Dollar Tree Haul • DIY Dashboard Tutorial (no laminator needed!) • Cheap Holiday Budget Supplies

[@FoxyFinances]

Hey friends, thanks for watching! I kept coming up with new ideas as I was talking… hope you like them! ❤

[@Budgetingonthefly]

I think I’m going to use the post cards I got from my travels as dashboards for my travel binder. Thanks for the idea.

[@FoxyFinances]

@@Budgetingonthefly oh wow that’s a fantastic idea!! Love it, thanks for sharing. 🦊💰🫶🏼

[@BudgetsWithELMA]

Talk about Queen of creativity ❤ Love DIY tutorial 😊

[@FoxyFinances]

@@BudgetsWithELMA hey friend! You’re too kind! Thanks for stopping by. 👑❤️

[@CashBudgetRetiree]

I appreciate your resourcefulness, Claudine! Great job!

[@FoxyFinances]

@@CashBudgetRetiree thank you - I appreciate you watching & commenting! 🦊💰❤️

[@debsmith8849]

I am sending some Christmas greeting cards that I have made them into a scratch n save to friends!

[@FoxyFinances]

@@debsmith8849 oh my gosh, yes!! I was going to do that too! How did you put the numbers on them, did you just write them or use number stickers? Such a fun idea!

[@quilterinthewoods62]

@@FoxyFinances I was thinking of stamping, but I am staying with my elderly mom right now, so thinking stickers, and then lamination over them. Please show a vid if you do this. I am thinking of doing to the inside where the words are not, and possibly a christmas sticker in the middle and number stickers around that. Merry Christmas!

[@FoxyFinances]

@ nice! I’ll def film a video on this. I wasn’t planning to laminate because the scratch off sticker kind of laminated over the number. But I’ll play around with it!

[@angelpurcell3156]

Ohhhhh love this idea too

[@FoxyFinances]

@ we have some really creative people in this budgeting community! 🦊💰🫶🏼

[@sandraallgood5775]

Hey girl… BRILLIANT!! Thank you for sharing.

[@FoxyFinances]

@@sandraallgood5775 awww thank you so much! Hearing that makes my day! 🦊💰❤️

[@PansyBudgets]

Wow great ideas!! I love what you did with the cards!!🩷🤗

[@FoxyFinances]

@@PansyBudgets thank you so much! I’m happy you you liked it. I’m excited to make more! 🦊💰❤️

[@ebonyacole]

I love the ideas of dashboards!!!!❤

[@FoxyFinances]

Me too, they're so cute! And easy! 🦊💰🫶🏼

[@llaleetcox7262]

Thank you so much, that helps when money is short , this is great ,iam so happy I get to do this

[@FoxyFinances]

@@llaleetcox7262 I really do enjoy sharing ideas like this - we all need to help each other out to save money when we can! Thanks for watching! 🦊💰🫶🏼

[@BoopnBudgets]

Happy December! Love dollar tree! 😂😊🎉🎄

[@FoxyFinances]

@@BoopnBudgets Happy December to you! DT is hit or miss around here but that’s part of why I love it too! 🦊💰❤️

[@marylynmiller5158]

If you flip your single hole punch over you can line up your pencilled spot with the hole for a perfect punch. ❤

[@FoxyFinances]

@@marylynmiller5158 I knew there must be a way, but I couldn’t see it very well 😂 must be user error! I’ll try again tho, thanks for the tip! 😊🫶🏼

[@elishajohnson2125]

Great idea! I’m gonna use cards I get for Christmas! Not gonna buy any… then I’ll be ready for next year 😉🌲

[@FoxyFinances]

@@elishajohnson2125 yessss! And I bet some might even be good for other times of the year too, you never know!

[@juliebugg20]

Love this idea!❤

[@FoxyFinances]

@@juliebugg20 thank you! I appreciate your comment, thanks for watching. 😊

[@Sjohnson324]

Love this idea ❤

[@FoxyFinances]

@@Sjohnson324 thanks for your comment, I appreciate you watching!

[@DistrictDiaries81]

This a great idea for next year.

[@FoxyFinances]

@@DistrictDiaries81 thank you! So happy you’re getting some inspiration! 🦊💰❤️

[@rosa.athome]

Such a cute idea😊

[@FoxyFinances]

@@rosa.athome thank you, I appreciate you stopping by! 😊

[@Bjustbudgets]

This is such an awesome idea. I wish I had a dollar store near me to get those deals but I'm sure I can get something similar where I live

[@FoxyFinances]

@@Bjustbudgets thank you! Hopefully you can find something cheap enough… or send me an email and I’ll pop a card in the mail for ya! (Seriously! Email is in my description.)

