Sometimes I get a little nervous about making our personal finances public. A lot has changed since we started sharing our family budget with the world, and in some ways I think we’re less relatable now than we were then. For example, our income this month is more than triple what we made four years […]
How to NOT Buy Anything NEW– My Secret to Saving
I’m excited to share with you the winning post from the My Secret to Saving contest, written by Becca. The best way to save money is to not spend it in the first place. But how do you do that, when there are always so many things you want and need? For me, I learned […]
How to Save Money by Building Your Own Furniture– My Secret to Saving
Today we have the second place winner of the My Secret to Saving contest. Jennifer Duenes of Ditching Our Debt is sharing her creative way to save money which definitely has me inspired! Several years ago, the idea of building my own furniture had never crossed my mind. On a tight budget for most of […]
The Bedding Strategy that Saves Me Thousands on My Heating Bill
I’m welcoming Libby to the blog today to share her secret to saving! Her post earned third place in the My Secret to Saving contest that I recently hosted! Living in New England, where it is not uncommon to have nights at -11 degrees Fahrenheit in January and February and where snow comes as early […]
Family Budget Update– September 2017
It’s months like this that I’m really glad we budget the way that we do. As you’ll see below, we made some big purchases (we finally got a new bed!) and if we didn’t budget, we would probably unknowingly (or knowingly) overspend. Keeping track of everything makes it easy to know when we’re going to […]
Get Paid to Teach English from Home with VIPKID
This post contains affiliate links along with my honest, genuine thoughts and experience. I recently found the perfect work-from-home opportunity for someone like me. I only wish I had found it a decade ago. If you’re a stay-at-home parent, a graduate student, or someone looking to make some extra money on the side, then I’ve […]
Family Budget Update– August 2017
Sharing our family’s budget with you is one of my favorite posts to write each month. Keeping ourselves accountable was a key factor in our successfully paying off our massive student loan debt, so we kept going with it. I love hearing about your successes in the comments. So many of you are making amazing […]
My Secret to Saving Contest
Hey super savers! As many of you know, I will be having a new baby at the end of August/beginning of September! That means I’ll be stepping away from the blog for a couple of weeks for a little maternity leave as we adjust to our new normal. While I’m gone, I would love to […]
Why I’m all of the sudden loving Walmart
In a casual conversation with a friend recently, I learned a new secret to saving. I was surprised, as I’m usually pretty savvy about deals and ways to save money. I was also a little bit skeptical because many times what others see as good deals aren’t good deals to me (I’m that frugal). I […]
5 Ways to Keep Your Grocery Budget Low in a High Cost of Living Area
Today I’m welcoming Julie from Happy Frugal Mama to share some tips with you! She lives in Maine where groceries are anything but cheap and has some great ideas for all of you who live in a more expensive area and still want to stick to a reasonable grocery budget. Tell me if this sounds […]
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