Electricity bills in the summer can be brutal! Our summer rates are double and triple what they are in the winter. If you’re lazy about conserving electricity in the winter, there is some serious motivation to buckle down in the summertime. When we moved into our new house earlier in 2017, I signed up for […]
Monthly Grocery Shopping August 2022
My monthly grocery shopping trip didn’t go as planned. I always try to combine errands since the stores I shop at are a half hour away. I had to drive a child to a practice that was near Winco so it was going to work out perfectly to do the shopping while I waited for […]
How to Afford College– 6 Practical Ways to Avoid Student Debt
My husband and I met in college. We got married a few months after I graduated and he still had a few classes left. We managed to walk away with two bachelor’s degrees and no debt. We paid our own way and didn’t have full-ride scholarships. It wasn’t easy, but we did it. With the cost […]
4 Best Places to get Audiobooks for Free (& why we love them)
Nothing compares to snuggling up with a good book and smelling the real paper pages. For convenience, though, audiobooks are pretty darn close to as good as the real thing. Audiobooks let you be well-read even when you don’t think you have time to read. While it’s true that you’ll make time for what’s important to […]
Homemade Strawberry Jam (and Buying Pectin in Bulk)
I was thrilled to find strawberries for $.98/lb this year and have it be at a time when I had room in my schedule for a couple of jam sessions. If you looked at my schedule you wouldn’t think I had room, but a recruited all of my helpers and made time. With prices rising […]
July 2022 Family Budget Update
And just like that the summer is over! School starts in a week. July was a pretty good month for our budget. There weren’t any major surprises. We took a trip to Yellowstone for a week and our gas spending was actually less than June’s (still over $800, though)! That was a pleasant surprise. Since […]
Make Money Renting Your Extra Storage Space
The idea of renting out an extra room on Airbnb isn’t new, but did you know you can do the same thing for storage space? Instead of overnight guests, you host people’s stuff– like household storage, business inventory, or vehicles– in your spare room, garage, shed, attic, or driveway. I’m excited to tell you about […]
Peanut Butter Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
I’m excited to share with you my favorite cookie recipe: Peanut Butter Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies! Peanut Butter Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies are the perfect cookies for any occasion. They’re fancy and delicious enough to bring out for a special treat, yet simple enough for everyday. I always get requests for this recipe when […]
Understanding Sunk Costs– A Life-Changing Secret
As an undergraduate student I took an economics course from an extraordinary professor. He was so good that after I had completed the course, I sometimes went back to sit through his lectures again. That economics course provided more and better decision-making tools than many of my MBA courses on business decision-making. One literally life-changing […]
5 Reasons to Stock Up on School Supplies
Is it just me or does anyone else have a hard time resisting a box of new Crayola crayons for 25 cents this time of year? Or how about a package of markers for just a little bit more. Then there’s glue and scissors and notebooks, oh my! In July, August, and September, the deals […]
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