Spring is the time of garage sales! I always enjoy the treasure hunt of garage sales to see what bargains I can find. In fact, my friend Andrea and I are so excited about garage sales this year, we're going to see how many we can make it to together! As frugal moms with 5 little ones between us, we need to stretch our pennies. We actually went to a church rummage sale on Friday where you could fill a paper grocery sack for only $2! I got a dozen items of clothes for Nathan and a dozen children's books for only $2. It was a great way to start the garage sale season. Do you like shopping … Read More...

Can we talk for a minute about grocery budgets? There are a couple things I want to say about grocery budgets and why we need to stop comparing grocery budgets. Having a grocery budget is important but no one can or should have the exact same grocery budget. Your grocery budget shouldn't be the same as mine. We all need different grocery budgets and we all need to stop comparing grocery budgets to save ourselves money. I hope you know that, but if you need the reminder, here's why. My family looks different than yours. My family eats differently than yours. I shop at different … Read More...