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 […]
What We Learned From Our Quarantine Food Storage Challenge
After three months of eating from our pantry, freezer, and long-term food storage, our Quarantine Food Storage Challenge is coming to an end. Today I’m sharing some of what we learned. Hopefully something will be helpful to you as you plan to be more prepared with your own food. First we’ll cover the three reasons […]
Real Family Budget Update– May 2020
We’ve been talking food storage a lot lately around here, but today we’re back to more normal programming with our monthly budget update for May. If you’re new here, every month for more than six years we have shared our family’s real budget numbers. I share what we actually earned, what we spent in each […]
Quarantine Food Storage Challenge– Update 8 (What the Kids Think)
It’s time for another look into how our family is handling eating from our food storage during the coronavirus quarantine. It’s been over two months since any of us have gone to a grocery store. Our last monthly grocery haul was March 9th. In addition to staying safe, one of the main reasons for this […]
Pantry Update– After Two Months of Quarantine Food Storage Challenge
It’s time for another update on our Quarantine Food Storage Challenge. Two months ago we decided that we would eat from our food storage during the pandemic both to avoid going to the grocery store and to see what it’s like living on our food storage. We’ve always been taught to have short- and long-term […]
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