boston mom living fancy on a budget
I’m always on the hunt for great (and easy) ways to save at Disney World.
Paying for airline tickets and booking hotel reservations are just the tip of a Disney budget. With all the hidden costs there are also many hidden ways to save.
I reached out to my friend Tiffany… Continue reading
Over the weekend I went to Disney.
Yes, the real Disney. What? There’s no Disney in Boston? Oh, yes my friends, there is!
Enter D23 Disney Fan Club. I was given a chance to experience some pixie dust in my own backyard. No plane or days off needed, a mini… Continue reading
You read the title correctly. I am planning to run my first 5k this year, but I cannot give up chocolate!
Do you hear me people? I’ve never run a day in my life, but this year that is going to change. I’ve thought about running a 5k for a long time. I have my sights… Continue reading
I had an opportunity to see an advance screening of Disney’s Oz the Great and Powerful.
It comes out today in theaters everywhere. To say there is buzz about this movie would be putting it lightly. Just yesterday James Franco got a star on Hollywood’s Walk of fame. China Girl, played by Joey King was trending… Continue reading
This is not your kid’s fan club! This is Disney all grown up.
Love Disney? Me too.
Want to visit Disney World every year? Me too.
Can you afford to visit every year? Me either.
 … Continue reading
Don’t you hate it when someone comes up with the same idea as you, and they get all the glory?
It’s all perception. They are looked at as the ‘good’ one, and you are just looked over.
Not fair!
The magic minds at Disney know this story all too well! From Walt… Continue reading
There’s a new fairy in town!
We all knew Tinker Bell was a bit feisty, and now we know why! She was looking for her sister…Periwinkle! The much anticipated Secret of the Wings came out this week and I have something super special to giveaway!
BOO!
Here’s a confession: mummies, sci-fi, and creepy crawlies have always intrigued me! I love watching Halloween movies, seeing all the freaks come out is fascinating, right? The season is upon us and the movie to launch the season is opening this Friday!
Frankenweenie, the Disney film directed by genius Tim Burton will be in… Continue reading
Who woulda thunk it?
Me. Little ‘ol struggling to pay the bills, pinching pennies, keep afloat…me.
OK, maybe my mom would have thought it. I am her daughter and to her why wouldn’t I have gone? But I did NOT see this one coming!
September 2011:my article in All You
Let us be grateful to people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.-Marcel Proust
Gratitude is something learned, reminded and consciously done.
I had the chance to watch an early screening of THE ODD LIFE OF TIMOTHY GREEN, a Disney movie about an infertile couple, played… Continue reading
Hi! I'm Isra, aka The Frugalette. I took my family from fancy to frugal in 3 years, with 3 kids and 1 income, oh and found the meaning of life too! To read more about my fancy life gone frugal, click here...
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