Haircuts and hair color can be expensive. There are lots of frugal ways around spending a small fortune on your hair, but generally they involve DIY haircuts and DIY hair color. While those are a great way to save, not everyone is cut out to cut hair at home. I have been not so successful at […]
40 Kids Halloween Costumes Under $30
Halloween costumes can be pricey so we put together a list of costumes you can buy that are all under $30 with many being even cheaper! The good thing about Halloween costumes is that kids can use them for dress up throughout the years. We had one princess dress we purchased on sale after Halloween […]
Stop Food Waste, Save Money
Do you know how much food you waste each week? Each month? Every year? Estimates vary, but the facts remain the same. We’re wasting anywhere from 30-50% of the food we buy, approximately 25% of that is right at home. That’s worth $1,650,000,000 every year. Yes, that’s billions with a ‘b’. This short video explains it […]
Cut the Cable and Save over $1,000
I’m constantly evaluating our spending to find savings. While it may seem a bit silly to cut $10 here and there it can add up faster than you might think! In the past few years we’ve definitely made some choices that super frugal folks would frown on. One of those was adding a monthly cable […]
6 Ways to Eat on the Go for Less
One easy way to cut costs whether you work outside the home, are spending the day out running errands, or traveling is to pack food for your meals. For one person it can save $5-$10 per meal. Add up all your family members it could save you hundreds of dollars every month and thousands each […]
25 tips to slash your restaurant spending in half
Most people still eat in restaurants on a weekly basis. While I love a good meal out at a nice restaurant it’s often budget busting. Busy lifestyles, dual income families, and our car dependent lifestyle have made dining out way of life for many people. We all know restaurant food isn’t great for our waistline, but […]
2014 Meal Plan and Printables
In 2012 I made a resolution to eat more at home to not only save money, but to get healthier too. To make it simple I made a year long meal plan. It took a few hours to put together-but then I was set for the entire year. I could tweak our meals seasonally or […]
5 Simple & Frugal Tips for Packing Kid’s Lunches
One of my main goals with life is to make my life simpler. While I’m not opposed to spending more to do that at times I love it when simple and frugal meet in the perfect solution. As I shared I’m working on getting my fitness back. We’ve started being more mindful about how we […]
Top 3 Ways to Save Money on Funerals
It’s not necessarily a pleasant thing to think about, planning a loved one’s funeral, but chances are at some point in your life you will have to be part of the planning process of a loved one’s funeral. According to Funeralwise.com’s quick plan calculator funeral costs can range from $355 (donating the body to science […]
8 Great Ways to Save Money Socially
As mentioned in Living on One Income: One Family’s Process I talked about how hard it was for my husband and I to give up our social life to save money. Before we had kids we were always out spending money and doing fun expensive things with our friends. But one of the decisions we […]
