It doesn't matter if you are an extrovert or introvert, an INTJ or ESFP, a blue or a red, your personality type affects everything you do. You may not even realize it as it is just such a part of who you are. Personality type can affect your worldview, your parenting, and even how to handle money. Yes, money! It gets even more interesting if you are married as most likely, your spouse has a different personality type than you do. Knowing how your personality type and managing money affect each … [Read more...]
How to Not Feel Behind All Day
I think we all have those days. By the end of the day, we have no idea what we did. The kitchen sink is still full, the laundry is still in multiple different states, and the floor needs to see a mop. You know you were busy all day but you just feel overwhelmed and behind. You tell yourself that tomorrow will be better but tomorrow comes and it's the same. Somehow the next day you manage to get caught up...but the day after you are right back to being behind again. It's so infuriating. I know … [Read more...]
Simple Christmas with Kids
Do you ever think that it would be nice to have a simple Christmas? Maybe you're just sick of all the hustle and buying and crazy busyness that seems to surround the holiday season. Or maybe you just don't have the budget to go big and want to keep it simple to not go into debt just for one holiday. Whatever your reasons, you want to have a simple Christmas this year...but you have kids. You probably don't think it's possible to keep it simple with kids. I mean, they have a wish list, you want … [Read more...]
Embracing Your Personality Type
We all have at least an idea of what our personality type is. Introvert or extrovert. Loud or quiet. Public eye or behind the scenes. Some people are serious whereas some are more on the quirky side. Our personalities are what make us unique. But sometimes we feel ashamed by our personalities. Introverts sometimes feel like they are supposed to be more outgoing and love going and doing. Those that are loud and crazy sometimes feel like they need to be more subdued and less "in your … [Read more...]
Know Your Why- Frugal Living with a Purpose
Have you ever gotten burned out on something? A job, a food, a diet, a certain activity, any number of things can burn us out. The same is true of frugal living. Living on a budget can get old in a hurry. You can get so frustrated with not being able to do what you want with your money. Paying down debt is like that for me. I get so annoyed that any extra money goes to paying down debt. Or it goes to something else and then I feel guilty that it didn't go to the debt. You just get burned out. … [Read more...]
Keeping Your House Clean Without a Schedule
Tell me if this sounds familiar. You want to be able to have a consistently clean house so you start to research cleaning schedules. It works well for a couple of weeks...and then life happens. You don't vacuum on Tuesday because you had to take a child to the doctor and you sat in the waiting room for 45 minutes, the exam room for 30, and then with the doctor another 10. By the time you got a prescription filled and back home, you just didn't have time. Or you didn't to the laundry on Monday … [Read more...]