Happy new year friends! I’m excited about the good things coming up in 2017 and will be talking about goals and plans soon enough. In the meantime, I want to take a quick look back at 2016. We had a monumental year in regards to our finances! Definitely a year worth celebrating! It didn’t just […]
November 2016 Budget Report
For over three years we’ve shared our family’s complete, transparent finances. A lot has changed in that time. We started out with six figures of student loan debt and a much smaller income. Now that we’re done paying off debt, we’re focusing on saving for a house. That’s a little daunting considering the house prices […]
Frugal Feats Flops & Funnies– Road Trip Edition
Usually I’m pretty good at getting prepared and packed for (and sometimes over-packed for) a road trip, but this time was slightly different. It seems like I always have a hundred loose ends to tie up before heading out of town, but this time there must have been a hundred and one. Or maybe it […]
Are you giving your kids too many gifts?
Is it possible to give too many gifts? As parents, could you be over-gifting at Christmas time? Will giving too much spoil your child or set a precedent you can’t keep up? For our oldest daughter’s first Christmas, like any new mom, I was eager to buy her lots of cute and fun things. Of […]
Is Blue Apron meal delivery service worth it?
For those of you who haven’t heard of Blue Apron, it’s a meal delivery service similar to Plated or Hello Fresh. The subscription service sends you the measured ingredients to make gourmet meals at home. As you can imagine, it costs more than your normal home-cooked meal. When Blue Apron contacted me, I was reluctant […]
Frugal Feats, Flops & Funnies– Secondhand gifts edition
Have you ever looked over your week and made an assessment of your frugal successes and failures? Sometimes a thing or two might stand out without having to ponder too hard. Other times you really have to think to come up with your frugal wins and flops. This week’s frugal line-up includes thrifty but thoughtful […]
New Van and Dashed Hopes– Frugal Feats, Flops, and Funnies
It’s time to take a look at the week to see what frugal plans worked and which ones failed. Ever since I started to share my frugal feats, flops, and funnies each week, it has made me even more aware of my attempts to be frugal. Being frugal isn’t just for people who are trying […]
Mending, Laundry, and Penguins: Frugal Feats, Flops, and Funnies
Sometimes being frugal is hard. Sometimes it’s easy, but either way, the feeling of accomplishment is there. Whether it’s scoring a great deal at the store, avoiding a tempting purchase, or finding a creative hack to save big bucks, it’s fun to celebrate. Not everyone “gets” this frugality thing. Sometimes celebrating a frugal feat or […]
October 2016 Budget Report
Even though we’re done paying off our debt, we’re still keeping up with sharing our family’s real budget with real numbers and lots of detail. It helps keep us accountable and on track as we tackle our next goals. And since topics like income and budgeting can be pretty taboo, we like to break the silence […]
Say Yes to Free and Don’t Cut the Cord– Frugal Feats, Flops, and Funnies
In the two weeks since I last reported frugal feats, flops, and funnies, we’ve had our share of frugal feats and flops. Sometimes they’re funny, too, because it’s always nicer to laugh than cry! As always, please chime in with your own frugal feats, flops, and funnies so we can encourage one another in our […]
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