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Family Logistics // Being a One Car Family, Part 2.

Filed Under: Frugality & Saving Money, Green Living & Sustainability 11 Comments

Last week, I discussed being a one-car family – some ways sharing a car has made our life more simple and more complicated as well as the keys to how we’re able to make this work for our family. Today, I want to talk money. Money is one of my favorite things to talk about and analyze, because it’s so empowering.Read the whole post >>

April 23, 2014 · Tagged With: car, one car, saving money, transportation 11 Comments

My Favorite Little Ways to Save Money.

Filed Under: Frugality & Saving Money 17 Comments

(photo credit) Some ways of saving money aren’t fun. Lowering your thermostat, not going out to dinner as often, ditching cable, etc. But here are some of my favorite little ways to save money. Things that are actually fun. (And that might be because they enable you to shop at Target.) – Use our DiscoverRead the whole post >>

November 11, 2013 · Tagged With: saving money 17 Comments

What’s Worth Splurging On?

Filed Under: Frugality & Saving Money 46 Comments

(Yes, I ended that with a preposition.) It’s no secret that my family is on a budget. A fairly tight budget. (I blogged the budget details a few years ago, but the numbers have changed.) One of the secrets to living frugally and still enjoying myself  is to pick some splurges that are worth itRead the whole post >>

September 9, 2013 · Tagged With: budgeting, saving money, splurges 46 Comments

(Saving) Dolla Dolla Bills, Y’all.

Filed Under: Frugality & Saving Money 26 Comments

For two years now, we’ve lived quite frugally because of some life circumstances and choices. Such as a child. And a husband getting his PhD. While I start my own business. Go big or go home, baby. This foray into living more frugally didn’t just start after Gabe and the PhD pursuit, though. I grew up withRead the whole post >>

September 17, 2012 · Tagged With: budgeting, saving money 26 Comments

On Still Being Me…and Buying Nothing

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From reading my blog, it may seem as though being pregnant has somewhat taken over my body, brain, and life – I promise it hasn’t! I am still very much me and I still very much have desires, goals, and values independent of the baby I’m now home to. I don’t say this to remindRead the whole post >>

April 26, 2010 · Tagged With: buy nothing month, pregnancy, saving money 1 Comment

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Saving Money & Living Frugally

Doing a Buy Nothing Month.

Every so often, my eating junk food gets a little out of control and do a little juice cleanse. To help reset my body’s ideas of … [Read More...]

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Simple Living & Minimalism

Long Distance Moving and Decluttering – A Few Tips.

We're in the midst of a long distance move to Massachusetts this month (in the nomadic portion of our move - we moved out of our … [Read More...]

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Green Living & Sustainability

Choosing between Convenience and Values.

A reader asks: How do you decide when to focus your energy on better choices versus choosing convenience? I think it can be so … [Read More...]

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Motherhood & Parenting

The Story of Eleanor.

(Warning, this post will contain mentions of bodily fluid) How Eleanor Came to Be. I want to write this all down while I still … [Read More...]

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A New Leaf. Little Leaf.

(Yes, I am a dork.) Your website should be like an extra employee. Who works non stop 24/7. I recently overhauled my site … [Read More...]

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