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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
