Early last month (January) I decided to do something drastic about our grocery budget. Our grocery expenses had increased dramatically and my meal planning was practically non-existent. A combination of being too busy and failing to meal plan, contributed to my grocery mess. Because I’m an all or nothing type gal, I decided to shop …
Frugal Living
Is this the longest week ever or what? I was sick this past weekend, so I feel like I’m playing catch up with everything. It reminded me why I refuse to pack my schedule with tons of activities and why I like to keep things simple around here. The other day I was listening to …
During our very lean years we were faced with a situation where we needed to come up with a lump sum of money to pay for car repairs. We had no emergency savings at the time since we were barely scraping by. So we had to do the next best thing which was come up …
If you’ve never been through a financially lean season, consider yourself extremely blessed. I find that even the most financially savvy families go through a period of time where finances are tight or simply non-existent. Most times is due to a job loss, illness or an unexpected emergency. Regardless of the reason, I think we …
As a mother and step-mom to two teenagers, I know all too well how expensive teens can be. If we treat ourselves to a restaurant outing, our teens can easily outeat my husband and I. They’ve also grown up with easy access to social media which only fuels the need and want syndrome. Over the …