Your FSA isn’t really “tax free” money if you pay Stupid Tax trying to spend it all by the deadline. My husband just gave himself a raise by not funding a Flexible Spending Account (FSA) this year. In this Found Money post (#6 in the series): Why FSAs are a losing bet for healthy families […]
Found Money Fund Files #5: That $50 Shell Gas Gift Card at the Intersection of Procrastination and Money
I’m a procrastinator. Like, the hipster procrastinator—I’ve been a procrastinator since 1983 when my mom had to drive 60 minutes round trip to Moskatels in Sunnymead to buy foam balls for my 3rd grade solar system model due tomorrow. A major symptom of procrastination is perfectionism. If I can’t cut the Cool Whip lid just […]
Family travel tips for the Trans-Siberian Orchestra Christmas show in Phoenix (and how we scored free tickets!)
The Trans-Siberian Orchestra rocks Phoenix December 2nd, 2018 at Gila River Arena. Is the Trans-Siberian Orchestra Christmas show appropriate for kids? Totally. Did you miss the Trans-Siberian Orchestra show in Phoenix this year? Read on to find out how you can see Trans-Siberian Orchestra in December, 2019 for free and you’ll be ready to jump […]
The Best Phoenix Groupons for Families with Teens and Tweens
I have a tween and a teen, and sometimes it seems like all the Phoenix Groupon deals are for little kids. I’ve found the best Phoenix Groupon deals for families with teens and tweens—these Groupons are great for families with kids who are too old for play places and kiddie museums. When Groupon runs a flash […]
My 11-yr-old’s Amazon deals – Mermaid Tail & Disney’s Zombies Soundtrack with Bonus! What I Bought Monday #3
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 […]
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 […]
