3 Ways Grass-Fed Beef Can Help You Improve Your Diet

I enjoy beef as well as chicken and turkey; these are the main proteins in my diet as I don’t eat eggs and don’t really eat dairy. I wish I could afford to buy grass fed beef. Here’s a post sent in by a reader about the benefits of grass fed beef. For years, a […]

Thoughts on a Money Management Podcast with Amanda Steinberg

I’ve been working regularly doing cleaning jobs, and at first, I was listening to music while I was cleaning. But then I decided I wanted to start being doing more, and decided to listen to various self growth related podcasts while cleaning, and I’ve been loving it. Today I was listening to a podcast on […]

Delightful Dishes For A Special Holiday Gathering

Some people really love having guests and entertaining, but have a difficult time coming up with a menu. For this reason, even though they know how to cook, they go out to restaurants when they would like to have a fancy dinner. Here’s some suggestions from a reader as to how to make a fancy […]

My Latest Super Frugal Grocery Shop

Being busy working a lot lately, it’s been hard to find time to do frugal shopping like buying reduced rack produce from the open air market, or going to the scratch and dent store. But earlier this week I was able to arrange a play date for my kids after school and used that time […]

Can a Prepaid Debit Card Help With Your Finances?

I am pretty firmly anti credit cards, because I see how much trouble they can get you into financially. However, a reader sent me this post about how prepaid debit cards can actually be helpful with your finances, and I’ll admit it got me thinking.  In a nutshell, a prepaid debit card is a financial […]

Visiting London on a Shoestring Budget

No, I’m not heading to London. (Yet, though this post really makes me want to go.) However, my best friend, Michelle, recently was in London, and she amazed me not only by how many things she saw in her short amount of time there, but also little she spent doing so. As she knows how […]

Brilliant Gifts For The Obsessed Foodie In Your Life

I’m a foodie. Anyone who knows me well (or even semi well) knows that about me. Don’t get me baskets of lotions and creams as a gift, those will go unused in my house. Get me something food related and I’m sure to love it. Here’s some tips from a reader about what types of […]

Taco Night! Delicious, Frugal, Easy, and Healthy

My kids, somehow, despite never having had tacos before, heard about the concept of Taco Tuesday. (I don’t even know the source of Taco Tuesday!) They asked me if we can please have a Taco Tuesday at our house. I kept the idea at the back of my mind, and when I saw taco shells […]

Parenting and Earning: How to Do Both at the Same Time

I’ve pretty much only been a work at home mom since my kids were little. Only recently, since deciding to get divorced, did I start working out of the house more regularly. Some people want to be able to work from home but don’t know how to do it. Here’s some great ideas from a […]