After living in rented spaces for the first decade of our adult lives, my husband and I were eager to buy our first home. Comparing the cost of renting versus the cost of buying a home in the Midwest where my husband Mike attended law school, we decided there was no reason not to buy […]
Our secret to saving money on a long-distance move
When we were planning our move of 1,500 miles across the country to go to law school, I looked into just about every possibility of getting our stuff from point A to point B. We weren’t surprised that a full service moving company was out of our small budget. As frugal DIY-ers, we didn’t mind […]
Cheesy Squash– A Simple and Delicious Zucchini and Yellow Squash Dish
Anyone who has planted zucchini (or is friends with anyone who has) knows that zucchini is prolific. During the summer months we have no shortage of zucchini and yellow squash. Like any good zucchini grower, we have lots of ways to fix this versatile squash. One of our most favorite ways to eat them is in […]
3 Questions to Curb Spending and Reach Your Financial Goals
If you’re working toward a big financial goal, you’re probably not going to accidentally blow a huge chunk of change all at once. When you’re really serious about a goal, it’s easy to say no to the big things that might halt your progress. The price tag often helps. A hefty price tag, makes it […]
9 Reasons We Use a Clothesline
We have been drying our clothes on a clothesline since we moved to California in 2011. At the time we were living in my in-laws’ basement while we paid off six figures of law school debt. Since my in-laws use a clothesline pretty much exclusively, that’s what we did too. It’s been years now and […]
Monthly Grocery Haul- July 2022
I haven’t shared our grocery hauls in a while. It’s not that we haven’t shopped. We have! We just haven’t done a monthly grocery shopping trip like we normally do. It has cost us too! If you’ve seen our last couple of budget updates you know that our food spending was up. I’m pretty confident […]
June 2022 Family Budget Update
One of the silver linings of paying off six figures of debt was learning to budget and really take charge of our finances. I’m so thankful for the habit of consistently budgeting that we developed during that challenging time. Because we are actively involved in our finances and very aware of our income and expenses, […]
Save Money by Cutting Your Family’s Hair
Over the weekend, the boys in our family (my husband and four boys) got much-needed haircuts. It probably won’t surprise you that we take care of these haircuts ourselves at home. Cutting our family’s hair happens to be a family tradition. Growing up, my mom always cut my hair and my siblings’ hair. My mom […]
🍅The Best Way to Can Tomatoes: Tomato Puree 🍅
The first time I canned tomatoes I was about 9 months pregnant. I got tomatoes ridiculously cheap at an Amish produce auction when we lived in the Midwest. I was eager to make quarts and quarts of spaghetti sauce because we use it all the time. I ran the tomatoes through my strainer-saucer-juicer (which becomes […]
May 2022 Family Budget Update
After being out of town for most of April, we’re back to a more normal budget in May, though there are definitely signs of inflation in most categories. We have been more haphazard with our grocery shopping rather than doing one big monthly grocery haul and that shows in our spending. We also have been […]
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