money where to go instead of wondering where it went.”

“Live like no else today, so you can live like no else tomorrow.”

How Do I Track My Debt Payoff

Let’s get started. How do I track my debt payoff? The quick and easy answer is a debt tracker PDF. However, it will be futile to began a debt payment tracker without knowing how to get started.

To track you debt payoff you need to set a budget, know helpful tips, and calculate your debt. With a debt calculator, you will then have a debt payment plan to began your journey of being debt free.

Debt Payoff Tips

There are a few debt pay off tips to consider when beginning this process.

Create a budget
Maintain a Debt Progress Tracker
Pay more than the minimum balance
Put a halt on your credit cards
Spend cash only (where you can) Start with a Cash Envelope Wallet.
Take a no spend challenge while you payoff debt
Have a friend hold you accountable
Set small goals
Have a reward at the end goal

When you feel you are going to cheat, have a mantra. A mantra is a a statement or slogan repeated frequently. For example, when I am watching what I am eating, before I pick up that OREO, I tell myself “beach body.” It reminds me for the look I am going for.

The same can be true with spending habits. Before you spend, have a mantra. Before you swipe the credit card or pull out that wallet, say “act your wage” (another Dave Ramsey quote.) Make the quote your own. You could say “family vacation” (a small reminder of your reward at your end goal!)

What will your debt payoff mantra reminder be?

Debt Payoff Calculator

Want to find out how quickly you could be debt-free? Dave Ramsey is an excellent resource. Use this Dave Ramsey Debt Calculator. Answer five questions about your different debts. Based on your answers and national research data, find the estimated amount of time it will take you to pay off your total debt.

Debt questions include…

What is the balance on your credit card(s)?
What is the balance on your car loan(s)? What are you monthly payments?
What is the balance on your student loan(s)? What are you monthly payments?
What is the total of any other non-mortgage debts you have not listed?
What is your total household income?

After answering these Debt Calculator questions, see your total debt as well as the plan to help you pay it off fast. In many cases your debt payment plan will not be a race, it will be a marathon. Remember, slow and steady wins the race. Pace yourself and discipline yourself to stay within your budget and on your debt payment tracker plan.

Debt Payment Tracker

Once you know your total debt and have a payment plan, having a debt tracker template will help you see your progress and results. Download our debt payoff chart PDF. For this debt payoff visual printable, use the results of your debt payment calculator to began your progress.

Can’t wait to hear you shout “We are debt free!”

Debt Payoff Tracker Printable

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How to Print at Staples

If you want to print all of these printables from a copy service center, I have a video to show you how I print my PDF documents at Staples. First, sign in or create a Staples account. Next, return to the Staples Printing Service Page. and go to Documents Printing. Follow the steps from there.

Our Pinterest community and I would love to see how this worked out for you. Share your Debt Payoff Tracker Progress. Leave a comment and/or add a photo here on Pinterest!

Money Savings Challenge Printables

We have more money savings challenge printables to accompany the new year challenge. Take a look at our No Spend Month Tracker, Savings Goal Tracker for Kids, and 52 Week Savings Plan Challenge.

30-Day No Spend Challenge

Take a look at our 30-Day No Spend Challenge with creative ideas to not spend over the weekend! Turn spending habits into savings habits with this month long No Spend Challenge. Download your no spend tracker and get an bonus checklist of No-Spend Weekend Ideas printable.

Kids Savings Tracker

We also want to share our Kids Savings Tracker. This two page free Savings Tracker Printable for Kids includes a coloring page. Download this coloring sheet and color as you progress. You child will save $5 a week for a total of $175 by the time they finish the savings challenge.

52 Week Savings Challenge

If your kids are saving, you take the challenge too. Print our 52 Week Savings Challenge. This 52 Week Savings challenge is a printable PDF you can download and start following in the new year. n one year’s time you could save $2620.

The Busy Mom Binder

This Busy Mom Binder has been been our families life saver. Our family command center on our kitchen island. The binder includes Password Keeper, Weekly Meal Plan (with grocery list), Babysitter Notes, Daily & Weekly Chores Checklist, Kids How to Clean My Room Checklist and (of course) our Debt Payment Tracker Printable just to name a few.

More Home Organizational & Money Savings Printables

Its’ a new year. Take a these twenty (plus) Home Printables to Get Organized for The Year Year.