Paper… Piles and piles of paper. Pretty sure the trees are crying! Anyone else feel like their desk/office area just overflows with paper? Today I’m sharing my system for creating a simple filing system. And I do this every year! Each year, after our taxes have been safely squared away with the IRS and everything settled, I clear out my main filing drawer. Typically the first of March is when this gets done. This year too many things were going on so […]
Monthly Shopping List for Aldi
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Our Aldi is about 15 minutes away which is really nice. However, my favorite grocery is within walking distance so Aldi, like Sam’s Club is a once a month store. Below I’m sharing my monthly shopping list for Aldi. One thing I really love about this Aldi is how they are adding organic products! We went on Tuesday for the first time in 2 months and they had added a number of new items and their baby line of products. […]
Monthly Shopping list for Sam’s Club
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Okay ya’ll, we went 3 full weeks in the shop my pantry challenge and while hubby is running out of snacks (and I’m running out of ingredients to make them) we’ve done really well. I’ve worked on an overall plan and part one includes a monthly shopping list for Sam’s Club and Aldi. I want to visit Aldi and make sure of the pricings for stuff before I make that monthly list. In the past we’ve went to Sam’s once […]
Shop my Pantry Challenge
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After balancing the checkbook and making sure everything lined up, I took a glance at our food spending for the year. Astronomical spending. I sat there in a bit of shock and decided right then and there to issue myself a shop my pantry challenge. At the end of last year I looked over our grocery spending and realized we had spent around $13 a day on food. That is less than the “thrifty plan” mentioned on the USDA costs of […]
Surprising things Frugal People do
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I definitely consider myself a frugalista and thrive on saving money. But there are a few surprising things frugal people do that you may not know about. Being frugal doesn’t always mean never spending money, nor does it mean keeping all your cash in envelopes. Just like we are all different in personalities, frugal people are different in ways they save. However, there is one thing all frugal people have in common. A Goal. Whether that goal is to retire early, […]
Late Night Savings Found!
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Disclaimer: Late Night Savings Found is sponsored by Scott and Dollar General. Dear friends and fellow mammas in the trench, the other night we had a near disaster. You know the kind. Where it’s been a busy week (okay who am I kidding, MONTH) and somehow you messed up big time. You forgot something of vital importance and disaster is just one “sit” away. You walk into the bathroom and see this. Now, that isn’t the near disaster. Unfortunately that […]
Track Your Spending for Financial Success
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Do you track your spending? Do you know why it’s important? Having used a money tracking program for years, I know first-hand why you should track your spending. At the beginning of each month I am able to clearly see what I expect to come in and what is scheduled to go out for bills. One glance shows me what I can reasonably expect to have for spending on gas, groceries and every other thing that’s necessary in caring for […]
A Good Steward or Just Plain Stingy
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Am I being a good steward or just plain stingy? I will admit; I love getting good deals. Clearance racks attract me like a bee to flowers, huge savings always excites me and I enjoy bargaining at garage sales. Is there anything wrong with loving a good deal? Absolutely not. Budgeting and making your dollars stretch is important when it comes to being a good steward over financial matters. But if your “good deal” comes at a loss to someone […]
Saving Money Online Shopping with Cardpool and Ebates
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Recently I needed to purchase some nursing bras. My total was over $70, but with coupons, discounts and cash back, I was able to pay much less than that. Many times when shopping online I am able to get deals that I could never get in store. So today I want to share my secrets for saving money online shopping. Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links that help support this site at no cost to you. Thanks! Saving Money Online […]
Budgeting Styles ~Finding What Works for You
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How I Track My Spending ~ A Keeping of Accounts
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As a Good Steward I need to track my spending. But how do I do it? As a teen I remember how thrilled I was when I was given my first real spending money. I was 15 and mom started paying me a little each week for helping out around the house. (As the oldest of 6 in a farming, homeschooling family, you better believe I earned it!) I was thrilled to have money to spend on myself. But I […]
