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4 Easy Ways I Save Money Homeschooling

I think we’ve all felt the sting of inflation lately.   Gas.Groceries.Restaurants. (Tell me why it recently cost me almost $25 to feed two of my children at Chick Fil A!)   It’s all...

No Spend January Week 1 Recap

One week into my no spend month and I’m still hanging on! Keep reading to see: What we ate What we spent What I wanted to buy but didn’t What we’re planning going forward What We Ate...

How to Stock Your Pantry On A Budget

A 2020 Flashback In March of 2020 during our spring break, I started seeing the headlines trickle in about a strange new virus. By the middle of the week there was a case in a near by town. By the end...

Why I’m Doing No Spend January

About a month ago I had this random thought to do a “No Spend January”. An entire month with no extra spending. By the time December 31 rolled around I was actually a little (a lot)...

A Healthier Halloween

Halloween is just one of those things that I could truly take or leave. I’ve never been much of a Halloween fanatic. As a kid, I recall trick or treating once. We were more the “go to the...

Learning & Growing

Well here I am typing on a blog that my mother and grandmother will probably enjoy. (Hi mom! Hi Gigi!)  Part of me doesn’t even really know why I’m here. But the other part of me realizes...