3 Kids Books That Make Me Cry (and our other favorite toddler books)
A couple things you should know about us before you read my book recommendations: I took a class on children’s books …
Budgeting 101 #4: What the heck is a Sinking Fund?
Understanding sinking funds is essential to accurate budgeting (unless your income is such that you choose to cash flow big …
Budgeting 101 #3: What to Do When You Go Over Budget
So far in this Budgeting 101 Series, we’ve learned how to start a budget and how to track spending. You’ve …
Why & How We Use Cash
I often suggest to people to try using all cash if you’re new to budgeting. We used to do cash …
A Typical Stay at Home Mom Day
A stay at home mom day can be very exciting. Between the laughter, tears, and poop, you never know what might …
Choosing Contentment in Our Home
We have committed to basically spending no money on home improvements in our rental house. The landlords take care of necessary …
5 Things We’re Not Buying (While We Get out of Debt)
Sometimes I’ll jokingly say to my Ben, “when we get out of debt, I would like to buy …
Cloth Diapering 101: A Super Simple Guide
When we first looked into cloth diapering, I was SO OVERWHELMED by all the information out there. There are entire …
Miscarriage: Our Story
I am torn between a million thoughts and speechlessness. Between not wanting to talk about it and wanting people to know. …
A $700 “no” – our defining moment while getting out of debt
Ben was planning to attend a trip to New York City for a conference. It turned out we had enough …
My new most embarrassing moment
So, Addie (our 2 1/2 year old) has become more and more conversational. We can really have basically regular conversations …
The Best Toys for Toddlers
Call me a toy snob, but those irritating, noise-making toys drive me nuts. You know…. the ones that sing obnoxious …
bonus phrases for your kids
I wrote about some helpful phrases to use with 1 year olds and 2 year olds (and all their emotional drama). And …
Budgeting 101- #2 How to Track Your Spending
Where is all my money going? How much should I budget in this category? I want to save money but …
Budgeting 101 – #1 How to Start a Budget
Whether you’ve tried budgeting a million times or it’s the first time ever, starting a budget can feel daunting. What …
Detailed Review of EveryDollar Online Budgeting Tool
We used EveryDollar for 9 months, then switched to YNAB. I have updated this post to reflect my current thinking …
getting over my entitlement (part 1)
Confession: I used to be entitled. (Hey, you can’t get help if you don’t admit you have a problem, right?) …
Top 3 Reasons to Get Out of Debt – NOW!
We read Dave Ramsey’s book The Total Money Makeover (which I highly recommend, by the way) and listened to all the …
a weekend of poop & a messy house
I recently wrote about ways I keep my house clean. Lest that post in any way communicated that our house …
I didn’t know I was marrying a nerd
Before I was married, I remember people saying “Oh I’m so glad I married my best friend.” I thought that …