Update: I wrote this post about our first house a few years ago and it has been a popular post ever since! It’s got a few updates for you. I still gaze lovingly at the “after” pictures of that kitchen. I loved it so much! When we bought our house, it needed some work a […]
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3 Ways to Create Sinking Funds
Sinking funds have been a vital part of our budget almost since the beginning. The day we received a once-a-year bill and had to scramble to get the money together to pay it, I decided that we’d be much better off saving all year round for such an expense. We currently have 12 sinking funds […]
How to Reduce Paper Clutter
I asked the members of The (mostly) Simple Life Community (private FB group – request to join here! We’d love to have you!) what their biggest source of clutter was. Overwhelmingly… PAPER. So let’s get on that! How can you reduce the amount of paper entering your home and how can you deal with it […]
Frugal Living for Beginners
So you want to be more frugal, eh? Awesome! You are in the right place, my friend. We’ll go through how to get started living more frugally, including what to expect from yourself, where to start, and how you can still have plenty of fun. Frugal living is not a prison sentence. It’s a way […]
Your Handy Healthy Snacks Printable List
Yay snacks! I love some good snack talk (very different from smack talk, BTW). Even if you’re doing a great job at eating healthy for your regular meals, there are still snacks to think about. I eat a whole lot of snacks throughout the day. When I meal plan for the week, I also plan […]
Creating Habits with “Monitoring”
Habits are my not-so-secret weapon when it comes to living a healthy lifestyle, staying on top of housework, and general success as a human being. If something is a habit for me, it doesn’t require brain power or motivation because it’s just something I do. Creating habits is really the tricky part but once something […]
Debt Free Journey Update #2: Makin’ That Money, Honey!
Y’all. Big things have happened in our debt free journey! We started working toward this goal in January. Back then, it was literally an impossible goal. The numbers did not add up in any way, shape, or form. With a promotion for Austin and my blogging income much higher than expected, the impossible started to […]
How to Avoid Frugal Burnout
Have you ever experienced frugal burnout? Maybe you didn’t have a name for it, but after trying to stick to a budget or save money for a while, you just got totally sick of being frugal. I’ve been there! I want to talk about two sides of dealing with frugal burnout: How to avoiding getting […]
The Daily Cleaning Checklist
I find that it’s extremely important to stay on top of the most basic household cleaning tasks for two reasons: It’s pretty hard for the house to get too out of control if you attend to the basics daily. That means no overwhelming 5 hour cleaning sessions! It’s much easier to get to the more […]
Oh So Healthy Banana Muffins
I know I’ve found a good recipe when it gets made weekly. That’s right, I make a batch of these super healthy banana muffins almost every single week! Delicious and super healthy? It doesn’t really get any better than that. These make a perfect snack or grab-and-go breakfast. When Austin and I almost completely stopped […]
