When I left my job last year, the first challenge I faced was how to lower our grocery bill. We spent around $150 a week. Now I look back, and it almost makes me sick to think about how much money we were wasting every week at the grocery store. Our trips were very typical. [...]
Budgeting Tips
For some time I have been using a spreadsheet for my budget that my dear friend Ginger created. It ha probably been the saving grace of our families finances. I have realized though, the spreadsheet isn’t really a budget, but more a ledger of our monthly bills and expenditures. In the past, we have just [...]
Back to School Sales
Fortunately for the parents, and unfortunately for the kids, it is that time of year AGAIN! Back to school time. I remember being a kid and always looking forward to this time of year because it meant I got new clothes, shoes, and loads of school supplies! Yes..I was one of those geeks that LOVED [...]
It has been a while…
I know it has been a while since I posted here, but rest assured, I will be back on the hunt in the very near future! If you know me personally, you should be well aware of what has been going on in my personal life. If you don’t, just know there have been some [...]
Simple is better
Over the past few years I found myself becoming one of those people that was super caught up into having things. My husband and I both made decent salaries. We were by no means rich, but we weren’t in the poor house either. We enjoyed our lifestyle and had pretty much whatever we wanted when [...]