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...

I've been doing a lot of thinking about the best ways to save money each month. There are so many things we can do to save but what are truly the best ways to save? Because it's really a question of how to save money every single day, each week, every month and all year long.  I spent a lot of time pondering this question as I prepared to talk with some moms at our church about how to save money. I wanted to share money saving tips that everyone can do but also that are not hard. Most importantly, I wanted to share money saving tips that truly make a difference to your budget.  The … Read More...