The Family Meeting: Starting the Week Off Strong
make your week and your life more intentional by starting a weekly meeting with your spouse (or a family meeting!). Here are the components of a simple weekly meeting.
Get Out of Debt | Save Money
10 Ways to Save $1000 on a Tight Budget- FAST!
The beginning of the year is a great time to start fresh and create new habits. So why not start the new year (or heck, a new month!) by making a plan to save as much money as you can?!
Here are 10 ways that you can save money toward your first $1000…FAST!
Can a Spending Freeze Challenge Help You Save Money?
Do you need to reset your spending habits after the holiday season is through? Start the new year (the new DECADE) with a spending detox and save some cash in the new year.
Hygge: What It Is and How It Can Save You Money
So you have heard about the new Danish craze that is hygge (HOO-gah)? Merriam Dictionary defines it as: Hygge is a quality of coziness that makes a person feel content and comfortable. I feel with any given “fad” that swirls around the interwebs, there instantly becomes a niche market created that...
Top Stylish Maternity Clothes for Women on a Budget
Pregnancy is a time of excitement and the unknown, but it can also be a time of a whole lot of money spending. Between doctors visits and “must have” baby gear, it can feel sometimes like you are bleeding money in such a short amount of time. One thing that...
Love Your Home on a {Tight} Budget
My husband and I have been on our debt payoff journey for the better part of 8 years now. You can read all about our story here. And one of the harder realities for me to grasp while on this journey has been not being able to decorate my home...
Choosing Your Hard: A Lesson in Voluntary Hardship
This picture is a typical example of the types of pictures my best friend Sammy and I send to each other on the regular. We like to start our days the same…as flipping comfy and cozy as a person can be. And we like to share that with each other....
Groceries this week: what we bought, made and spent
Grocery budget this month: $1000 ($800 for regular grocery budget and $200 for meat) I will tell you that usually my target budget for groceries is between $850-900. However, we are making a switch over to local, sustainable, “meet the farmer” kind of meat. So with that comes a bigger...
20 FREE Ways To Save Money on Your Utility Bills
Here are 20 ways to reduce your monthly utility bills, at absolutely no extra cost to you. Try these this month!
Groceries this week: what we bought, made and spent
I have listened to countless podcasts, and read countless blog posts about how to save money on groceries. I do believe it is one of the biggest places that you can make a big impact on your budget. HOWEVER… The vast majority of content I’ve consumed on the subject have...
