Have you always wanted to make a creative, beautiful sensory garden but didn’t know how or where to start? Are you still sitting there wondering ‘what IS a sensory garden?’ Today we will make sense out of this fabulous new feature you are considering adding to your life […]
The needs, wants, and goals of your family are always changing, and your budget should be a tool to accommodate them all. Without frequent evaluation, though, that budget you’ve worked so hard to create will be nothing but a stressful discussion in your home. A good way to prevent the
You showed up today because you want to save $406.52 dollars like I did, correct?
If so, you came to the right place.
This past month I came across a method of savings that I have previously spoken against. It goes to show […]
We’ve talked a lot about goals over the past few months with a heavy emphasis on budgeting, savings, and debt payoff. Often, though, what comes from making goals is a recognition that something must change, and for many, that something is their job. Perhaps you aren’t making enough money to
You made it! You’ve graduated from college (or graduate school) and are well on your way to that job of your dreams. Not to mention – no more studying for finals! Is anyone else singing “It’s the most wonderful time…”[…]
It’s graduation season, meaning another class of students will walk across the podium, receive their diploma in front of beaming parents and grandparents, and will walk out of that school and enter the adult world. It’s exciting and nerve-wracking at the same time […]
Picture this: you’ve got that budget of yours put together correctly and everything is running smoothly. Income comes in each month, expenses are paid, the emergency savings fund is established, and you are steadily chipping away at your debt. You are confident that this will be the budget that gets
It’s easy to read all of the budgeting and debt payoff articles that promise a simple plan to get you out of debt and your budget on track, but those plans can be hard to navigate if your budget consists mostly or completely of irregular income. You might be a
Social media is everywhere. Anymore, it’s hard to check restaurant hours, find business reviews, or keep in touch with old friends without having a social media account. It’s the place where garage sales live, jobs are found, businesses gain […]
This past weekend my sister invited me to go thrift store shopping with her. It’s one of our favorite pastimes (even the kids love it) and clothing was 50% off that day, so I couldn’t resist tagging along. With coffee and kids in tow, we scoured the racks for […]
Bullet journals are all the rage right now and I have to admit, I had no idea what they were until a friend mentioned it was her New Year’s Resolution to start one. After a bit of research, I found out that I’ve spent a lot of years doing my
One of the hardest things to do when you are beginning a new budget or starting on the pathway to being debt free is figuring out what a budget looks like in real life. How do you break it all down for your family expenses? After all, we all vary