The variety in this week’s Amazon buys show how much I’ve grown to depend on Amazon for one stop shopping—and fast shipping. I bought some summer sundresses for 11-year-old Jameson from Macy’s last night because they were super cheap (like $11). Jameson asked if they were going to get here “Tomorrow or did you have to […]
Amazon for Pool Supplies (way cheaper than Leslie’s!) What I Bought Monday #2
Jefferson (age 14) takes care of our pool. We pay him 40% what we would pay the pool guy ($10 a week Kid Labor vs. $110 per month Pool Guy). Our pool is cleaner and both parents and son are richer! Every month or so Jefferson makes me a list of the various pool potions […]
Maricopa County Fair on a Budget—A Family Day at the Fair 3 Ways: Free, Cheap, and As Expensive as a Day at Disneyland!
There’s a good reason why up til 2018 we’ve never taken the kids to the county fair: it’s expensive! A family day at the county fair can add up fast. Here’s how to visit the Maricopa County Fair on a budget 3 ways: Free Cheap As expensive as a day at Disneyland. (Yes, really.) Jameson […]
Fast Food in Your Freezer for Busy Nights: Grocery Budget Tracking #5 March 1–15
This is the 5th post of my Grocery Budget Tracking in 2018! Can you feed your family a Clean Eating diet and still come in under your grocery budget? I’m about to find out! This is the real grocery budget of our family, who eats 15 pounds a week of pastured meat…and sometimes Poptarts. In […]
Grocery Budget Tracking #4: Final Grocery Spending for February 2018
This is the 4th post of my Grocery Budget Tracking in 2018! Can you feed your family a Clean Eating diet and still come in under your grocery budget? I’m about to find out! This is the real grocery budget of our family, who eats 15 pounds a week of pastured meat…and sometimes Poptarts. In 2018, […]
Adding Up Credit Card Points – Vacation Fund UP by $934.60! Found Money #4
My favorite hobby is collecting Found Money—that’s money I can access outside my regular income. Anything from coupons to credit card points to cash I earn selling my clutter counts as Found Money.” For this week’s Found Money roundup, I added up the points for all of our credit cards. We finance a huge amount […]
Grocery Budget Tracking 2018: February 1–15. It doesn’t look good.
This is the 3rd post of my Grocery Budget Tracking in 2018! Can you feed your family a Clean Eating diet and still come in under your grocery budget? I’m about to find out! This is the real grocery budget of our family, who eats 15 pounds a week of pastured meat…and sometimes Poptarts. In […]
Negotiating my internet bill. Or, How I saved $432.12 by not being lazy. Found Money #3
My favorite hobby is collecting Found Money—that’s money I can access outside my regular income. Anything from coupons to credit card points to cash I earn selling my clutter counts as Found Money.” I hate making phone calls to negotiate prices on my accounts, but I hate losing money because I was too lazy to […]
What’s Your Grocery Budget? Final Spending in January! Grocery Budget Tracking #2 Jan 16–31 2018
This is the 2nd post of my Grocery Budget Tracking in 2018: Final Grocery Budget for January! Can you feed your family a Clean Eating diet and still come in under your grocery budget? I’m about to find out! This is the real grocery budget of our family, who eats 15 pounds a week of […]
Wallet Check! Gift Card Balances (I found more than $100!) — Found Money #2
My favorite hobby is collecting Found Money—that’s money I can access outside my regular income. Anything from coupons to credit card points to cash I earn selling my clutter counts as Found Money.” Found Money #2: Wallet Check! Gift Card Balances If you’re like me, you have a couple dozen gift cards laying around. I […]
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