A little bit of meal prep goes a long way towards being able to make meals quickly throughout the week. I don’t do meal prep in the way you often see it shown on Pinterest, with full meals prepared and divided into servings that just need to be warmed up. But I do spend some […]
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9 Budgeting Myths That Are Holding You Back
It’s time to clear the air about budgeting! Too many people think of a budget as a bad thing, a thing they don’t need, or something that just won’t work for them. Maybe you’re one of those people. I can’t tell you how much I disagree! So let’s talk through nine of the most common […]
7 Must-Read Books That Will Change You
There are some books that stick with you for years. They immediately cause you to think differently and live differently. And it’s often not the books that you might expect that end up being so life-changing. I am always on the lookout for great book recommendations, so I wanted to put forth a few of […]
Here is Your Budget Starter!
Creating your first budget can be overwhelming! It’s tough to know how much you should be spending or where to even start. Today, I want to give you a starting budget. I did some research on the recommended percentages that each category of your spending should take up from your income. We’ll break down what […]
7 Decluttering Mistakes + What to Do Instead
After a lifetime of decluttering experience (seriously, I’ve been happily decluttering since I was a small child), I’ve learned that there are some decluttering mistakes that can keep you from achieving the fabulous results that you want. I want you to be successful as you work to declutter your home, so I’ll let you in […]
6 Free & Cheap Ways to Read Great Books
Most hobbies can either be crazy expensive or quite frugal. It all depends on how you do things. I rediscovered my love of reading last year and have been happy to find that there are a lot of ways to save money on books or read great books for free! So, I want to break […]
8 Budget Travel Tips for a Fabulously Frugal Vacation
We actually went on a family vacation over Thanksgiving! This was the first time Austin and I have had a trip together (just us, without visiting or traveling with other family members) since our honeymoon over eight years ago. We finished paying off $19,000 of debt in October and were able to scrape together money […]
5 Strategies for Adults to Reduce Screen Time
Almost every article and book written about how to reduce screen time is about kids. This is so wrong! I know it’s an important issue and parents struggle with how to limit screen time, but hardly anyone is talking about how adults can and need to reduce screen time. Screen time is just as much […]
7 Good Money Habits That Will Transform Your Finances
Getting on top of your finances is not a “one and done” kind of thing. You can’t make a budget on January 1st, never look at it again for the rest of the year, and expect to see fabulous improvement in your finances. The more you are actively engaged in what is going on with […]
7 Easy Dinner Ideas that Everyone Will Love
Picky eaters, various diets, or food allergies. It can feel impossible to feed people when no one will eat the same thing! The hard truth is that if the people you’re feeding won’t all eat the same thing, it will be more difficult, time consuming, and possibly expensive than you would like to create meals. […]
