Austin and I have been making homemade pizza together since we were dating! It’s a fun meal/activity for us and we’re constantly trying to perfect our homemade pizza. We’re always on the lookout for a better dough or sauce recipe. For a long time we were buying frozen dough balls from Sam’s Club because we […]
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21 Perfect High School Graduation Gift Ideas
Finally reaching graduation is a crazy-big deal to every high school senior. I remember that excited, hopeful, “I’m finally a grown-up and the world is my oyster” feeling even though it was — errr, a while ago. How can it possibly be so long ago!? Anywho. I love coming up with gift ideas that are […]
19 Expenses to Cut From Your Budget When Things are Tight
Whether you’re saving money for a special vacation, need to pay for expensive car repairs, or are facing a job loss, you’ll probably end up trying to find expenses to cut from your budget. It can be hard to know where to start. There are some areas where you can cut an expense out completely. […]
The 1 Question that Will Make Decluttering Easier
Decluttering is mostly a mental job, right? Obviously, you have to physically go through things but mentally, it’s decision after decision: Do I need this? When’s the last time we used it? Can I do without it? Do I even like it? On and on it goes. A while ago, I learned one question that […]
The Best Frugal Travel Tips
We don’t travel very often. I think we’ve been on three official go-somewhere vacations since we got married (one of which was our honeymoon). This means that I need to turn to other, more travel-experienced bloggers to get the best frugal travel tips. With summer vacations on the brain for a whole bunch of people, […]
6 Ways to Use Meal Planning to Eat Healthy
Meal planning is not only huge way to save money (one of the women who uses my meal planning guide told me that she is saving around $1,000 per month from meal planning!!), it’s also a great way to get yourself to eat healthier. Meal planning doesn’t automatically make you eat healthy though. I have […]
The #1 Mistake You Don’t Want To Make When Buying A House
We bought our first house almost 5 years ago. It has honestly been one of the best decisions we’ve ever made even though it was really scary to make such a huge purchase. One of the biggest reasons I consider it to be one of our best decisions is because we didn’t spend too much. […]
My Honest Review of Dinnerly (the most affordable meal-kit delivery service)
You know those meal-kit delivery services that are all the rage these days? I’m sure you’ve heard of Blue Apron, Hello Fresh, or Plated. I’ve been curious about trying these for quite a while, but never actually did it because of one factor: price. At around $10 per serving, I just can’t justify paying that […]
5 Tools for Organizing Your Entryway
Your entryway is one of your home’s most-used areas. And I’m not necessarily talking about just inside your front door. It’s the area where you enter your house most often — maybe from the garage or a side door. This entryway probably gets used by multiple people, multiple times per day; all wearing shoes and […]
5 Things I Want to Buy So Badly + Why I’m Resisting
Now, you know I’m really good at not spending money, but that sure doesn’t mean that I don’t want anything! When I really want something, I can often reason myself out of buying it though. And that’s what I wanted to share with you today — 5 things that I’d really like to spend money […]
