These past few months I’ve been watching our grocery spending creep up and up. I’ve narrowed it down to a few different reasons: -Increased cost […]
Food
What to stock your pantry with for cheap and easy meals
One of the easiest ways to cut your monthly expenses is to take a look at your food budget. Obviously going out to eat adds […]
Food, Money Matters
A Beginner’s Guide to Grocery Shopping on a Budget
How we cut our grocery bill in half I remember looking at our upcoming bills and not being sure how we were going to pay […]
Money Matters
The top 5 YouTube videos about money for kids
When I was in elementary school I remember learning how to write a check, balance a checkbook and what debt was. That’s the extent of […]
Family
What I’m focusing on in this season- A life update
Can I just address the elephant in the room for a minute? What hasn’t 2020 brought us? I probably shouldn’t even say that because I […]
Money Matters
Ways to simplify your budget
I remember the first time I sat down to make a budget. Me, the girl who doesn’t like math and doesn’t like too many details. […]
Money Matters
5 ways to increase your savings during uncertain times
So… this is awkward. I kind of went MIA for about 7 months. It wasn’t an intentional thing, just a “the whole world has gone […]
Family, Money Matters, Seasonal
Year in Review- Our Biggest Money Wins and Fails this Year
Are you a “2019 was the best year ever!” person or more of a “don’t let the door hit you on your way out, 2019!” […]
Seasonal
What we spent on Christmas this year- 2019
Another trip around the sun has us back in the magicalness that is the Christmas season. This year has been extra fun because my son […]
Money Matters
5 Out Dated Money Mentalities You Should Avoid
Do you ever wander down memory lane and start thinking about how and why things were so different back then? When I was a kid […]