Eating pizza as a family once a week is a huge habit at our house. According to The Daily Meal, one-third of Americans eat pizza at least once a week. They also noted that the average American eats 15 slices of pizza a month. Unfortunately, eating take-out pizza every week for a family of 4,…
Porches are made for enjoying time outdoors. I am a huge fan of relaxing in the shade on a beautiful day. My mom has the cutest porch and it is decorated in such a unique Old Florida style. Her porch is so inviting and has a zillion places to sit and chill out. Recently she…
When you decide to start working on your finances, the first thing you need is a general road map of your income, expenses, and what is left over. This road map of how you spend your money is called a budget. It is very tempting to go out and buy a new specialty budget planner,…
I love a simple and easy challenge to save money! Sometimes I have huge goals that I want to tackle and other times I want to knock out some smaller goals. The deck of cards savings challenge is a perfect challenge to knock out some smaller goals. Examples of smaller goals are starting an emergency…
It’s a beautiful day to sit around in your favorite sweatpants or pajamas, but you notice that the drawstring is broken or just missing! Oh no! I have a few comfortable house lounging pants that just lost their string. Did the washing machine and dryer eat it? I may never know. So what happens next?…
Knowing if you are poor or not, is actually a humbling question. The government considers you to be poor if you make less than the poverty level. Certain assistance programs allow you to make more than the poverty level to qualify. So, what exactly lets you know if you are poor? I reached out and…
One of the easiest ways to save money every week at work is to pack your own lunch. In most situations, you have a refrigerator and a microwave at your disposal to use at your workplace. This is not the case for a lot of men who work outside, in a tradesmen type job, or…