The closer our kids get to leaving the nest, the more we are prioritizing family travel and adventure together. Our oldest will graduate from high school in just two years, so we are eager to take some of the trips that have been on our short list for a long time. If you read our […]
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Our family of 8 spent $3,048 on a 3-week cross country road trip. Here’s the cost breakdown
Memory-making family adventures don’t need to be expensive to be unforgettable, but sometimes it can be tricky to figure out how to keep the costs down. After sharing our cost breakdown for our 10-day Washington DC trip for our family of 8, I’ve had a lot of requests to share the numbers for other recent […]
Buy Used Instead of New
Before you buy something new, do you consider buying it used instead? It’s no secret that a great way to save money and become more frugal is to get things second-hand instead of buying them new. Anything you can buy new, you can also buy used. You just need to know where to look and […]
Smart Ways to Save Money on Pregnancy
UPDATED! Originally published 20 Feb 2015 Pregnancy comes with plenty of extra expenses, some subtle and some glaring. Of course some expenses like insurance co-pays can’t be helped, but there are still ways that you can save money during those nine months of anticipation! Without even talking about baby, there are definitely some increased costs […]
How to NOT Buy Anything NEW– My Secret to Saving
I’m excited to share with you the winning post from the My Secret to Saving contest, written by Becca. The best way to save money is to not spend it in the first place. But how do you do that, when there are always so many things you want and need? For me, I learned […]
Transparent Blogging Income and Expense Report– Sept 2016
When I started my blog, I didn’t realize that I was really starting a business. Of course, I hoped to make money from it eventually, but I didn’t set out to build a blogging empire. In fact, mostly I just wanted to document our journey to pay off six figures of debt, keep us motivated for […]
My First Payday Loan Experience
Growing up in the middle class, my most prominent experience with financial institutions was going through the drive through at the local bank with my mom. As a piano teacher, my mom received much of her income via personal checks that she would then deposit into her checking account. I especially loved going through the outer lanes […]
The Unconventional Gift We’re Giving This Christmas
Not long ago on a drive in the car, I was explaining to my kids that many people in the world have never even ridden in a car, let alone owned one. That blew their young minds. I told them a few other things about “poor countries” (kids don’t speak PC). A little bit later, my […]
Awesome Unique Gifts You Can Get for $5 (and how to get one free)!
Normally people think of Fiverr as a place where bloggers, business owners, and entrepreneurs can get specialized work done like logos, images, coding, etc. There is so much more though. Having my eyes opened to Fiverr recently (thanks to the #FiverrHustle challenge), I started exploring the site for unique, personalized, thoughtful Christmas gifts and I […]
Don’t Forget the Taxes!: Tax Notes for Etsy Shop or Small Business
While we’re working on getting our days and nights figured out, I’ve got another great guest post for you! Today’s wisdom comes from Mark, the Bare Budget Guy! Just recently I was scanning my bank activity (one of my favorite go-to activities when I am procrastinating something), and I came across a $7.00 Etsy charge. “Why […]