Budgeting for Halloween Part 2 To create Dr. Frugal’s Face Paint mix 2 tsp cornstarch, 1 tsp water, and 1 tsp cold cream. Divide the above mixture in half and add desired color. The above is enough to produce to colors. Fake Blood can be made by using 2/3 of a cup of white corn syrup, red food coloring, a few drops of blue food coloring (2-3 drops) and a dash of liquid soap. The liquid ... Read More

I have always enjoyed the Halloween festivities since childhood; however once I became a mother the festivities took on some new and interesting traditions. When faced with having to buy treats, decorations and costumes, not to mention the yearly trip to the local pumpkin patch, I had to devise ways to keep to the household budget. So, I became a self-proclaimed Queen of budgeting. I shop for decorations a year in advance, I only by candy ... Read More

Its Halloween night, and it is raining cats and dogs, the kids are bummed out because trick or treating is pretty much a wash out. To top it all off, you are the designated trick or treat chaperone and not only are your kids bored but so are the other 3 little goblins you agreed to take trick or treating. To make matters even worse, your budget will not allow for pizza or any other kind of expenditure at ... Read More