Life Hacks

Can I tell you a secret? Some might judge me or call me a snob, and others will probably agree with me completely on this; Walmart freaks me out and I refuse to go inside of one unless I can absolutely avoid it at all costs. I know that I can get things there for […] More

I’m a huge fan of the gym. No, incorrect; I am a huge fan of our brand new YMCA. Not only is it only five minutes from our home, but it’s amazing. I’ve never been a gym person. I like yoga, but I’ll take classes or work out at home – until the first week […] More

Every morning when I get up, I shower, work for a bit and then head from my office into the living room to enjoy a cup of coffee with my husband once he’s out of the shower. Since I don’t care much for the talking until I’m done with the coffee, it helps that I […] More

One thing I struggle with on a daily basis is stress. I am overly stressed on a regular basis, and it’s mostly my own fault. It’s always a little surprising to other people who hear that I’m stressed out, because they say I always look so cool, calm, collected and so put together. It is […] More

Our main objective is to save you money around here. We want to help you live more affordably, more enjoyably and just better overall. Most of our advice to you is financial, but sometimes we have other helpful things to discuss with you. Weighing heavily on my mind today is bad weather and kids. As […] More

We all know that financial problems are one of the leading causes of divorce, but we are willing to bet finances play a substantial role in the leading causes of a number of other factors; therapy, unhappiness, medical needs. We aren’t doctors over here (but we could play one if we had to after years […] More

Shopping secondhand is a huge trend at the moment. People all over the world are currently shopping for the things that they want and need by buying them used. Whether it’s gently used furniture that’s been refurbished and made fabulous at an antique store or something like a designer handbag that’s being sold at a […] More

Who doesn’t just adore buying a new or used vehicle? Oh, I see that everyone’s hands shot up; that’s because car shopping is the most tedious, most annoying, most irritating, most frustrating thing you will ever do in your life. I mean, it’s not fun. It’s stressful and there are so many reasons why. Since […] More

This is a topic that weighs heavily on my mind regularly. My husband and I very much enjoy hosting dinner parties for our friends and their kids, and not just because our twins go to bed at 6:30 and we basically have half our kids to entertain and no tired, cranky littles. We bought our […] More

We all live with waste in our lives, and it comes in all shapes and sizes. Waste is, essentially, garbage; and more than you realize is actual garbage. It comes in all shapes, sizes, colors and features. It comes in the shape of people in your life, family, friends, work, your home and your overly […] More