Personal Finance and Lifestyle Guide
As someone who is a probable slave to fashion, and always has been, I adore shopping. I know that everyone has a different budget, and that not everyone can or wants to spend the money required to buy designer items. I love a challenge; finding a designer item on sale, finding something that is perfect […] More
Sometimes my house smells less than beautiful. Nothing bothers me more than that. Since November 16, 2007 I have been unable to tolerate unpleasant smells. It was the day before I found out I was pregnant with our first child, but I knew with certainty that I was pregnant that morning when I got into […] More
Rest assured that I am in no way a professional decorator or designer. In fact, I’m not even sure I have a natural eye for things of that nature. My home is, in my opinion, impeccably decorated; but only because I find décor I love on Pinterest and Instagram and literally order every single item […] More
When life hands you lemons, you’re supposed to make lemonade. I, personally, use lemons all the time so I fail to see why people view them as a negative. They are wonderful in so many things, including cocktails; lemons are not bad. However, when you turn lemon to permanent marker and you view it in […] More
A fabulous story on Reddit about an incredible man with an even more incredible medical bill was the inspiration for this piece. This man’s wife had cancer. He lost his job, the insurance went with it, and he was left holding a staggering $12,000 medical bill. It’s a common story. What’s not common is how […] More
No is a full sentence; trust me. No. No. No, thank you. No, I don’t think so. No. There is no need to follow up that one word, one syllable sentence with anything else. All you have to say is no. It’s not easy, I know this. Trust me. In my nearly 33 years in […] More
So many of us want to save money, but we are not that good at it. That’s why we struggle so much in that area of our lives. However, we’ve recently learned of something that is designed to save for you, without any actual effort on your behalf. It might not seem all that possible, […] More
Spring is here, and it’s beautiful. I say that now that the weather has finally cooled off a bit here in Florida and the high today is only 81 instead of 95 (it’s spring for a week!). It’s the time of year in which most people are comfortable with the weather; cool evenings and mornings […] More
It seems that this time of year there are people getting married every time we turn around. If you are currently one of them, or you have been in the past, you know that weddings are expensive. It’s almost impossible to fathom spending this much money on a party, but people do it all the […] More
We talk a lot about buying versus renting and how buying is better. However, not everyone has to agree with us, and not everyone does. Additionally, not everyone can or is ready to or even wants to buy. That means we have to tell our favorite renters how they can save a bit of money […] More
One of the easiest ways to save on a Costco membership is to share the membership with a friend or family member. It’s pretty foolproof, and very simple. The $55 annual fee is not much, but many people who live a frugal lifestyle hesitate to pay that fee and then save money to earn it […] More
Who does not love saving money? Even if you don’t live on a tight budget, saving money is still exciting. I once saved more than $4,000 on granite when the company we worked with made a mistake sending me quotes on the three pieces of granite we chose. They marked the C level granite I […] More