I’m probably in a minority of moms who don’t find mornings that stressful. It has taken a while, but my routine is finally tweaked to be as efficient, and frugal, as possible. Of course, saving money is always an important consideration. But I also had to reassess my priorities when it comes …
I’m finally starting to feel like myself again. The stomach flu took me out of commission for a few days. One of the hardest things about being sick was allowing myself just to rest – no work, no side hustling, no making Christmas presents, and no chores. I think my body was telling …
Christmas is everywhere, even though Halloween was just one week ago. There were decorations displayed for sale before we even went trick or treating and a lot of blog posts this past week were focused on saving money during the Holidays. We always seem to be preparing for the next celebration …
As with many different things, a little bit of advance planning for Halloween can keep costs down. I had been asking my children about their costumes since September in the hope of getting ahead of the game. Unfortunately, Goofball seemed to change his mind on a daily basis. I waited …
The little steps are important, but sometimes you need to dive in headfirst to instigate monumental change. We’re been working hard at our regular jobs, dabbling in ways to make extra money, and trying to cut expenses as much as possible. However, suddenly, it feels like we’ve reached a milestone …
Three suicides in the past six months. An acquaintance, a coworker, and a friend’s brother. We all have the same initial reaction of denial, that first step on the traditional path of mourning. Then, the questions start. How could they do this? What about their family? How did we not see …
I am in love with our bread maker. There I said it. It is just so easy, the bread is delicious, and it saves us money. What is there not to love? I remember that my parents had a bread machine when I was growing up . They never really got the hang …
This past month has been all about readjustment. Goofball started kindergarten, Mr. Smith returned to part-time work, and the youngest two returned to daycare three days per week. We have been creative with building efficiency into an alternative schedule, and so far it seems to be working. We’re very busy, but …
It is far too easy to become bogged down and depressed by the numbers representing our total debt. At this point in our journey, we still have credit card balances, a consolidation loan, student loans, and mortgages. I try to channel some motivation from our past mistakes, resolving to fight back …
Goofball started attending kindergarten this month and lunch has been quite the new adventure. We shelter our kids from consumerism as much as possible. We don’t watch much television, except for football games and limited specials like the Thanksgiving parade. Instead, the kids watch old cartoons on YouTube or Disney …
