Mother’s Day


Your Mother’s Day Stories: B’s on a Budget
May 9th, 2010 | 1 Comment
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On our Facebook page we asked about real life heroines and the response was huge.  An overwhelming number of people responded that their heroine was their mother or grandmother. The stories were touching.

So, in honor of Mother’s Day we collected stories. We wanted to know about your Mom, or Grandma, or Great-Grandma, or Aunt.  Today we are publishing all the stories in one very long post.

One entry was picked at random (now really, who are we to judge who has the most ‘heroic’ mom?)  and Gwen M. will receive an autographed copy of Bitches on a Budget for sending us her story..

*The picture is of Julia Ward Howe. She is most famous for writing The Battle Hymn of the Republic. She also wrote  a Mother’s Day Proclamation (click on this link to read the whole proclamation) in 1870, urging women to rise up and unite in peace. It begins with these lines:   (more…)






Five Simple Gifts Sure to Please Every Mom
May 7th, 2010 | 4 Comments
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Mother’s Day is right around the corner and we’re here to help with five simple ideas she’s sure to love.

1. Herbs


Whether your mom lives in an apartment or on in the country, nothing spices up a meal more than fresh herbs. Arrive with shovel in hand ready to plant them for her in the garden or in a window box. (Make sure your assortment includes lemon verbena so she can brew the best herbal tea ever.)

2. Melitta Coffee Cone and Filters

The single best cup of the day is the first cup. The simplest and best coffee is made using this $2.99 Melitta cone. Period. (So reasonably priced you’ll have enough left to spring for designer coffee beans and a gorgeous new mug!)


3. Hip New Nail Polish and Manicure

Give her a manicure because on Mother’s Day she shouldn’t be lifting a single well polished digit. While the $14.00 price tag is high for nail polish, we’re obsessed with the hip colors and no chemical ‘nasties’ formulary from Butter London.


4. A Massage (Mom is Worth the Splurge)

As every mother knows, there is not a day that goes by without worry about her little (or big) darlings. Today’s your day to take the stress off her shoulders (you are responsible for it, after all). Spring for a gift certificate for a long relaxing massage.


5. A Book or Magazine Subscription

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Is your mom a romantic, a cook, a bird watcher, a travel fanatic, a quilter, hiker, sewer, basket weaver? Whatever her passion, interest or budget– there is a book or magazine that will thrill her. Of course, if your mom hasn’t read Bitches on a Budget it’s time to get her, her own copy. We’re also crazy for new cookbooks like Pasta Sfoglia and Stir; novels like Olive Kitteridge and The Three Weissmanns of Westport; magazines like The New Yorker, Vogue and Real Simple. (And, if your budget allows, consider giving them to her on a new i-Pad or Kindle!)







Mother’s Day Heroine: Contest #11
April 27th, 2010 | 12 Comments
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On our Facebook page we asked about real life heroines and the response was huge.  An overwhelming number of people responded that their heroine was their mother or grandmother. The stories were touching.

So, in honor of Mother’s Day we’re collecting stories. We want to know about your Mom, or Grandma, or Great-Grandma, or Aunt, tell us why they are your heroine.

Please leave your story in the comment section above or e-mail it to us at: info@bitchesonabudget.com. We will publish all the stories in one very long post on Mother’s Day. One entry will be picked at random (now really, who are we to judge who has the most ‘heroic’ mom?) to receive an autographed book.

Stories must be received by May 1.

Do you know who is in the picture and what she is famous for?