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Household Expenses

Taking care of household expenses can be a little daunting, but with active planning and forethought, it can be manageable. Being smart about grocery expenses, cleaning supplies and household goods can have you save little by little, but it adds up. You can go extreme with some of the money saving tips, but it can be something as simple as making adjustments such as using air conditioning in only dire situations, going a day or a week without spending, or finding other options to entertain yourself and your family. You can save quite a bit of money doing some of the things you might unknowingly pay for by purchasing store-bought items. You can save money by grinding your own flour, using some of items in your pantry to do laundry instead of purchasing extra cleaning supplies and make your purchases last longer by learning how to mend and repair broken items or ripped clothing.

How to Live off of Last Month’s Money

February 3, 2020 By Elise New Leave a Comment This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure policy for more info.

how to get a month ahead on your paycheck

Just a few years ago, I couldn’t have imagined this: letting paychecks come and gather in a bank account without touching them until I was ready - the next month.  It’s a reality and foregone conclusion now, but I have to admit, it wasn’t easy getting to the point where we could do this.  Is it Keep Reading

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6 Holiday Hacks to Save Money In The New Year

November 18, 2019 By Elise New 1 Comment This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure policy for more info.

hacks for the holidays that will save you money the whole year/.

During the holidays, most of us frugal peeps have our eyes peeled for great deals and ways to save money during the holidays, but if you really want to be savvy, take notice of all the things you can do during the holiday season to save money next year. No, I’m not talking about buying next year’s Keep Reading

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How To Save Money; What’s Working For Us Right Now

April 15, 2019 By Elise New 3 Comments This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure policy for more info.

how to save money; things we're doing that work

Going into 2019, I’ve had a huge focus on saving money. A few years ago, we were pretty much dirt poor, which gave us a huge opportunity to learn how to save money, but after we got out of our farming failure, and got back on our feet again, it was nice to breathe a little and not pinch every penny. Keep Reading

Filed Under: Groceries, Household Expenses, Save Money

How To Stop Spending Money On Things You Don’t Need

February 15, 2019 By Elise New 2 Comments This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure policy for more info.

Do you feel like you spend more than you should? Here's How To Stop Spending Money On Things You Don’t Need. It’s so easy to spend money. So easy.  Whether it’s putting something you don’t really need in your grocery cart, or Forgetting to skip a Subscribe and Save shipment, or paying a Keep Reading

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The Pink Tax And What You Can Do About It

October 19, 2018 By Elise New 2 Comments This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure policy for more info.

what you can do about the pink tax

If you’re a female in the US, who listens to news channels, or browses social media, you’ve probably heard of the “Pink Tax”. Honestly, my first reaction when I hear “pink tax” is “whatever, that’s not a thing”, but you can’t deny that we gals tend to spend a lot of money on personal care. But Keep Reading

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Why I Still Drive A Beater Car

August 31, 2018 By Elise New 6 Comments This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure policy for more info.

why I still drive the beater car we've made so many memories in

Yesterday I hopped in my car with Garrett and made the 750 trek up to Nashville. It’s a pretty regular drive for us since my entire family lives in the area, and it gives me a lot of time to think about my car. As I’m going to meet hand out with my friends and family, I realize that my car doesn’t Keep Reading

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5 Smart Ways to Save Money this Spring

April 19, 2018 By Elise New 1 Comment This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure policy for more info.

When it comes to spring cleaning, you don’t have to stop at your home. Why not do a little spring cleaning of your finances too? We could all use little extra money in our pocket, and there is no better time than right now to start saving money. If you're looking for practical and smart ways to Keep Reading

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The Cost Of Clutter

February 15, 2018 By Elise New 1 Comment This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure policy for more info.

A few months ago, I lost a bag of sunflower seeds. I was sure I had a bag of them, but when I went to put them in the recipe for which they were intended, they were nowhere to be found. So… I did what any thick-skulled must-make-this-recipe-no-substitutions homemaker does - I ran to the store and Keep Reading

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4 Things to Do When You’re Struggling To Make Ends Meet

January 11, 2018 By Elise New 4 Comments This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure policy for more info.

I remember several years ago, when my husband and I were in the middle of going broke, I went to an event with a bunch of other ladies, and one of the young women started talking about how, a few months ago, she and her husband were going though a tight time financially, and had to put off buying Keep Reading

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How To Live On $2,000 A Month (Or Less!)

July 20, 2017 By Elise New 30 Comments This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure policy for more info.

how to live on two-thousand dollars a month

There are usually two kinds of people who want to live on $2,000 a month or less. The kind who only have $2,000 to spend, and The kind who want to live on two grand in order to put the rest in savings. I’ve been on both sides of that fence. In fact, I was waaaaay south of the wrong side for a Keep Reading

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