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 […]
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Frugal Habits We’ve Built into Every Day
Being frugal is often about 1,000 little things instead of 1 or 2 big things. Obviously, big decisions have big money consequences: spending too much on a house or buying a car you can’t afford have big money implications. But assuming you’re making good big decisions when they come around, let’s look at making good […]
Planning & Executing a Declutter Marathon
Most of the time, I suggest tackling decluttering projects a little at a time. Even just 15 minutes a day will give you progress. However, if you can manage to set aside a chunk of time for a declutter marathon, you can see some amazing results! Planning and executing a huge marathon session can be […]
How We’ve Lived on One Income for 8 Years
For most of the eight years Austin and I have been married, we have had to live on one income. Even now, with Austin working full time and my blog giving me a full time income (most months), we actually only use one income to budget off of month to month. It certainly hasn’t always […]
What We’re Eating on the Zero Sugar Diet
Over the last year, I’ve been making big efforts to consume less sugar. My efforts got a bit more drastic in March when I read The Zero Sugar Diet by David Zinczenko. It’s an awesome book. Seriously, go read it. I don’t ever go on diets. Despite the title, The Zero Sugar Diet is actually […]
Frugal Ways to Learn a Foreign Language
Austin and I are planning a trip to Italy next year, after our debt is paid off. It has me researching frugal ways to learn a foreign language. (Yes, I realize the photo above is of the Eiffel Tower in France 🙂 ) We definitely want to know and understand enough Italian to be able […]
Easy Instant Pot Hard Boiled Eggs
The year was 2017. It was the day after Thanksgiving when I finally clicked “add to cart”… Yup, I got me an Instant Pot! Haha, I had been intrigued for a whole year before I snagged one on Amazon’s Black Friday sales. Verdict: I like it! I’m probably not as crazy about it as some […]
5 Strategies to Help You Get Dressed Faster in the Morning
A great way to buy yourself extra time in the morning is to develop some strategies that help you get dressed faster. The whole getting dressed process can be quite the time-suck. If you find yourself staring into your closet, wondering what to wear, or digging through piles of clean or dirty clothes to find […]
How to Find Time to Read More
My goal to read more books this year is already off to a great start! I’ve averaged two books per month, plus I always listen to audiobooks while I walk Mozzie, so I’m getting in a lot of reading in. This goal nicely coincides with my desire to spend less mindless time on social media. […]
13 Things to Declutter From Your Bathroom
Bathrooms collect a lot of stuff. Every time I declutter and re-organize our bathroom (once or twice a year) I’m surprised at how much we’ve accumulated! It all hides in drawers and cabinets and you don’t notice all of the things multiplying until you can hardly shut the doors. So let’s go through the list […]
