In honor of Money Smart Week 2015, I’ll be posting my best tips and resources on the blog Monday, Wednesday and Friday this week followed by a special roundup of my favorite personal finance posts on Saturday. If you’ve never heard of Money Smart Week, have you been living under a rock it’s a public… Read more
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March Budget Review
I feel like I’m writing these budget reviews a lot more often than I truly am. That just goes to show how fast these months are flying by. We officially made it through the first quarter of the year and I hope everyone is still rockin their annual goals. You can check out my first… Read more
First Quarter Goals Check In For 2015
It’s time for my first quarterly check up on my annual goals. I know I haven’t said too much about my 2015 goals since I posted them back in January, but they’ve just been a work in progress and each month I’m taking the necessary steps to get there by the end of the year…. Read more
The Man I Never Knew Who Changed My Life
Hello all! I have officially 4 days left at work until my staycation so it’s getting real around here 🙂 I’ve noticed a lot of new readers and subscribers lately and I just wanted to thank you all for checking out my little corner of the internet and taking the time out of your day… Read more
Credit Cards Are Not Evil: Don’t Make These Common Credit Card Mistakes
When most people hear the words ‘credit card’ they cringe. Either they owe their credit card company a balance or they just finished digging themselves out of credit card debt. Even if they have never used a credit card before, people may still cringe after hearing all the horror stories about their friends sinking into… Read more
My $0 Budgets Challenge Results
Side note: Today one of my side hustle experiences is being featured on Believe in a Budget and if you have any time you should definitely check it out. I’d appreciate it and I’m sure you would too if you’re interested in learning about various unique side hustle opportunities. Kristin’s Side Hustle True Story series… Read more
February Budget Recap
Another month has flown by and I’m honestly not that phased. I’m so ready for spring and I have a staycation lined up at the end of this month so I CAN NOT wait. Last week was a bit hectic as we were pushing to meet a goal at work and as I was emailing… Read more
What Do Your Friends Think of Your Frugal Ways?
Frugality is often a complex concept to understand let alone conquer. When I first started dating Ray in college and began encouraging him to adopt my frugal lifestyle in order to save money and meet his goals, he confessed he felt like he was being ‘cheap’ and often wondered how friends and other people would… Read more
Foods That Help You Keep a Low Grocery Budget
Trying to lower your grocery budget and stick to it each month can be difficult. But from my experience, I’ve found that when you purchase the right foods at the store, this process becomes much easier. When I say the right foods I’m talking about tasty, healthy and affordable food. Yes, it does exist 🙂… Read more
Simple Alternatives to Expensive Daycare Centers
Happy Friday! I’ve added a parenting category to the blog to switch things up every now and then and cover parenting topics that I know affect my life and probably other readers as well. So you guessed it, I’ll be discussing child care solutions as an alternative to expensive daycare today. If child care doesn’t… Read more