It's fairly well known that I enjoy thrifting. I really love wandering around Goodwill and finding the perfect shirt or kitchen item. Same goes for yard sales when I actually have time to get to them. There is just something fun for me about unearthing treasures as an affordable price. I love finding that one item that no one else seems to care about but will work perfectly for me. For less than $10, of course. ;) Even better than finding a great deal at a thrift store is being able to get … [Read more...]
Not So Extreme Couponing
I think these days a lot of people hear "coupon" and they think extreme couponing. They think getting $400 worth of food and household items for less than $10. Well that is all well and good, for most of us, that isn't reality. Most of us see a savings with using coupons but nothing that extreme. An average week of couponing saves me $10-15. A good week saves me $20-50. That may not be much but at $10 a week that's $40 a month or $520 a year. At $20 a week that's $80 a month or $1,040 a year. … [Read more...]
Semi-Whole Food Diet…Stalled
(Since I spent much of February on the sofa recovering from surgery and didn't do much by way of frugal living, I don't have a Ways I Saved post for you this month.) 2014 into 2015 seemed to be the year of survival. Debt payoff stalled, life stalled, even our attempt to eat a more natural diet stalled. We spent so much of our time and energy just trying to get by than anything extra seemed like a monumental undertaking. We haven't kept up with our semi-whole foods diet. With … [Read more...]
Making Financial Sacrifices
Sometimes you have to have little splurges to keep you from making big ones. Sometimes it is more frugal to spend money up front on a more expensive item. But much of the time, making financial sacrifices is where you save the most. That is how you get the most out of your frugal lifestyle. Those sacrifices can come in all sizes and shapes. One of my small sacrifices comes in bath and body items. I used to always use the hand soap from Bath and Body Works. I always thought I was doing … [Read more...]
Burning Out on Frugal Living…Revisited
(I originally posted this the summer of 2013. It is still true for me today, a year and a half later.) I’m going to let you in on a little secret. I get tired of having to pinch pennies and think frugally on every, little thing. Frugal living can be exhausting. I would love to just say, “Sure, honey, you can buy a cup of coffee every day” or to finally purchase the stuff that has been in my cart at TheContainerStore.com for 2-3 years. Or stop sinking money into the Focus when it … [Read more...]
Including God in Your Parenting
Abby is almost 3 year old. I already knew from years in daycare that 3 is so much harder than 2. It's really the Terrible Three's not the Terrible Two's. But sometimes, because of those years in daycare, I forget to rely on God, not my education and experience. I just rely on myself and what I think I know. There are days/weeks I just want to hide in the bathroom with a tub of Vienna Mocha Chunk, wondering why parenting is just so hard and why I can't get it better. Well, duh, I wasn't … [Read more...]
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