About ASWkate
Kate is a happy wife and stay-at-home, homeschooling mother of 4 children, ages 9, 4, 3, and 1 1/2. She and her family have spent the past few years purposefully living a simple and frugal life. Along the way, she has learned many frugal and financially-wise tips to help her family save and intelligently spend money while still enjoying an immensely full and wonderful life. When not cooking from scratch, preparing lesson plans, wiping noses, folding an unending heap of laundry, or changing diapers, Kate spends her time writing and blogging. She maintains 2 personal blogs, and and a group blog,Website: http://asimplewalk.blogspot.com
Posts by ASWkate
Educational Blogging
By ASWkate on February 3, 2009
Shortly after I began blogging, my oldest daughter expressed a desire to have a blog of her own. She was intrigued by the process and excited by the thought of having her words out there for the world to read. As a homeschooling mom, I quickly saw the {read more}
By ASWkate on February 3, 2009
Upping The Grocery Budget To Save Money
By ASWkate on January 23, 2009
My family has happily settled into a monthly grocery shopping routine. We prefer this method because we’ve found that it saves us time and money.
When we first began our adventure into once a month grocery shopping, I took so much delight in seeing {read more}
By ASWkate on January 23, 2009
Sticking With Store Brands
By ASWkate on January 19, 2009
One of the easiest ways I am able to stretch our grocery budget and stick to our $350/month limit is to buy store brands. The quality of store brand products has increased so much over the years that my family doesn’t even notice a difference. In {read more}
By ASWkate on January 19, 2009
Notes on Classical Homeschooling
By ASWkate on January 12, 2009
For the past two years, our homeschooling approach has been decidedly classical, as opposed to the heavily eclectic approach we had been using. We still mix in some ecclectic elements, but our focus is based around the trivium.
Basically, a Classical {read more}
By ASWkate on January 12, 2009
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