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Sinking funds have been a vital part of our budget almost since the beginning. The day we received a once-a-year bill and had to scramble to get the money together …

I asked the members of The (mostly) Simple Life Community (private FB group – request to join here! We’d love to have you!) what their biggest source of clutter was. …

So you want to be more frugal, eh? Awesome! You are in the right place, my friend. We’ll go through how to get started living more frugally, including what to …

Yay snacks! I love some good snack talk (very different from smack talk, BTW). Even if you’re doing a great job at eating healthy for your regular meals, there are …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …