Finances and Budgeting

This year we bought a new car, had a baby, and moved on the day she turned 2 months old. When she was 3 months old, I reached out and got help for postpartum depression. Financial chaos. Emotional chaos. Literal...

I read an article recently that claimed that 75% of stay-at-home-moms are actively looking for a way to make money while at home with their children. I’m actually not surprised at this high percentage. Most mothers were active in...

While I’m certainly no expert, as my kids are only 7 and 4, I do think we are moving in the right direction with our girls and how to save money. When I was a kid, my parents basically...

For the last four-and-a-half years, we have been a single-income family. While we are far from struggling financially, we do not have the luxury of being frivolous with our money. Because of this, we’ve had the privilege of teaching...

Shocker, right? Sometimes I think I'm the only one of my friends who doesn't have one.  I don’t know how many times I get told, "You can get that at Costco." I mean, yeah I could get that at Costco, but...

This is the final installment of A Week of Meatless Meals Even a 4 Year Old Will Eat! I hope you've enjoyed Parts 1-6 (I'll include links at the bottom). For the final installment, I am detailing my very favorite thing...

We’ve all heard that statics. 42 percent of marriages end in divorce. This is down from the previous generation (50 percent). However, recent surveys say that 21 percent of marriages end in divorce because of MONEY! I don’t know...

Welcome back after the first 4 installments of the Week of Meatless Meals Even a 4 Year Old Will Eat.  Part 5 is going to be a gourmet meal complete with meticulously cut out fruits and veggies in the shapes of...

Ahhhhhhh Black Bean Pinwheels. I love these. My husband loves these. The 4 year old loves these. Even Luna the Wonder Terrier loves these (no onions and garlic for her though!) So yummy, so flavorful, so ... EASY!  I am really into themed meal days and...

This is part 3 of a series. You can read part 1 here and part 2 here. This series details how I use credit card points to subsidize our family vacations. In part 3, I discuss how I use...