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Des Moines Register contacted me, about how  I save money during tax free weekend in Iowa, I am happy to share with you a lovely conversation I had with Mackenzie, from the Des Moines Register, truly a fun conversation, lots of great tips are in her article, by none other than my self and another blogger from the Des Moines Area as well!

There are some really great ways to save money this month, I love spending money this month because there are some great deals that I can only get in August, Stock up and save!

Read about what was said in this conversation, and to view the whole article.

Learn more about Tax-free weekend go here

Here are my go-to things I get for during Tax-Free weekend and why:

Underwear: They almost never go on sale, but usually, I can get a buy one get one half, or they are just reasonable. My price point is about $2-$4 per pair of underwear.

Socks: Same thing, but I get just the fall/ spring socks, not the heavy socks that you would wear in the Winter.

Jeans: Can you see the pattern? I stock up on the essentials, The things that never go on sale.

Clearance items are a huge way of saving, I am always looking for the next size up for kiddo's, the next season's pants, and jeans. I will also look at clearance racks for shoes, especially for kids, like gym shoes, or dress shoes.


Happy Saving! or in this case Happy Shopping!

Thank you Des Moines Register, and a big shout out to Mackenzie, she did an amazing job with the article!

Craftsy Flash Sale

Remember my pair up post here from all the Craftsy's classes with reviews, well, here is another opportunity to learn a new skill!

LAST MINUTE CLASS EVENT

SALE! Hundreds of classes under $20. Stock up on your favorites Craftsy classes! Promotional Details: Starts: NOW Ends: Sunday, January 29th at 11:59 pm MST

French Toast with Eggnog

Don't you love it when Eggnog is in season? I do, and I love this easy way to use up some eggnog, This is one of my go to recipes:

Eggnog French Toast

2 Cups of milknog, or 1 cup of milk and 1 cup of eggnog.
6 eggs
 4 Tbsp of sugar
a splash of vanilla
2-3 Tbsp. of pumpkin pie spice or cinnamon.

a loaf of your favorite sliced bread. We like when Hy-Vee has bread on sale for $.88 This usually use up most of the loaf of bread.

For all the ingredients, it's about $3-$4 for the whole recipe that fed my family of 5.

Heat Griddle up, then whisk the eggs, whisk in milk, then add the sugar, vanilla, and mix well. Once the griddle is hot, dip the bread one slice at a time into the egg mixture then onto the griddle. flip once, like cooking a pancake. Serve with syrup, Or if you like powder sugar, you could stencil powder sugar onto the top of the toast, That is what I did with a Batman stencil from the DC Comic Super Hero Cookbook.

I hope you make this festive recipe, it really brings the flavors of the fall season into your home, and your home will smell amazing all morning. If you are making this for a Sunday Brunch, add some cooked sausage, eggs, and some fruit.