The School Year Started and My Girls Are Still Home
This post isn’t going to be so long because I honestly have so little headspace for it. I just wanted to update y’all on what’s been going on. It is September 4, school started 4 days ago, and we still have no school for my daughters. I have made so many trips to the municipality, […]
Financial Survival Tips Every Busy Parent Needs
When you’re raising a family, it sometimes feels like there are a million different directions your money needs to go, while unfortunately there isn’t a million dollars coming in. I’ve learned over the years that financial stability isn’t necessarily about having a huge income, but about making smart choices with what you do have. Here […]
How Digital Banking Is Changing Everyday Money Management
When you’re trying to make every dollar stretch as far as possible, keeping close track of where your money is going can make a huge difference. Fortunately, digital banking has made it much easier to stay on top of spending, bills, and savings without constantly crunching numbers or digging through statements. Here are some of […]
It’s Five Days Till School Starts and Still No School For My Girls
As I wrote in my recent post, my daughters are switching schools this year, and there has been such ridiculousness involved in the process because they’re in special education classes and because we live in a different municipality than the one where my daughters go to school. Everyone keeps putting the responsibility on someone else. […]
Rebuilding Confidence After Major Weight Loss, One Frugal Step at a Time
Over the last year, I’ve lost about 15 kg (33 pounds), so weight loss and all the changes that come along with it have been on my mind quite a bit lately. Losing weight isn’t just about watching the number on the scale go down; it can change how you eat, how your clothes fit, […]
How an AI Image Generator Can Help With Low Cost Marketing and Content Ideas
I know AI is a pretty controversial topic, and touching it on my blog with even a ten foot pole is dangerous. But I’ll admit that I use AI regularly, especially when it comes to streamlining things when editing and formatting posts for this blog. AI image generators are another way small businesses like myself […]
Smart Parenting Choices: Why Value Matters More Than Buying More
When my kids were babies, I never actually used a crib for any of them, but I definitely got plenty of use out of a pack and play. I’ve always appreciated baby gear that can serve more than one purpose, especially since babies outgrow things so ridiculously quickly. That’s why I wanted to talk about […]
School Starts in 9 Days- I Have No Idea Where My Daughters Will Be Going
Its the end of August, and everywhere you go, you see the hustle and bustle of the new school year; school supplies are on sale everywhere, parents buying their kids what they need, going according to the lists they got, picking up supplies and the school books… and school starts in nine days, and I […]
How Parents Can Discover Their Child’s Interests Early
As parents, we want to notice our kids interests and help them thrive in areas that appeal to them. My kids, from a young age, showed interest in computers, and now two of them are computer programmers. Here’s how you can discover your child’s interests early. Every child develops at their own pace, and their […]
Creating a Realistic Budget When Going Through a Divorce
When going through a divorce, even if you never budgeted before, now is the time that you definitely need to be doing this. When I first seperated is when I started using YNAB religiously and it is how I survived financially; you need to have a realistic budget when switching from a two income to […]