budgeting
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Budgeting tips: What are sinking funds??
Budgeting. The dirty word that nobody wants to talk about, but EVERYBODY wants to excel at innately or learn through some sort of magical osmosis. But then month after month and then year after year we spend our hard earned money and have no clue where it goes. ORRRR we work really hard on our budget, and rock it’s socks off for a month until a holiday or birthday or field trip or soccer uniform pops up and throws a wrench into our perfectly laid plans. AND THEN we deviate from the budget a little…and then a lot…and then we throw the budget out the window and go back to…
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My current crushes from Pioneer Woman
It is no secret that my love for the Pioneer Woman runs STRONG!!! I do not qualify as a stalker quite yet, but let’s just say if the Pioneer Woman put out a line of shovels or televisions or heck even toilets, I would TOTALLY buy it!! So yesterday when I spied her post on this new line of Pioneer Woman luggage, I was ALL IN:) My only question was teal, or black, or how many suitcases can I fit in my closet???? This led me down the rabbit hole into PW land and I found ALL sorts of cute stuff I pretty much NEED…so I thought I would share…
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You don’t HAVE to have EVERYTHING to have it ALL!!!
Do you ever look at social media and think…IF I ONLY HAD WHAT THEY HAVE…or…IF I COULD ONLY AFFORD THAT…or…UGHH WHY DO I EVEN TRY?? We live in a fantastic time in history where we can see it ALL, do it ALL, and HAVE it ALL…but guess what??? We do not NEED it all!!! Let me ruin the ending for you. If you buy that “BLANK” that you saw your insta crush share this morning, it will NOT make you happier. If you eat the EXACT snack topped with protein powder and peanutbutter that your insta nutritionist chowed on yesterday, it will not give you abs. And if you have…
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Emeals Review
SUMMER VACATION…aka the time when you realize that you will have your kids with you 24 hours a day for 3 months and that you do not have enough food or patience or energy to keep them all entertained…oh the joys…haha. Lucky for me a little ad popped up on my instagram that has changed the way I prep for dinner-time at my house. I started using Emeals with Walmart grocery pick-up and thought I would share my thoughts with you. First off, what is Emeals??? It is a meal planning site that provides a variety of ideas and recipes each week to help you plan out your dinners. THEN…
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Budgeting When You Are BUSY: Free Spending Tracker
Budgeting…blech. Nobody likes to hear about…think about…or especially DO SOMETHING about their budget. It is like the long lost annoying cousin of our BFF Spendy. We all like Cousin Spendy…but nobody wants to invite Budget Boy to the party…am I right?? Well that was me too. I HATED thinking about my spending. I would just mindlessly swipe until half way through the month and then wonder where all of my money went. Then I would be super frugal for a couple of weeks until I got paid again…and the cycle continued. I HAD NO CLUE where I was spending it, or WHAT I was spending it on. I REALLY enjoyed…
