How to Save Money

Before I was ever allowed to get my driver’s license, I had to learn to change my own oil and a tire on my car. It’s not that my parents thought I’d make a career of doing either – or that I’d ever actually do either – but there is nothing that my parents dislike […] More

I probably don’t even need to tell you how easy it is to overspend; I do it all the time. I went into Publix just yesterday for fresh salmon from the seafood counter, a loaf of fresh French bread and broccoli. I should have spent less than $20, but somehow I walked out of the […] More

Ah, sweet, sweet summer. Kidding, summer is pretty much my least favorite ever. I can say that as a lifelong Floridian being that summer is mostly all year, and sometimes we have a cool evening in the 70s or that kind of spring-like day when it’s in the 60s for a minute before it gets […] More

I have never purchased anything from a thrift store. There; I said it. I haven’t, and I likely will not ever at this point in time. You might laugh, but I have this running (inappropriate) thought that things in thrift stores are for those who really cannot afford to shop anywhere else. I’d feel guilty […] More

My oldest daughter will be 8 in just a few weeks, and I’ve become a bit nostalgic as I remember all the moments that led up to her arrival. My husband and I had been married for more than three years before we became parents. We were on a vacation in Hawaii when he told […] More

How’s this for a Tuesday shocker; there are only 28 weeks left until Christmas morning. That’s right; just over half the year to go until we wake up in the morning to tear into our gifts with our loved ones, and it’s not that much time. Sure, it’s June. But wake up, people; June is […] More

How can I make life a little more affordable? It’s the question people ask more often than any other question imaginable, with the exception of why do I only want Chick-Fil-A on Sundays? The cost of living is high, and it’s often a wonder to me that people can live at all these days. I […] More

Stores are dirty liars. We love them, and we seem to be all right with that; but it doesn’t change the fact that they are not entirely honest with the average consumer. Stores want to turn a profit, and that means they’re not usually up to advertising the many ways in which you can save […] More

Sometimes I do things I know are wrong in the interest of saving time, and it ends up costing me money. I am happy to admit that I am not perfect and that I do make mistakes. I am human, after all. That means that you’re all just like me. I’m not alone in my […] More

Not many people love the idea of shopping for a new vehicle. To be completely honest, it’s just not fun. Let’s not even get into the fact that no one loves a car salesman. No one loves to fill out paperwork and provide their phone number and email address to every single vulture on a […] More

The hardest part of anything is the part where you have to actually take action and get started. I promise you that I feel this way every single day. I linger over that first cup of coffee like it’s my business, not in the mood to get up and start getting ready an hour after […] More

This coming weekend is a celebratory weekend in our home. It’s our eleventh wedding anniversary; a very big one. Why? Because we think all our wedding anniversaries are big ones since we get to celebrate yet another year together that we get to have fun, do life and just experience all the things that are […] More