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Family + Personal
Sarah Brumley

How to Stay Healthy Without Spending More Money

Maintaining a healthy lifestyle shouldn’t be hard – even if you’re on a budget. Today we’re chatting about how to effectively manage both your health and financial goals without compromising either. Sound like something you need? Well then, let’s get started. Links for This Episode Check out these DIY Resources

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Budgeting
Sarah Brumley

How to Incorporate Separate Line Items for Spending

It’s important to incorporate spending into your budget as soon as possible. If you aren’t sure how to do that, today’s episode is for you! I’m walking you through how to create separate spending line items for each individual in your family AND how to keep track of it all

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Grocery + Meal Planning
Sarah Brumley

5 Ways to Stretch Your Grocery Budget This Month

Struggling to keep that grocery budget in check? Today I’m sharing five of my favorite ways to stretch your grocery budget this month with the hope that you can find a little extra wiggle room. Sound like something you need? Well then, let’s get started! Links for This Episode Check

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So you failed in your monthly budget
Budgeting
Sarah Brumley

So You Failed in Your Monthly Budget, Now What?

So, you failed in your monthly budget. It’s a terrible feeling and yet it happens to us all at one point in time or another. The key is to move forward. Today we’re talking about four steps to take so that you can press on passed that failed budget and

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Debt Management
Sarah Brumley

5 Simple Mistakes to Avoid While Paying Down Debt

We’re a little under ten years into our debt payoff journey and today I want to share a few of the mistakes we made so that you might be able to avoid them as you pursue the financial freedom that comes with being debt free. Sound like something you need?

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Health + Insurance
Sarah Brumley

Medical Bills Got You Down? Consider This Strategy Now

There’s nothing worse than recovering from a medical event only to have huge medical bills show up and not know how to pay for them. Not to worry – today I’m walking you through five steps to help you figure out what to do next – no panic required. Sound

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School Year + Kids
Sarah Brumley

How a School Year Line Item Can Save Your Budget

After nearly four months of “extreme budgeting,” I came to the realization that our budget has to have a miscellaneous category with a certain amount of money in it, for the sole purpose of flexibility for additional, unbudgeted expenses. Of course, our goal […]

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9 Things to Consider When It’s Your Turn to Host
Household Systems
Sarah Brumley

9 Things to Consider When It’s Your Turn to Host

In about a week’s time, my husband and I will, once again, be hosting a large group gathering out our home. We expect anywhere from fifty to seventy-five (or more!!) people to join us in celebrating my husband’s graduation with his Master’s degree. It’s not unusual for us to have

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Frugal Living
Sarah Brumley

3 Meal Planning Strategies I Use to Save Money Each Month

Creating and sticking to a meal plan can save you tons of time and money, but only if you know how to implement it in a way that works for your family. Today I’m sharing three meal planning strategies I use each and every month to simplify the process and

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Family + Personal
Sarah Brumley

Should I Pay My Kids to Do Chores? Here’s My Thoughts

Should I pay my kids to do chores? It’s a question I get asked a lot and today I’m sharing our personal experiences with paying kids for chores, why I think it’s beneficial, and how we’ve incorporated it into our family finances as a whole. So, if you want the

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Saving + Investing
Sarah Brumley

5 Savings Funds Every Family Budget Needs

If you want a family budget that helps you achieve your debt payoff goals, increase your savings, and just plain feel more freedom financially, then you won’t want to miss today’s episode. We’re chatting about five savings funds every family budget should have in order to be successful long-term. Sound

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