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#2 Get the kids to help with
daily cleanup.
Kids can help pick up most of
the house with proper direction. Mine are 10, 9, and 5 and have
been helping since they were 3. I ask each of them to pick up
toys. Then I ask each of them to pick up four more things. Later,
I might ask them to empty all the trash cans and the dishwasher.
Let the kids help as much as possible. Mine spend about 10 minutes
a day helping and it makes a world of difference!
#3 Use paper plates.
They are cheap, come from a
renewable resource and can be composted – use them! They
cost about one cent each, so spending five cents for our family
of five is way cheaper than the $40 take out!
#4 Give each person his own
color of drinking glass.
This way, you can prevent family
members from getting confused about whose glass is whose and
constantly getting out new glasses.
#5 Try to do at least one load
of laundry a day. That way you won’t get overwhelmed or
behind.
#6 Let non-critical things go!
Ignore the dust, the dirty windows,
and other things like that. If you are lying sick on the couch
where you look right out a dirty window, then ask your kids or
hubby to clean it, but otherwise forget it until later!
By doing just these few things,
you can keep yourself from going insane and save some money,
even when your sick. |
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