Saving money sure doesn’t always seem easy. I mean look, I went shopping last week, list in hand, prepared to get what was on it and nothing else (but of course, that didn’t happen), and when I got through the checkout line, My total came out to $120. {{{jaw drop}}} And what do I have in my fridge Keep Reading
What Is Your Number One Daily Money Waster?
Sometimes, I get the feeling that I’m slacking off in the frugality department, so I ask myself “what is your number one daily money waster?” It’s not that I necessarily think it’s bad to splurge, or “waste” money on things you want. But right now, I’m spending a lot of money on things I want Keep Reading
How A Family of Four Started A Savings Account on Minimum Wage
A few years ago, Gabriel and I were living in Tennessee, raising cows, and starting a family. They were good times, living right next to my family, getting to see my mom and most of my siblings every day, but that didn’t keep those days from being just as much of a disaster as a blessing. Without Keep Reading
What We Ate During No-Spend Week
We’ve been spending too much on groceries. You know how it is. I’d go to the store, put a few things in my cart, be shocked at how so little could cost so much, go home and put the groceries away, then do it all over again. It probably didn’t help that on my last trip I bought three watermelons. Keep Reading
How To Save Money At Small Town Stores
I use to see all these great shopping strategies on friends blogs, and feel like I was at a big disadvantage because we lived in such a tiny town, that we didn’t have any places to bargain shop. And by tiny, I mean, that a Mom and Pop grocery store, and Dollar General are literally the only places Keep Reading
5 Things I’m Doing To Save Money Right Now
As a self-employed couple our monthly income tends to vary pretty widely. For a while - it felt like forever - we lived on what most would consider a poverty level budget - completely dirt poor - but with a lot of hard work building our businesses, our finances have improved considerably, and while Keep Reading
The Ultimate List Of Grocery Money-Saving Tips
Of all the things we spend money on, I think groceries are one of the biggest recurring expenses, and they are by far the biggest recurring expense that we can massively cut back on. I’m constantly amazed by how there are literally endless numbers of tips floating around on the internet for how Keep Reading
The best Baby Gifts – That Are actually Affordable!
You get a baby shower invite, you friend has a baby, or you know a new mom - all of these situations present a problem: You want to get her a good gift. You don’t want to spend a fortune on it, but you want it to be good. Ya get me? I’ve been in that exact situation a thousand times, I mean, it’s Keep Reading
How To Save Money On Vacation
Vacations are fun! And it goes without saying that they’re going to cost you money. But honestly? That doesn’t mean you have to blow your entire savings on it! Here’s my take: You set a vacation budget, and then you see how much mileage you can get out of it. For instance, if we cook our own Keep Reading
When You’re Fed up With Living Frugally
How many times a day do you tell yourself “no, that’s not in the budget” or “no, I don’t really need that”? After a while, it starts to wear on you. I know that I have personally gotten frustrated to the point where I actually said “If I have to say no to myself ONE MORE TIME, I’m going to Keep Reading
