Wondering what to get that young reader on your gift list? I interviewed my favorite 9-year-old girl for recommendations. Many of those noted below are a series, or the first of a series of books, and a few of them have the first books available as a boxed set. Books are a great gift – […]
7 Easy Steps to Start Your Food Budget Makeover
Conquering your grocery, specifically your food budget, is one of the easiest ways to trim your overall budget and get your household finances under control. The more processes you can put into place for your everyday tasks and responsibilities, the more time and money you can free up – meaning less stress in your life! […]
5 Tested Cookbooks for Easy Dinner Planning
Have you ever had your family look at you at dinner and say, “this again?” Whether you heard it or you just knew that’s what they were thinking, we’ve all been there. Sometimes you just need a little inspiration to get you out of your rut. Here are some great cookbooks to check out, guaranteed […]
10 Reasons You Need a Garden This Year
I grew up helping in the family garden. I remember eating the peas before my mother could get them in the house, and a good percentage of the cherry tomatoes were sampled to make sure they were good. As an adult, it wasn’t until about five or six years ago that I started gardening for […]
How Cleaning Your Closet Can Lower Your Stress
I’m on a constant journey to get more organized. I can plead a full time job, 60-90 minutes twice a day for commuting, kids’ activities, and a ton of papers that come home from school, but at the end of the day, the buck stops here. The reason we’re disorganized and have clutter around the […]
How We Saved $24,000 (and counting!) on Siding
If you think residing your house means you have to take out a loan or pony up as much cash as it would take to buy a car in order to pay for it, you’re wrong! We just finished replacing the siding on one side of our house and we’ve saved THOUSANDS so far. Yes, […]