In March of last year I shared some big news. I announced that we would be pausing our Airbnb and remodeling our above-the-garage apartment into a space for a Ukrainian refugee family. Three months after their arrival I shared all the details of how this has changed our finances. Now that our Ukrainian friends have […]
June 2024 Budget Update
It’s budget time! Many people dread making or reviewing their budgets, but I love it! Some people think that you can only enjoy budgeting when you have lots of money to work with, but I had the opposite experience. I learned to love budgeting when we didn’t have lots of money. In fact, we were […]
How to Save Money on Road Trips
Don’t let our upcoming epic trip to Guatemala mislead you. Road trips are our normal vacation style. As a frugal family of eight, we get a lot more bang for our buck when we take road trips than any other kind of vacation. We get to see so many hidden treasures throughout our country and […]
Everything we’re packing for 2 weeks of backpacking in Guatemala
Not too long ago, I shared with you our budget for our family adventure in Guatemala. I have literally been packing and planning since I booked the flight. Although it’s still a while until we’re actually leaving, I thought it would be fun to show you what we are bringing. Though we’re packing super minimally […]
Zucchini Brownies with Perfect Chocolate Frosting
In addition to talking about budgeting and finances, I love to share from-scratch recipes, frugal dishes, and ways to use garden produce. Today I am sharing one of my favorite ways to eat zucchini– zucchini brownies! We don’t have any zucchini yet this year, but hopefully we will soon! Zucchini lovers and haters alike will […]
May 2024 Budget Update
How is it already June? While time may be flying by too fast, I always enjoy finishing off one month’s budget and having the fresh start of a new month’s budget. As one month ends and the next begins, it’s a prime time to review your budget and financial goals, resolve to make improvements where […]
Find Money You Didn’t Know You Lost– Search Your State’s Unclaimed Property
Can you imagine a lost and found that has millions, even billions, of dollars in it? Neither can I. Yet every state has a lost and found like this. It’s the unclaimed property division, a part of the state treasury or controller. The billions of dollars of unclaimed property is spread out among everyday people like […]
Freezer Meal Prep for the Month
A couple of months ago, I started making freezer meals our go-to plan for dinner. Before that, getting dinner on the table used to be so tough. With all of our kids’ sports and other activities (for which I’m the main driver), plus all of the commitments that Mike and I have, our evenings are […]
My Shoulders and Your Budget
When I very first started blogging in 2013, I would often have “debt discussions” with my early blog readers. At the time, my husband and I had just decided to pay off our law school debt as fast as we could. Since we had six figures of debt, we knew it was going to be […]
Monthly Grocery Haul for our Family of 8 in May 2024
It’s been a while since I shared our monthly grocery haul. This past year has been a whirlwind, so I haven’t been as organized and intentional as I like to be. With rising food prices, our grocery spending has been higher than it ever has. Still, in the past 12 months, our average monthly spending […]
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