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 […]
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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. […]
Get the Best Deal With One of My Favorite Shopping Hacks
Deals on deals on deals y’all! Who doesn’t want to get the best possible price? Today, I’m going to walk you through how to use one of my favorite shopping hacks, with examples for both online and in-store shopping. It’s actually quite easy! The Missing Strategy There are always limits to how many discount codes […]
The Totally Overwhelmed Clean House Routine
I can’t relax in a messy house. It’s simply not possible. I’ve learned that when I’m overwhelmed by our home, the best thing to do is to deal with it immediately so that I can get to the relaxing sooner. Trying to ignore it just leaves me feeling uptight and snippy. I might as well […]
Track Your Progress with a Free Debt Thermometer + Other Great Ways to Visualize Your Goals!
Here’s what I think: If you want to be successful in reaching your financial goals, you need to be able to see your progress! A lot of people skip creating a visual for their financial progress, and it makes me sad. I know they’re missing out on the amazing benefits that will help them succeed. […]
The Best Pumpkin Baked Oatmeal Recipe
I post our weekly meal plan on Instagram each week (follow me here), which almost always leads to one question: What is your baked oatmeal recipe? Throughout the fall and winter, we have been having baked oatmeal for breakfast every single day and I could not love it more! Not only is it delicious, filling, […]
4 Ways to Learn How to Make Money from Home (even if you have no experience)
So you want to make money from home but you don’t feel like you have any skills or qualifications to make it happen? I get it. 100%. I was you. First, I am willing to bet that you actually have plenty of profitable skills that you don’t even realize or know how to capitalize on. […]
