It has been a while since I shared a new edition of Frugal Feats, Flops, and Funnies. As you probably know, the frugal life has its share of adventures. Some of those adventures end with a smile, some with a frown, and others leave us laughing. This is a series where I share some of […]
Transparent Family Budget Update for August
Today I’m sharing our transparent family budget, including all of our spending and earning, from August. If you read my last post, then you already have an idea about the most exciting part of this budget update: we bought a car! While that might be the most exciting, it’s all of the other things in […]
We bought a new car!
Okay, not a new car, but a new-to-us car. If you’ve been following our financial journey, then this probably isn’t a big shock, as we’ve been saving for a new vehicle. We still had a long way to go until we reached our goal amount and we didn’t buy the type of car we had […]
Two-Week Family Trip to Guatemala – Budget vs. Actual Spending
After deciding to take a trip to Guatemala, I immediately got to work making a budget. Rather than just save up a random sum of money and hope it would be enough, I did lots of research and created a meticulous, well-thought-out budget. If you missed it, you can check it out here. Not only […]
July 2024 Transparent Family Budget Update
It’s the time of the month where I tell you how much I love having a budget! Budgets often get a bad rap because some people see them as restrictive, but if you’ve been around here for any length of time, you know that I believe the opposite is true. Rather than being restrictive, a […]
Update on Our Ukrainian Friends
In March of last year I shared some big news. I announced that we would be pausing our Airbnb and remodeling our above-the-garage apartment into a space for a Ukrainian refugee family. Three months after their arrival I shared all the details of how this has changed our finances. Now that our Ukrainian friends have […]
June 2024 Budget Update
It’s budget time! Many people dread making or reviewing their budgets, but I love it! Some people think that you can only enjoy budgeting when you have lots of money to work with, but I had the opposite experience. I learned to love budgeting when we didn’t have lots of money. In fact, we were […]
How to Save Money on Road Trips
Don’t let our upcoming epic trip to Guatemala mislead you. Road trips are our normal vacation style. As a frugal family of eight, we get a lot more bang for our buck when we take road trips than any other kind of vacation. We get to see so many hidden treasures throughout our country and […]
Everything we’re packing for 2 weeks of backpacking in Guatemala
Not too long ago, I shared with you our budget for our family adventure in Guatemala. I have literally been packing and planning since I booked the flight. Although it’s still a while until we’re actually leaving, I thought it would be fun to show you what we are bringing. Though we’re packing super minimally […]
Zucchini Brownies with Perfect Chocolate Frosting
In addition to talking about budgeting and finances, I love to share from-scratch recipes, frugal dishes, and ways to use garden produce. Today I am sharing one of my favorite ways to eat zucchini– zucchini brownies! We don’t have any zucchini yet this year, but hopefully we will soon! Zucchini lovers and haters alike will […]
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