It's time for our July 2020 real numbers budget update! Life in July was a little crazy for our family. We went from laying low in quarantine, literally not going anywhere, to having two scheduled surgeries and one emergency room visit in July, along with the associated doctor visits. And even aside from that excitement (most of which hasn't hit the budget yet), July was a fairly expensive month. We spent way more on groceries than we normally do, as we're trying to get our long-term and ... read more
Debt Smash-athon JUNE 2020 Progress Report
I'm not sure how July nearly got away from me before I got June's Debt Smash-athon Update posted! I was so excited to read of your milestones this month. It's a hard financial time for many people, but it's exciting to see you still working toward your goals. Some of you are newly debt free! Big congrats to each of you! My heart goes out to those of you who are going through especially difficult things right now (on top of all things pandemic)! I pray that things will look brighter for ... read more
How to Rotate Your Food Storage (So Nothing Goes to Waste!)
We're back to talking more about food storage! Today we're going to cover how to rotate your food storage. And when it comes to rotating your food storage, you pretty much have two options: to rotate your food storage and to not rotate your food storage (well at least not regularly). Both can work! We'll briefly cover both schools of thought and then I'll tell you what I do and why I do it that way. If you're following along, hopefully you've already taken time to plan out your food ... read more
How to Dehydrate Zucchini and Yellow Squash
Do you have zucchini coming out your ears yet? If you planted summer squash in your garden, chances are good that you have more than you can eat fresh. Zucchini has a reputation for being ridiculously prolific. It's almost magical how quickly they grow. It's definitely the season to break out all of your favorite zucchini recipes and share squash with all of your neighbors. But you don't have to eat it all fresh. If you've run out of ways to use your summer squash fresh and your ... read more
July 2020 Grocery Haul– More Re-stocking Food Storage
Well, June was our biggest, most expensive grocery haul ever. Now July looks like it will be our second most expensive month ever! Our family of 8 usually spends around $500 per month on groceries. Our monthly grocery haul for July that I'm about to show you was over $700! And that's just the beginning of the month haul, not including any little shopping trips throughout the month. Don't worry, this isn't a "new normal." At least I don't think it is. This is just us re-stocking after ... read more
WHERE and HOW to Store Food Storage
In our last food storage post we talked about getting started with a 1-3 month food supply of your meals that your family loves. We talked about why everyone should have food storage and how to start and implement your family's custom food storage plan. Today we're going to go into more detail about WHERE and HOW to store your food. If you're making the effort to get prepared and have food storage for your family, then you're going to want to be sure it's stored properly so your efforts ... read more
Real Family Budget Update – June 2020
It's time for a family budget update (we'll get back to food storage next week)! If you know us, you know that we love to budget! We love budgeting because it allows us to do what we want with our money and helps us reach our financial goals. If you are not a budget lover, you might be confused when you hear me say that our budget "allows us to do what we want with our money," but it's true! When we budget, we decide on our priorities and put our money there! On the flip side, without ... read more
3 Money Saving Tips for People Who Hate Frugality
Are you the kind of person who rolls their eyes when people start talking frugality? Do you cringe at the thought of being frugal? Well today I'm sharing some tips especially for you--tips to help you make progress toward your financial goals without making you do those frugal things you hate. Somehow "frugal" for you got a bad rap. Maybe you're tired of people telling you NO--no Starbucks, no eating out, no cable. Well, I'm not going to tell you NO today. But I promise that if you follow ... read more
Getting Started With Food Storage– Building a 1-3 month supply (and why you should)
With food shortages, disruptions in the supply chain, and orders to shelter in place, it's no wonder that food storage is a hot topic. After seeing our family's food storage challenge during the coronavirus quarantine, I've been getting lots of questions about food storage. Maybe you've known that having food storage is important, but you just haven't made it a priority in the past. Or maybe until recently you had never even considered the idea of food storage. Either way, now is a fine ... read more
The Garden Project (What we did with our stimulus check)
With food shortages, rising prices, and job insecurity we were really itching to grow a garden this year. There were lots of reasons why growing a garden-- this year especially-- was important to us. We've had a garden for most of our married life (nearly 15 years!) besides the past three years. When we bought this house just over three years ago, we knew we wanted a garden, but it was something that was going to require some major work. The majority of our property is on a serious ... read more
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