Category: Money
How to Ditch Your Cable Bill
A few months ago our family made the radical decision to turn off of our cable television. It might not seem like a radical decision to you, but for a family of self-proclaimed television junkies, it felt bold to call … Continue reading
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The Power of Living Small
Small space living comes with many challenges, but the rewards for a family on a budget are great. For a long time I considered our smaller home a temporary means to get us by until we could afford more. As … Continue reading
Taking a Little Store-Bought Help in the Kitchen for the Holidays
If you have been reading the site long enough, I am sure you know that I am one of those people that prefers to make everything from scratch to cut down on our grocery budget. We have big eaters in … Continue reading
A Real Mom’s Review of Alice.com: Drugstore Shopping Simplified
Since becoming a mother, I have become much more strategic with my shopping time. Ideally, it is time spent after my husband gets home and I can shop by myself without two wildly crazy children distracting me from my list … Continue reading
Shifting Your Focus to Thankfulness
“If the only prayer you said in your whole life was, “thank you,” that would suffice.” ~Meister Eckhart I have discovered a very annoying habit about myself. When I get nervous, I repeatedly say thank you. Not once, not twice, … Continue reading
Eating Healthy at Aldi Supermarket? Yes, You Can!
Eating healthy is a hot topic in America right now and of great concern for so many parents. With the growing epidemic of diabetes and obesity that our children now are facing, what is a parent to do? The common … Continue reading
Life… Under Construction
Renovations are going on and my life is resembling nothing of itself since this started. I have never been more out of schedule with exercise, reading, eating, living, wanting to be alone more, or further off budget with our eating … Continue reading
We Lived Thrifty So We Could Do This…
I feel like a confession today. Over six years ago we purchased our first home and have been steadily making progress on the house ever since. We have done everything from painting kitchen cabinets, painting walls, more painting, renovating our … Continue reading
Guest Post: Cutting Back in the Kitchen
Today’s fabulous guest post comes from Katie at goodLife {eats} who offered to share her thrifty cooking knowledge with my readers today! Thank you, Katie! Like most families, our family has finally decided that the time has come for us … Continue reading
How You Can Help the Unemployed Today
Photo Credit: David Reece It is no secret that our family endured almost a year of unemployment and a mountain of credit card debt that came along with it. I often look back on that time in our lives and … Continue reading
