Simplify & enjoy life at home with littles.
YNAB is by far, our favorite online budgeting tool for tracking spending and money management. YNAB costs $6.99/ month (billed annually), and the most frequently asked question I get about it is, “Why pay when there are free budgeting tools available like Mint? Is YNAB worth the money?” This YNAB …
In this post, you’ll learn which 9 items to purchase in order to build a capsule maternity wardrobe on a tight budget. We had 4 babies in 5 years (no multiples!) while paying off debt AND living on one income. So, if you are looking for some tips on a …
Let’s be honest. The title of this post is ridiculous. Nothing could ever totally help you with preparing for baby. But, should you find yourself expecting a baby (or hoping for, adopting, or fostering a baby), there are a few things that might make the transition to mommy life just a …
Whether your food budget is $100 per month or $1,000 per month, if you want to stick to the food budget you’ve decided on, you have to know how to track your grocery spending. After all, if you have a budget, but don’t know how much you’re spending, then do …
I googled “simplify your life mom” as I was writing this, and got over a million results. So why one more post about simplifying life? Because, I read a few, and they weren’t simple! The top result had 72 tips to simplify your life… 72! 72 isn’t simple. Here’s the …
It seems like everyone wants to know how to cut your grocery bill down these days. Whether you’re trying to stop overspending on credit cards or want to spend less on groceries so you can hit a savings goal, this grocery-bill-cutting process works. If you stick to this system, I promise …
In this beginner’s guide, you will learn how to start using Google Photos, how to sync Google photos across your mobile app & computer, and the best habits for managing pictures with Google Photos. If you’re anything like me, you snap a zillion phone pictures a month and occasionally wonder… …
Do you make goals? If so, how? Do you tend to crush them all, or do they just kinda float around in your head until you get interrupted by a kid who desperately NEEEEEEDS you to help them find that one little lego piece RIGHT NOW? As a mom, it’s so …
Alternate Title: What I would have registered for if I’d have known we’d move a zillion times in the first 5 years of marriage! In the past 7 years, we have moved a lot and rented a lot. While those beautifully organized rainbow pantries on pinterest are fun to look …
In this digital photography age, organizing and backing up pictures can be really overwhelming. It’s also kind of a funny problem because what the heck are you going to do with all those backed up pictures anyway? Sit on your computer and just click “next” a zillion times and look …
Oh. Em. Gee. I recently tried the new-ish Walmart Grocery Online Order & Pickup Service and it’s a grocery shopping game changer, y’all. Especially if you have little kids, or are pressed for time. I love it. I almost gave the Walmart lady a hug while she was loading groceries into my …
Meal planning is by far the number one way to save money on groceries. Surely you’ve heard that before… You plan for what you eat and buy what you NEED based on the plan. In turn, you waste less food (and less money). Meal planning also makes it easier to avoid …
I decided to organize my house in January 2016, along with everyone else in the world. Once and for all! (Okay, maybe it was the 3rd pregnancy nesting kicking in.) Having heard about the new-at-the-time Marie Kondo hype, I picked up “The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art …