Category: Frugality

  • Living Below Your Means: 10 Tips for a More Frugal Lifestyle that Actually Work!

    Do you feel like your spending is out of control? Or maybe you are someone who just feels like you could tighten up on spending in order to save more? In any case, if you’re looking for tips to live a more frugal lifestyle below your means, I hope you find some inspiration here! The…

  • Cottagecore-Country Inspired Front Porch

    While working on our master bedroom makeover, I was inspired by this trash treasure pair of wicker chairs I saw on the side of the road for a cottagecore-country front porch makeover. Luckily, I was driving my husband’s truck when I saw them on the curb. I quickly pulled onto the next road to turn…

  • Simple Decor Swaps for Spring

    I’m not a huge seasonal decorator. Christmas is the big decorating time around here, but being a stay at home mom, I’m finding joy in freshening up my space each season. I don’t do this by shopping each season. Instead, I find a few areas where I can use staple pieces and do small, simple…

  • Keeping Christmas on a Budget

    Christmas is such a fun time of year – to see the new decor, shop for gifts for loved ones, and to do all of the activities. Let’s face it, marketers are really clever this time of year leading us, the consumers, to believe that in order to show how much we love someone we…

  • No Spend November – Update

    Was it a perfect month? No. Did I succeed? Depends how you define success. Did I spend when I said I wouldn’t? Yes. But did I do better compared to a month without this goal where I wasn’t being as mindful? I think so! About mid-month, while killing time between preschool drop-off and a doctor’s…