[@enpd88]

Great idea. I'm going to try this

[@FoxyFinances]

@@enpd88 awesome! I hope you love them as much as I do. 🦊💰❤️

[@journeytogreatness9877]

Great idea ❤

[@FoxyFinances]

@@journeytogreatness9877 thank you so much! Hope to see you here again!

[@PRMoneyRoll]

Hey Claudine! Super cute stuff! Now that white animal would be an Arctic Fox. 😉😄❤️

[@FoxyFinances]

@@PRMoneyRoll wait, for real, an Arctic Fox?! 🤣 Omg that’s hilarious for me - FoxyFinances - to not realize that! My experience with foxes is just the Red Fox. Awwww I love that dashboard even more now, thank you! 🦊💰❤️

[@ebonyacole]

Those are great to use as a scratch and save

[@FoxyFinances]

@@ebonyacole for sure! I’m going to try and make some… I’ll film it if they turn out good 😂

[@carolyndalton7775]

Great idea. You could do one for lots of holidays like Father’s Day, Mother’s Day, Valentine’s Day, etc., etc. etc..

[@FoxyFinances]

@@carolyndalton7775 yes for sure! I’m really excited about dashboards now. 😂

[@dianecarreon1154]

Fabulous ❤

[@FoxyFinances]

@@dianecarreon1154 🦊💰❤️ thank you!

[@lynnbanks3]

Great idea, Claudine!

[@FoxyFinances]

@@lynnbanks3 glad you liked it! I’m always looking for new ways to keep budgeting interesting. 🦊💰🫶🏼

[@angelpurcell3156]

Cant wait for your video of scratch off with cards

[@FoxyFinances]

@@angelpurcell3156 I’m going to try and do something this weekend! 😊

[@spicebudget]

Great idea 💡

[@FoxyFinances]

@@spicebudget thank you, so glad you stopped by!

[@haileyreign]

Hey Claudine! 😁🎄 Ohhhhh thanks for sharing! I suck at straight lines too. 😂 You were right. That's about $0.096 per card. 😅 I like the one just saying Merry (even including the hole punch struggles) 😂

[@FoxyFinances]

It’s a good thing the hole punch didn’t have to be perfectly straight! 😄😂 the more I look at the truck dashboard, the more I love it!

[@AlwaysAngelaXOXO]

My lines are always angled too, I don't know how they do it 😂 I love changing my dashboards a lot 💜XOXO

[@FoxyFinances]

@@AlwaysAngelaXOXO maybe I should start measuring more precisely 😂 or just practice! I’m totally changing dashboards seasonally now… maybe even monthly!

[@AlwaysAngelaXOXO]

You could also glue 2 cards back to back for thickness 🤷

[@FoxyFinances]

@@AlwaysAngelaXOXO so smart! Love this idea.

[@Budgetwithfreshsalad3544]

New subscriber 🎉❤

[@FoxyFinances]

@@Budgetwithfreshsalad3544 hello and welcome!! Thanks for the sub, so glad you’re here… I just returned the favor🦊💰❤️

[@Miss.L.Thomas]

Dollar tree is fun, but I could spend so much there.

[@Miss.L.Thomas]

5x7 would work perfectly for an a5 binder.

[@FoxyFinances]

@@Miss.L.Thomas right?! I had to set a time limit for myself today 😂

[@Miss.L.Thomas]

@@FoxyFinances absolutely!!

[@6girlsbudget]

Hello! New subscriber, ang sent me💕

[@FoxyFinances]

@@6girlsbudget hello and welcome!! Ang is the best and I’m so glad you’re here. (I’m already subscribed to you!) 🦊💰❤️

[@slowpoketales]

What is a dashboard? I've watched the full video and still dont know what it is 😅 The cards are just used as a cover page? Sorry I am new to this and dont get it...

[@FoxyFinances]

@@slowpoketales no worries, I’m glad you asked! A dashboard is either decorative (like mine) or functional (like with a tracker or some have the name of what envelopes are behind it). But yes - it basically acts as a cover page to your cash envelopes inside a savings binder. It’s just an “extra” for fun… I’ve never really used them before and but I like the idea of decorating my binder a bit, so I wanted to try making some inexpensively to see if I like them. Does that help? 😊

[@slowpoketales]

@FoxyFinances thank you! Yeah that explains it. 🙏