Tips and ideas for organizing your your home and finances.
It’s spring! Living in Idaho, I tend to get extraordinarily excited about warmer weather. The snow melts. Flowers and trees start to bloom, and I love every second of it. I even love spring cleaning. I pull out my spring cleaning checklist and get to work. Sure, there is a part of me that dreads …
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In the evenings, my three older kids are getting old enough that they can put on their own pajamas. And they can brush their teeth with some supervision. In fact, after having three kids in two and a half years, and then adding a fourth a few years later, we’ve felt a little spoiled with …
More Isn’t Better. Simplify Your Family Life With Less Read More »
It started with good intentions. I had just read Marie Kondo’s book, The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up. We had recently moved into a smaller home and I was grappling with the sheer amount of stuff we had. Everywhere I looked, my kids had toys. I was walking on Legos in the living room. Tripping …
Does your family need money ASAP? Are you working to save money so you can go on a fun vacation or put a down payment on a house? If so it’s time to do a super savings or no spend month. What is a no spend month? When we were first married, my husband and …
Your family is eating money. At least it probably seems like that. Groceries are one of the largest monthly bills for families. Fortunately, they are also one of the areas you can save money on groceries if you cut out trips to the store. Grocery shop once a month and you can save big! When …
