Let’s be honest: getting a handle on your family’s finances can feel overwhelming, especially when you’re juggling work, kids, dinner, after school sports, and everything else. I get it. I've lived it, too. Somewhere along the way, I learned that organizing your finances doesn’t have to be complicated, stressful, or even perfect. It just needs...
Keeping the Grocery Budget Low in 2025
Back in 2023 and early 2024, I focused hard on cutting our grocery costs, tracking every dollar, and planning out full months of meals to stretch our budget as far as possible. It worked. We ate well on a pretty tight budget, and I got into a great rhythm with planning, sales tracking, and sticking...
Start a Garden Without Spending a Fortune
Tested Hacks that Save Money and Get the Job Done - and Put Food on the Table Gardening can be an incredibly rewarding hobby, and it's great when you can avoid a trip to the grocery store and replace it with a quick trip to your back yard garden. But too often, it can come...
Steps I took to lower our food budget in 2023 - 2024
Like many others, inflation and a somewhat turbulent job market put pressure on our family finances in 2023. As a couple, my husband and I took a hard look at our finances to see where we could cut back and economize to weather what we expected to be a short-term "storm." One of the obvious...
7 Money-saving skills you need to learn today
Trying to save money? Here are some skills you should learn to make it happen. Some are easier than others, but I guarantee you that nothing here is particularly crazy, and you don't need a degree for any of it. Below are some of the most commonly recommended skills you can learn to save money....