It’s time to stop stressing out about money.
Heyyyy Friend, I’m Kati. I’m on a mission to help you spend LESS on your necessary expenses so that you have MORE to spend on fun things, like vacations (and sassy shoes… and Coach purses!).
Let me teach you how to spend smarter and manage your money better so that you can live a life of abundance.
FROM THE BLOG:
How To Clean A Stinking Garbage Disposal Easily
How stinky is your stinking garbage disposal? Mine gets pretty stinky. My kitchen helpers (aka, my kids) often forget to run the stinking garbage disposal when they are on kitchen duty. They also conveniently forget to actually clean the stinking...
How To Plan Your Best Financial Year Ever
It’s a new year and a fresh start! If your New Year’s resolution this year is to make better money management decisions or even give your finances a financial makeover, you’re in the right place! I’m going to show you how to plan for your best financial year yet!
How No Spending Month Challenges Can Reduce Stress
Do you need to know how to spend no money this month? A no spending month might sound like more hassle than it’s worth. If you have a difficult time controlling your spending, a no spend month challenge might sound like setting yourself up to fail....
How To Afford Travel Even When You’re In Debt
Have you looked at your budget and can't find the money for travel expenses? You may be looking at your budget now and feel like all your money is going toward paying bills. Sure paying your mortgage, student loans, car loans, and credit cards are...
How To Make The Cheapest Wood Furniture Cleaner
They say "judge not, lest you be judged"... so please remember that when you look at my "before" pictures of using my DIY wood furniture cleaner. You see, my name is Kati Kiefer, not Martha Stewart. I do not have a cleaning crew nor a maid. And we...
Things You Need To Do Right Now To Improve Your Financial Life
Many people are looking to improve their finances this year, but have no idea how on earth to achieve this goal! If you are struggling to get ahead financially, just the idea of getting control of your finances can seem intense. I’m not going to lie to you and tell…
How To Successfully Finish Your Spending Freeze
Are you starting a no spend challenge? Good for you! There’s no better way to add money to your bank account than to stop spending altogether. As time passes while on a spending freeze, it can start to get frustrating to want to spend money. It can...
How To Make DIY Adhesive Remover – Just 2 Ingredients
You know that I love to use old jars but I needed to find the best adhesive remover to get those sticky labels off the front. Spaghetti, salsa, and jelly jars are prime examples of jars that I love to save and reuse. After my kids kept breaking the...
The Ultimate Guide To The Cash Envelope System
The cash envelope system is a spenders godsend when it comes to budgeting. This easy way of envelope budgeting will keep you from going over budget, and help you stay accountable with a spending limit and get on track with your budget. While using...
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Where Can I Serve You First?
At True Money Saver, my goal is to immediately help you save money (by reducing your food costs), then I’ll get you on track to better manage your money (by setting up a realistic budget), and then you’ll learn how to take those savings even deeper (by saving on EVERYthing you buy) so that you can live in abundance (and pay off any debt).
Grocery Savings
“Groceries” are not just the food you buy. It should include EVERYTHING you purchase at the grocery store (or Walmart/Target). That includes cleaning supplies, paper products, health & beauty items, and of course your food, too. There are simple ways to save on all of it (without using coupons, or sacrificing quality).
Managing Money
This is when things get fun. It’s time to take advantage of the “low hanging fruit” by reducing spending on every single thing you buy… this is beyond the grocery store. Ways to save on Starbucks, movie tickets, household appliances, a vacation to Disney, and even a new car. Managing your money is the key to have more of it.
Debt Success
Once you know the strategies to save on your expenses, and you’re successfully managing your money, now it’s time to dig deeper and conquer the debt. It doesn’t matter if it’s student loans, credit cards, cars, or your mortgage. We’re gonna defeat it once and for all, and make sure it NEVER comes back.
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How To Clean Your Stainless Steel Sink And Not Spend A Fortune
If you need to learn how to clean stainless steel sink in a cost effective manner, you're in for a treat! For the last three years I've asked for one thing for Christmas: a new kitchen sink. My husband thought that was a horrible gift to buy me,...
Items To ONLY Buy At The Dollar Store!
I always joke with my husband that when we walk into the dollar store, armed with a couple one dollar bills, that we feel RICH! 🙂 But there are definitely items at Dollar Stores that, while only $1, are too expensive and can be purchased cheaper...
How To Use Up Almost Expired Milk With Over 15 Of The Best Recipes
Do you have almost expired milk? If you don't know how to use it up, start by making yourself a bath with this Soothing Milk Bath Recipe! While we sometimes can go through a gallon of milk in a day, there are days when we won't finish a whole...
How To Make Cold & Flu Room Spray So You Don’t Get Sick
This is one spray bottle you will want to always have filled with the essential oils for colds and flu inside so you can combat the germs and make sure no one else in your family gets sick. It is a cold & flu room spray I've been using for...
How To Make Castile Soap – The Best Liquid Version Yet
I have been on a quest to make cheaper things for my house and it was on my list to learn how to make Castile soap - the liquid version. Just in case you didn't know, Castile soap is natural and free of toxins! Plus, it's environmentally friendly....
How To Make The Most Affordable Foaming Natural Soap For Hands
12 hands that need washing several times a day requires some kind of natural soap. I'm a couponer, but I was so tired of trying to find the latest deal on a natural soap. Trying to figure out if I had the coupons or not and how many I could...
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I help busy, over-exhausted moms, maximize their money so they can pay off debt and take fun family vacations without feeling guilty (or using credit cards). In three years my husband and I were able to pay off over $60,000 of consumer debt despite being a homeschool family living on one income. Before the pandemic, we took our family of 6 to Disney World every month… just because we want to make memories with them. (They grow up far too quickly!!)