It is not your imagination; the prices of meat have been steadily climbing since 2020. Recent estimates put that meat prices have increased upward about 20%. That doesn’t even include all the other non-meat items at the grocery store going up in cost too. In order to keep our monthly grocery budget in check, we…
Every day I hear more and more people complaining about the price of groceries. The average American spends about 20% of their grocery budget on meat, and the prices of meat are steadily going up. The best way to save money on your groceries and specifically meat products is to shop around. If you consistently…
Years and years ago when I had a first date with my husband, I was blown away by how much fun we had and just how little money we spent. First dates are typically a time to wow your new friend with going over the top right? In a recent poll, 92% said that being…
As we adapt to a more frugal lifestyle, it is easy to start worrying about what other’s think of us and how we spend our money. We must remember that comparison is the thief of joy. When we compare other people’s gifts to the gifts that we can afford to give, then we take away…
Gardening can be a fun and enjoyable hobby that brings you beautiful plants and vegetables for your dinner. It can also be a slippery slope into spending money. The best way to keep gardening from becoming an expensive hobby is to start small and keep yourself on a budget. Prepare ahead of time exactly how…
It’s the middle of the day and you are starving, so it must be lunch time. If you are like 90% of Americans, you are likely to trying to figure out where to go to buy your lunch. A survey by Fooda recently, says that most people eat out for lunch at least 1 day…
Every once in a while, when you go to thrift stores you may stumble upon items that are just amazing. They may be items that are from many years before your time, or they may remind you of your childhood. The words Thrift and Vintage get thrown around together a lot, but they actually mean…
When people change their money mindset and their spending habits, some friends and family may not fully understand the reasoning behind these changes. If you know someone who has been very carefree with their money, and all of sudden they start being more careful, it can adjust the relationship that you have with them. It…
When it comes to money and how we spend it, two adjectives come up a lot to describe people. Most tend to think that frugal and thrifty mean the same thing, but really the difference between thrifty and frugal are that they are two sides of a similar coin. Generally speaking, if you are thrifty,…
We clean out the house or buy new furniture and then we go donate our gently used items to a thrift store. But what if we know these items have a resell value that we would like to make a profit on? This is where knowing the difference between thrift and consignment stores will come…