Do you ever feel like you spend too much money? I'm here to show you how to spend less money in your every day life! The thing is, small change builds up into big dollars over time - so it’s your little habits that can make or break your financial future. Sometimes I feel like I’m the last Keep Reading
ways to save money
If you are looking on some ways to save money, it can be as easy as looking at your day to day habits. Things like shopping online, turning down the thermostat in the winter, not using air conditioning and overall limiting excessive habits can help you save money in places you did not expect. Having some extra foresight allows you to still indulge those habits that make you happy, like purchasing your morning coffee, but as long as you do it in moderation, you can save money. Planning ahead for dinners, vacations and even the holidays will help prevent sudden expenses from popping up. Doing some monetary challenges like having a no spend week or limiting your budget can help give you that extra boost in your income but it will also allow you to find other ways of entertaining yourself and challenging your family in ways to encourage positive growth.
7 Ways To Save Money At Lowe’s
Before we started remodeling our old mobile home about two years ago, I hadn’t had a lot of reasons to go into Lowe’s - having been a renter for the previous 7 years, there weren’t a lot of home improvement projects going on. Though my husband did buy some fruit trees and bushes to put on my parents Keep Reading
How To Stop Spending Money On Things You Don’t Need
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
7 Brilliant Hacks To Save Money At Restaurants
When my husband and I go out together, we like to take the opportunity to go to a restaurant. Partly because it’s nice to be able to sit and talk while someone else makes your food, but mostly because I like to try new things - I don’t think I’ve ever ordered the same thing twice at a restaurant, Keep Reading
10 Budget Friendly Date Night Ideas
Your marriage is important, and I don't think your budget should dictate whether you're able to date your spouse or not. While it's nice to be able to put some money aside into a "date night" budget, date night doesn't have to cost a lot. In fact, some of the best dates are free! You’ll be happy Keep Reading
How to Keep Your Family From Killing Your Grocery Budget
Every couple weeks when I go shopping, I pick up a stack of corn tostadas for my daughter. What’s funny is that a few months ago, I had never bought a package of tostadas in my life, but when some friends started sharing a homemade crunch wrap supreme recipe in our Facebook group, I bought them Keep Reading
Unconventional Savings Tip: Assess Need and Wants
Hi all! over the next few weeks, I'll be bringing you a series of unconventional savings tip posted here on the blog every Thursday. You can get on our weekly email list to get even more tips and encouragement! Yesterday one of my kids was whining a little bit, and asking why we couldn’t go Keep Reading
How We Got All Our Kitchen Appliances For $400
When we bought our 40 year old mobile home back in last January (2017), I don’t think we really knew what we were getting into. I mean, there’s a difference between knowing, and knowing, right? And it ended up costing us more to renovate than we were hoping when we started doing things like Keep Reading
How To Fund Your “Happy Habits”
A few years ago, my husband and I were going through some really tough times. Simply put, we didn’t have any money. We put scrambled eggs and salsa on homemade tortillas for dinner, because that was the cheapest meal we could come up with. And while living like that may be necessary for a short Keep Reading
How To Have A Successful No-Spend Week
Every once in a while when I feel like our spending is starting to go haywire, or we have too many odds and ends building up in the freezer and pantry, I like to institute a no-spend week. No, I promise it’s not because I like self-torture. It’s really not hard after you get the hang of it. The Keep Reading
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