SPEND LESS & GET MORE FOR YOUR MONEY

We can all use a night off from cooking and doing dishes every now and then, but it can be expensive! Don't let an expensive check at the end of your favorite meals ruin your night off. We've paid almost half of our grocery costs for the week on a meal out...

I'm a breastfeeding advocate... it's free, natural, and always at the perfect temperature. But sometimes you need to find the best baby formula for your baby. I do understand that there are situations in which you cannot breastfeed your baby. I got...

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...

One of the main reasons people spend money is not out of necessity or even want, but boredom! If you are working with a tight budget this month (or maybe every month), then spending money “for fun” is just not in the cards right now. Spending money without a legitimate reason is not only bad for your wallet, but also your time!

Baking your own bread, canning home-grown tomatoes and using the leftover lard for frying foods instead of butter. When I think of the term "Pantry Staples" it reminds me of the days during the Great Depression that I've only heard about from my grandmother. The truth...

Did you know that over 80% of Americans admit to throwing money in one form or another? Are you throwing money away? The majority blame dining out as the biggest culprit (me included), but that is something we know we do that can waste money. What about those things...

FREE Baby Diapers. Doesn't that sound crazy since they are so expensive?! Well, Momma, get ready to save money on your diaper expenses by getting FREE baby diapers! And since birthing and raising babies is so painful and expensive, can't we get something...

It happens every week...another store closes and you hope it's going to have some crazy good deals that you can get before they close their doors. In fact, this past week, Winn Dixie announced that they are closing 22 stores by March 25th. Six stores are closing in...

A spending freeze challenge is always a good idea if you’re looking to save money. However, you might be thinking that it also sounds like no fun at all. After all, what can you do when you can’t spend any money? As it turns out, there are a ton of free activities...

Baby diapers can easily be your biggest expense for the first 2-3 years of your little one’s life. It’s a necessity that you keep buying until they are potty trained (which for each of my four children was right before they turned THREE! And then we used...

  I never thought that as a 40-year-old Mommy I'd be facing the "you need braces" decision. But I started to feel some sensitivity on a back bottom tooth when I ate (not with hot or cold foods/drinks) and when I went for my most recent dental cleaning I discovered...

My family calls it the "Costco Mentality" for bulk deals. It is possibly the biggest misconception ever. The Costco Mentality is the idea that when you get a good deal on one thing at the Warehouse store, you then assume that the warehouse has the best...

It may seem like an impossible task to organize a home and keep it organized. Though it would be ideal to invest in the perfect "Pinterest worthy" organizational contraption, it is not always financially reasonable. I'm looking for cheap storage. Luckily many things...

It’s so important to build an emergency food supply kit, let me tell you why. When my cousin was getting married in 1998 we flew out to Nashville for the wedding. Little did I know that there were a bunch of tornadoes in the area. Yikes! The pilot safely...

  Is your milk about to expire? 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 gallon and it just sits...

Typically the words "healthy food" and "saving money" don't go hand-in-hand. So it surprises people to learn that I keep my food budget really low, while still being able to eat mostly organic foods. You know that I love to save money on groceries. And I obsess over...

This is my personal story about how to save money on cable by CUTTING IT OFF!! When James and I moved into our first house and we had to move the cable from our apartment to our new home, I got into a price war with the cable company. And I can be...