Practical Ways to Improve Your Home, Life, & Budget
Being frugal and saving money comes down to a lot of little things. Sure it’s important to make wise decisions on the big stuff: house, car, vacation, etc. But don’t underestimate the power of frugal habits. Eating out after work may not seem like a big deal. It can’t matter that much, can it? Well, […]
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 expect from yourself, where to start, and how you can still have plenty of fun. Frugal living is not a prison sentence. It’s a way […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, I made a humongous list of ways to save money. But alas, hardly anyone ever saw it and it got buried deep in this here website. Well, I’ve unearthed this treasure, made it so you don’t have to submit your email address to access it, […]
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. […]
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, […]
Austin and I dated for 2 month, were engaged for 2 months, got married for $1000, and are coming up on our 8 year anniversary! Our super-frugal wedding was exactly what I wanted it to be: Simple. You’re so surprised, right? I didn’t want to plan for a year and spend tens of thousands of […]
How much money do you spend on groceries each month? Or each week? It’s not a small number, right? If you’re frustrated by how high your grocery bill is, I want to look at 9 of the reasons you might be spending more than you need to. Of course, I have to mention that if […]
