fine living on a shoestring budget
Looking for free and cheap ways to entertain the kids this summer? Check out this list of free & almost free summer movies in Southwest Florida. The free summer movie schedule is just one of many free ways to entertain kids! Stay tuned for a more detailed post about ways to entertain kids for free…
Saving for the future while living for today isn’t an easy task to balance. One of the most common excuses for not having money in savings is that living for today is more important. Life is short, you could die tomorrow with a ton of money in the bank. Conversely, you could spend too much…
Can’t buy me love. You’ve heard the phrase, hummed the Beatles song, and maybe even seen the classic 1980’s movie starring McDreamy. We all know that love can’t be bought, but as parents we sometimes can’t help but show our love by buying our kids things they want. It’s not wrong, but there are plenty…
It’s been a little over a year since we paid off nearly $150,000 worth of student loan debt, and I have a few thoughts on life after debt. It took us less than 7 years to pay off that debt, and those 7 years were definitely a challenge. Over the last year we’ve enjoyed the…
It’s time for a no dining out update! It’s been 2 months since we gave up dining out in 2018. In case you missed it, in an effort to save an additional $10,000 this year, we decided to give up dining out, take out, and take-out coffee. Get all the details in this post. A…
Did you know that you can file your taxes for free with MyFreeTaxes if you made less than $66,000 in 2017? Read on to find out how! Filing taxes was one of the most overwhelming parts of adulthood. The first year I did it myself I ended up getting audited and owing the government over…
This post was sponsored Tai Pei, all opinions expressed in my post are my own. Tai Pei has quickly become my favorite lunch solution on busy days. There are so many reasons to love Tai Pei frozen foods. Simply put the meals meet my trifecta of needs: affordability, preservative free, and easy to prepare. To…
Budgeting seems overwhelming which is why it’s essential to have an easy format. With this free personal budget in Google Spreadsheets you can be a budgeting pro. Check out this easy way for you to create a personal budget in Google spreadsheets for free! When it comes to budgeting, it can be extremely overwhelming to…
I am a Stitch Fix influencer, and this post has been sponsored by Stitch Fix. All opinions are mine alone, in fact, I wrote about my love for Stitch Fix even before becoming an influencer! Think Stitch Fix is for only for fancy, rich fashionable women? Once upon a time, I did too. But guess…
On New Year’s Eve, we sat down as a family and made our New Year’s resolutions. We are big fans of writing out SMART goals that are lofty, yet attainable. As we started talking about our biggest goal, we realized that we needed to set some smaller goals in order to achieve our big one….
