Category: Money
Day 12: Shopping Day is Finally Here
I never did use my free coffee coupon at the airport and decided to save it as my reward for good grocery shopping. I love to give myself a little reward for staying on budget. It is usually a giant … Continue reading
No Spend Challenge Day 8: Recovery
I will have to share more about days 6-8 in a separate post since it will require lots of photo editing and captions, but I just returned home from Blissdom ’09 and I had the greatest time with my girlfriends … Continue reading
No Spend Challenge Day 6: Embracing the Freebies
The biggest challenge lays before me… tackling a weekend in Nashville without spending any money. I did admit that I might need to rely on gift cards a bit, and this is exactly why. I have saved two gift cards- … Continue reading
Play It Again, Momma: The Poor & The Sick
Is there such a thing as being sick on a budget? Our family seems to think so! We try to even address our budget when it comes to our illnesses in life. Here are some ways that you can save … Continue reading
No Spend Challenge Day 2: Super Cuts
The boys needed haircuts and luckily I have become quite familiar with a pair of inexpensive Conair clippers. My husband and son each take a seat on my thrifted bench and I give my son a good old-fashioned buzz cut. … Continue reading
No Spend Challenge Day 1: Reduced Commitments
We begin the month by getting the calendar ready with the month’s worth of activities. Normally, the calendar is overflowing with commitments and fun things to do with the kids. As I jot down the activities, I begin to see … Continue reading
Will You Take The No Spend Challenge?
Today is the first day of my family’s challenge to not spend money. Starting today, I will be uploading a new picture to our site and the MomAdvice No Spend Challenge Flickr group that has been set up. I can’t … Continue reading
No Spend Month You Tube Introduction
First, I just wanted to thank everyone who has expressed interest in taking on our No Spend Challenge. On February 1st, I will be posting a link list where you can add your updates and share about your experience with … Continue reading
The MomAdvice No Spend Challenge
Our family is planning to take an adventure for the month of February into the world of no spending. We have sat down as a family and discussed the benefits of doing this and what we hope to get out … Continue reading
Going Without Prescription Coverage
(originally aired: October 14, 2007) I debated a long time about whether or not to post this, but I figured it might help someone else out there so I thought I would share my experience. When my husband started his … Continue reading
