Earn, Save, and Live Joyfully.
My husband and I hooked work yesterday. Okay, we’re too goody-goody for hooking work, but we did take the day off to drive down to NC. It took us roughly five hours each way, but it was definitely worth the trip! We spent money on gas and food and little else. It was nice to … Read more
I’ve been feeling a bit more creative lately. This past week I set aside at least an hour each day to read and I think it’s recharged my right-brain just a little bit. The idea of creating a vision board has been rolling around in my head for days, so tonight I finally sat down … Read more
If you’re interested in spending less, saving more and living a greener life watch this video. It’ll definitely make you think twice about filling your life with unnecessary purchases. I find more and more often that my husband and I can make do with whatever it is we already own. I can’t remember the last … Read more
Last night I caught sight of three unbelievably brown bananas on top of my refrigerator. I’ve made every effort to stop wasting food in our home and I was a little disappointed in myself for allowing these three bananas to turn brown. I considered throwing them out, but then I did something even better, I … Read more
For as long as I can remember I have loved books and novels. When I was just two years old my mom used a series of Sesame Street flash cards to teach me to read. It’s strange, but to this day I can picture some of those images, like the picture of Grover holding a … Read more
As I gathered up a bunch of old newspapers and magazines for the recycle bin I noticed a 50% off sale on Perdue chicken in this week’s Giant circular. I needed to pick up a few staples like bread and milk anyway, so I decided to head over to the grocery store after work. I … Read more
If you’ve read this blog for any time you know that I am extremely frugal. I absolutely hate to spend money on anything extravagant and I often think and rethink big purchases at least two or three times before actually pulling the trigger. Although I am thrifty 99% of the time, I do spend big … Read more
I stayed up tonight to watch Jim Cramer on The Daily Show. For the most part Jim Cramer just sat and nodded his head while Jon Stewart calmly and rationally criticized a financial news network that makes a game of making money. At one point while Cramer attempted to justify his antics, Stewart said, “I … Read more
I didn’t intend to focus on food this week, but food and money seem to be swirling around in my brain, so here goes another post about lunch. A few months back Generation X wrote an article on how to clean, prepare and store lettuce for up to a week. Prior to reading that article … Read more
After crunching the numbers and finding between $130 – $200 worth of savings just by eating at home last month I am now even more inspired to diligently pack my lunch each week. Although I was initially motivated by monetary reasons alone, I now realize that our homemade lunches also help us live a more … Read more