One of my goals for October was to do weekly budget check-in, both with the Big Guy and here on the blog. The hope is that this will allow us to drill down on our budgeting goals - like I discussed in 3 Things Our Budget Failure Taught us:What do you and your spouse fight about? Experts say … [Read more...]
Throw a Frugal Birthday Party
My Baby Girl Turned 1 this past weekend. Oh, how time flies! It seems like yesterday she was a tiny little newborn. There was a time when all she did was eat and sleep, but now she tries to roll away when I change her diaper, and scatters her toys everywhere.Regardless, we love her! … [Read more...]
How to Retire by 40 – Part 4
This is part 4 of a 5 part series detailing why we want to retire by 40, as well as how to retire by 40. You can read Part 1 here, but basically I'm giving you all the dirty details from what got us into our bad financial situation, what exactly that situation is, which debt we're paying off … [Read more...]
The ONE THING That Saves Me $1,400 a Year + 2 Week Free Trial of eMeals!
Ya'll do work. Whether it's inside the home or outside, you, my readers, work every single day on something that (I hope) you're passionate about - and I do too!The best part of my day is when I get home from work. I open the fridge and try to piece together some semblance of a meal, whilst my … [Read more...]
Weekly Budget Check-In #2
One of my goals for October was to do weekly budget check-in, both with the Big Guy and here on the blog. The hope is that this will allow us to drill down on our budgeting goals - like I discussed in 3 Things Our Budget Failure Taught us:What do you and your spouse fight about? Experts say … [Read more...]
The Pin Junkie Blogiversary Party!
Two years ago, Bonnie a.k.a. The Pin Junkie decided to actually do the things she pinned on Pinterest. She made a few crafts, tried a few recipes and had so much fun, she wanted to share her love of Pinterest with everyone and The Pin Junkie was born! Now she's completely addicted and working … [Read more...]
Money Talk – Should We Buy the Farm – Your Answers!
A while back, I asked you if we should buy the farm. As in, the family farm: I know what you're thinking: That's crazy! To us, though, it's not. See, my husband's parents live on a farm that has been in the family for about 75 years. It's not a working farm anymore, but for tax purposes, it … [Read more...]
21 Ways to Make Christmas Affordable
On my way to work the other day, I was listening to the local radio show. They were talking about Christmas, and all the craziness that ensues, and then they said this: "Bring on the credit card debt!" Come Again??? Now, I know that even with the best on intentions, keeping Christmas affordable … [Read more...]
Weekly Budget Check in #1
One of my goals for October was to do weekly budget check-in, both with the Big Guy and here on the blog. The hope is that this will allow us to drill down on our budgeting goals - like I discussed in 3 Things Our Budget Failure Taught us:What do you and your spouse fight about? Experts say … [Read more...]
Traffic & Income Report – September 2014 – My Actual Blogging Income
During my 1st Year Blogiversary post, I asked you all if you would be interested in my doing both a Pinterest post (since 60% or more of my traffic comes from Pinterest) as well as an income report now that I am actually making some money! Your response was overwhelmingly "Yes!" so I'm going to … [Read more...]
