Practical Ways to Improve Your Home, Life, & Budget
I spend a chunk of time on the last day of every month getting ready for a new month. It’s an important time for me to prep for the next month so that I’m organized, ready, and know what’s happening. I honestly look forward to this time because it gets me excited for a fresh […]
Update: This is an old post that I’ve made a bunch of updates to. It seemed like many people stocked up on beans when the coronavirus hit, so I wanted to give you some ways to use them! Plus, we eat mostly vegan at home now, so we eat more beans than ever, so I’ve […]
The effects of the Coronavirus have been a big reminder for so many of us of the importance of having an emergency fund. Job losses and medical expenses are just the tip of the iceberg as to why you need an emergency fund. Yes, I’m talking to you! But maybe you need more details to […]
Note: This is an older post that I’ve made updates to. Enjoy! We are on a tight budget this summer, but that doesn’t mean we can’t have fun! You can spend tons of money on entertainment if you want, but there are so many free things to do if you keep your eyes open for […]
One of the best ways to save money on fruits and vegetables is to only buy them when they’re in season. Since the stores are flooded with this ripe produce, they put it on sale. Plus, in-season produce always tastes better than trying to buy it when it’s out of season. Basically, if you’re buying […]
We all need to do some solid decluttering here and there, but the difference between people living in a decluttering disaster and the people with a seemingly always clutter-free home? Clutter free habits. They don’t just declutter once a year and wait for things to pile up before they do it again. They have habits […]
Update: This is an old post that I’ve updated and reposted because it’s such a popular topic. Enjoy! Birthdays are kind of a big deal at our house. Austin’s birthday was a few weeks ago and it basically turned into a whole weekend of birthday celebrations! Birthdays can be a very expensive event but they […]
A big priority in our household: Sleep! Good quality and lots of it. Since basically every area of your life can be negatively affected by lack of sleep, I think we all should make it more of a priority. We’ve tried out a lot of tips for getting better sleep, so I wanted to share […]
For the past few months, we’ve been transitioning to a vegan diet. And since I’ve previously shared what we eat in a week (the first one, and then the low sugar version), I figured it was time to do a new post: What We Eat in a Week: Vegan Edition. I think changing how you […]
This post was sponsored by the American Lung Association. All opinions are my own. More than 25 million Americans have asthma and I am one of them. I was diagnosed when I was very young after having constant respiratory infections, pneumonia, and allergic reactions to various environments. Luckily it is totally possible to get asthma […]
