The Smart Way to Save for Christmas
Did you spend much more than your budget could handle last Christmas? Discover the secret to saving for this special Holiday with a free printable worksheet, and never worry about over-paying for gifts again!
The Cost and Benefits of LASIK Surgery {From a Frugal Perspective}
If you have bad eyesight, you need to read this post about the cost and benefits of LASIK surgery. It could completely change your perspective!
8 Ways to Financially Prepare for Christmas
Limit Holiday stress & financially prepare for Christmas with these 8 tips. You do not want to miss #7!
What Every Woman Needs to Know about Retirement
Retirement needs to be on your radar, especially as a woman! This convicting post shares the essentials of why we need to prepare for it, including the first steps on how to get there.
How to Afford Holiday Travel (When You Live Out of Town)
Deciding when and where to travel for the Holidays can be financially exhausting! These tips help make Holiday travel much more affordable.
A Peek into My Financial Notebook {and Why You Should Have One}
Keep track of essential budget information in a financial notebook. Gives you a current snapshot of your entire finances!
How to Pay Cash for Your Next Car
It’s totally possible to avoid a car loan. Here’s the trick to pay cash for your car!
Clutter Overload Part 2: Where to Donate and Sell Your Items
After talking about how organization can save you money, I decided a 2 part series on how I purge and organize was in order. Please feel welcome to include any comments at the bottom of this post about your own routine! Now that we’ve ruthlessly purged through our stash, we still have a few more steps to…
I Was a Mary Kay Consultant for 9 Days
You know how sometimes your gut says no, but you forge ahead anyway? That’s exactly how I came to be a Mary Kay consultant. However, you probably figured out from the title that I’m not doing Mary Kay anymore. Yep, that little business venture only lasted a week and a half. Here’s the deal About a…
12 Ideas to Help You Be Smart With Your Tax Refund
If you’re serious about radically changing your finances, it is ESSENTIAL to use your tax refund in smart and responsible way. These 12 smart ideas are the perfect place to start and won’t have you facing years of regret!
Get the Stink Out of Your Dish Cloth {Without Buying New}
There’s a few items I received multiples of when I got married. Dish cloths/towels were one of them – in pretty much every color imaginable too. I’ve never had to buy any, and still have a bunch of brand new ones packed away for when my current cloths get rips or holes. But if you…
12 Frugal Valentine’s Day Ideas If You Plan to Go Out
This post may contain affiliate links. Read my full disclosure policy here. It can be hard to celebrate Valentine’s Day and keep it under budget. Maybe that’s why many couples give up the whole V-Day thing after a few years of marriage. But it’s super important to do something special with your hubby – not only…
Day 10: Make Finding the Perfect Gift Easy for Others {Finding the Perfect Gift Series}
You did it! You made it through this series with budget and sanity in tact….I hope.{grin} This last post doesn’t deal so much with buying gifts for others, as it does making it easier for others to buy for you. Make your own wish list Don’t you hate it when you ask someone for…
Day 9: Last Minute Gift Ideas {Finding the Perfect Gift Series}
It’s less than a week until Christmas – are you ready?! If not, I’ve a compiled a list of last minute gift ideas to help you out. They may not win you gift-giver of the year, but at least you won’t be empty handed. Plus, if you do it right, they can still be really…
Day 8: All About the Accessories {Finding the Perfect Gift Series}
Let’s be honest. As much as we’d like to, we can’t always afford the latest and greatest techie tablets, expensive crafting machines, or a heavy duty kitchen appliances. But that’s OK. You can do a lot of cute things on a small budget and still supplement those bigger gifts with accessories. First, look around to…