It’s No Spend November so what to do, what to do? We’re listing 100 things you can do for FREE or at the very least
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10 Reasons You Should Have A No-Spend Season (and a How To Guide)
At least once per year our family takes on a No Spend season. Often it’s in January or February, but that’s not set in stone.

8 Ways to Attract Birds throughout the Winter Months
We have a sliding glass double door that leads to our deck and back yard. During the winter months we love to see the different

No Spend Month-It’s not just about finances.
This is a little late getting posted…since we’re 10 days into January already….but we started No Spend January at beginning of the month. We have

Frugal Friday: Hands-off Saving for Christmas
Saving for Christmas….it seems like every year Christmas comes faster and faster. People always told me that as the kids grow so do their wants.

Simplifying Life and Budget Crackdown-Update
At the beginning of this year we posted Simplifying Life in 2016. Our intention has been to intentionally simplify every area of life. We have

10 Frugal Snack Ideas
Who doesn’t like snacks??? NOT US! I’m defining “frugal” snack as something that can be made, likely with things that are already in the pantry,

Cheese Steak Salad with homemade Thousand Island Dressing-Recipe
I sat in Kaitlyn’s Martial Arts class on Tuesday and wrote lists of salads and salad dressing flavors. It’s how I roll. Since we are

$100.00 Grocery Haul
Our new $100.00 per week grocery budget started today. When school was done for the day the girls and I headed to Bill’s, a local

Budget Crackdown-A New Series
Get comfy-this one’s long. We have lived on one income for almost 11 years. Regardless of where we lived and worked up until then we