My husband hates spring. Hates it! Where we live, spring starts off with what we call mud season. All the snow melts and the ground starts to thaw out and it's a royal, muddy mess. Part of mud season means the roads get posts to heavy loads aren't allowed on certain roads until all the active ground thawing stops. It also means that people, like loggers, can't really work because their equipment will just sink in the mud in the woods. Growing up, his dad worked in the woods and he often helped … [Read more...]
Happy, Frugal Life- March 2018
I am so excited to do another one of these monthly check-in posts. For those that missed last month, I started them last month as a way to help me feel like a person, a blogger, again instead of a "how to" article writer. I love writing the posts that help you be a mom, save money, organize, and other things as well. But it's also nice for me to connect with you on a more personal level. General review March is usually a fairly long month as it has no major holidays unless Easter is early. We … [Read more...]
Mothering When You’re Weary
I'm pretty sure every mother has complained they're tired. End of the day, middle of the day, even the beginning of the day. Every mom is just tired. You see memes, t-shirts, coffee mugs, even tote bags talking about the tiredness of motherhood. Yet still, most mothers either stay up later than they should or wake up before the kids to get some quiet. On the surface, it makes no sense. If us moms are so tired, why don't we just get more sleep? What we really mean is that we're weary. The day … [Read more...]
Budgeting Bi-Weekly Pay
When my husband I were first married, he had bi-weekly pay but I was paid weekly. That lasted about 4 months. Then he was paid whenever a load of wood was sold but I was still paid weekly. That was another 4-5 months. Then I was the only income for a couple months while he worked on getting his Class A commercial driver's license. After my husband got another job, he was on a weekly pay schedule. He was at that job for 8.5 years. I got really used to budgeting based on a weekly paycheck. Even … [Read more...]
Easter Basket Fillers for 5 Year Old Girls
Every year I have to look up when Easter is. Seriously. I never know. Then, every year, I have to figure out what to put in the Easter baskets. Why is that so hard? You'd think I'd know what my own kids would like but I still end up wandering places like Walmart and Dollar Tree, trying to figure out what to buy. I do the same thing with Christmas stockings. Big gift things, fairly easy. Easter basket fillers? Suddenly I barely even remember my kids' names, let alone what things they would … [Read more...]
The Absolute Best Resources for Saving Money
Most of us want to save money. I don't think I've ever heard anyone say that they want to spend more money. Maybe they want things that cost money, but they don't want to actually spend the money. There are so many resources for saving money that it can sometimes be overwhelming. How do you want to budget? Do you want to use coupons? Are you trying to pay off debt? So many different questions and things to think about. To help take the overwhelm out, I have put together a list of the absolute … [Read more...]
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