Do you have zucchini coming out your ears yet? If you planted summer squash in your garden, chances are good that you have more than you can eat fresh. Zucchini has a reputation for being ridiculously prolific. It’s almost magical how quickly they grow. It’s definitely the season to break out all of your favorite […]
July 2020 Grocery Haul– More Re-stocking Food Storage
Well, June was our biggest, most expensive grocery haul ever. Now July looks like it will be our second most expensive month ever! Our family of 8 usually spends around $500 per month on groceries. Our monthly grocery haul for July that I’m about to show you was over $700! And that’s just the beginning […]
WHERE and HOW to Store Food Storage
In our last food storage post we talked about getting started with a 1-3 month food supply of your meals that your family loves. We talked about why everyone should have food storage and how to start and implement your family’s custom food storage plan. Today we’re going to go into more detail about WHERE […]
Real Family Budget Update – June 2020
It’s time for a family budget update (we’ll get back to food storage next week)! If you know us, you know that we love to budget! We love budgeting because it allows us to do what we want with our money and helps us reach our financial goals. If you are not a budget lover, […]
3 Money Saving Tips for People Who Hate Frugality
Are you the kind of person who rolls their eyes when people start talking frugality? Do you cringe at the thought of being frugal? Well today I’m sharing some tips especially for you–tips to help you make progress toward your financial goals without making you do those frugal things you hate. Somehow “frugal” for you […]
Getting Started With Food Storage– Building a 1-3 month supply (and why you should)
With food shortages, disruptions in the supply chain, and orders to shelter in place, it’s no wonder that food storage is a hot topic. After seeing our family’s food storage challenge during the coronavirus quarantine, I’ve been getting lots of questions about food storage. Maybe you’ve known that having food storage is important, but you […]
The Garden Project (What we did with our stimulus check)
With food shortages, rising prices, and job insecurity we were really itching to grow a garden this year. There were lots of reasons why growing a garden– this year especially– was important to us. We’ve had a garden for most of our married life (nearly 15 years!) besides the past three years. When we bought this […]
Debt Smash-athon MAY 2020 Progress Report
Time for a Debt Smash-athon update! I love hearing how each of our Debt Smashers is making progress toward their goals! It’s so encouraging to see you pushing past obstacles and making the most of your situation. Paying off debt is surely not easy and definitely not the most fun thing you could be doing […]
Biggest Grocery Haul EVER– June 2020
It has been three months since our last monthly gorcery haul, so it probably comes as no surprise that June’s monthly grocery haul is the biggest one we have ever had. We have never spent this much money on groceries ever! We’ve never even spent anywhere near this much money on food in a month! […]
5 Frugal Habits that Prepared Us For Quarantine
Quarantine life has been really hard on a lot of people. And understandably so! Most of us are used to coming and going as we please and having access to all the food and household supplies we need. And that’s only the tip of the iceberg. Add in working at home, schooling at home, and […]
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