Why I am boycotting “No Spend January” January is approaching and I usually do a “No Spending Challenge” for myself and others. I usually post about what we spend and budget for the month. This usually comes in answer to a truly magical month (or who am I kidding….. A […]
Category: Budget
Disney for the BOUGIE, the BEGINNER, and those on a BUDGET- Meals & Snacks
Disney is expensive, ya’ll. Like stupid expensive. And your resident cheapo is going to try and spit some facts about how to save money at Disney. This is a 3-parter (you’re welcome) and in Part 3 we’re rounding it up with Disney meals and snacks. If you missed Part 1, […]
Disney for the BOUGIE, the BEGINNER, and those on a BUDGET- Amusement Parks
Disney is expensive, ya’ll. Like stupid expensive. And your resident cheapo is going to try and spit some facts about how to save money at Disney. This is a 3-parter (you’re welcome) and in Part 2 we’re forging ahead and talking about the Disney Amusement Parks. If you missed Part […]
DISNEY for the BOUGIE, the BEGINNER, and those on a BUDGET- Hotels & Resorts
Disney is expensive, ya’ll. Like stupid expensive. And your resident cheapo is going to try and spit some facts about how to save money at Disney. This is a 3-parter (you’re welcome) in Part 1 we’re tackling where to lay your pretty head. Disclaimer: 1. I know a LOT of […]
Skiing & Tubing: Wisconsin Dells
Every year we try to take the kids somewhere over Christmas. The long school break is just long enough for me to lose my mind if we stay home. So we go. Somewhere. Anywhere that will give me direction and purpose. When I am at home I tend to spend […]
6 Cheap Ways to Entertain Kids this Summer
Anyone else freak out at the beginning of summer and think, “How in the HECK am I going to entertain these kids?” Okay, so it’s just me? I am not a stay at home Mom but have the ability to spend 8 weeks off with my kids every summer. Every […]
5 Ideas to Beat Budget Boredom
When we decided to start being actual adults and learn how to budget, we both had some things to learn. We realized that our lifestyle was costing some major moolah each month. Throwing Money Away Before Dave Ramsey, we were living it up. As parents to two little ones and […]
Rollin’ Your Debt Snowball
Okay, okay, maybe I shouldn’t be talking about snow. EVERYONE in my neck of the woods is fed up with the weather. We had had about a zillion days off of school for snow, ice, or frigid temps. But my budget for this month is right on target due to […]
Saving Dough with a $10 Mixer
I currently don’t have a mixer. My hand mixer broke last month. It was my go-to for the last four years when baking. I bought it for ten dollars at Kays Merchandise when we got married, thirteen years ago. By my calculations, I have paid .77 each year to have […]
Don’t Let Your Dents Define You
Does your Dad have a feed truck? When I was growing up, my Dad had an old beater truck that stayed in the barn with feed in the truck bed. When it was time to feed the cows, he’d drive out to the field and scoop it out. I remember […]