I don't have much time during the day for things like daydreaming, so unfortunately I daydream at bad times, like when I am driving (which causes me to turn when I mean to go straight, oops), or when I am talking to people (which is really bad because my mom says I am not as … Continue reading Daydreaming and role models
money
Just When You Think it’s Safe
I knew when I started this that I would be sharing the good, the bad, and the ugly. We have been really good with money every since moving. Not to the point where we really have extra, but to the point where we could buy what we needed for life and the house and still … Continue reading Just When You Think it’s Safe
More meal planning
Now that summer has officially hit and we are starting to harvest some of our garden crops I am once again really excited about meal planning. We have been doing really good at planning our meals and staying within a $150 budget for 2 weeks, however.... things are about to get real! We splurged a … Continue reading More meal planning
First World Problems
It's amazing the things in life that we take for granted. We are so lucky to have power in our home, clean running water, the choice of how we want our children to be educated. I am visiting this topic because yesterday our cistern ran out of water (or at least I thought it had, … Continue reading First World Problems
Time to get back to work
I love my job. It's work, and it forces me to be motivated, but when I am working I love it. For those of you who don't know I am a Mary Kay consultant. I have been for over 9 years. I was a director for a period of time until my son had major … Continue reading Time to get back to work
Grocery Shopping
We totally overspent yesterday. We knew we would, and I know it's going to save us a ton of money in the long run, but it still sucks. How did we overspend? Thanks to some awesome friends of ours (you know who you are!) we discovered a restaurant supply store right next to Cs work. … Continue reading Grocery Shopping
Payday and Groceries
C gets paid every other Thursday. I (am such a dork)...no I have a spread sheet of possible dinner ideas that we have made and liked. I do this not to be anal but because when I don't we tend to eat the same thing every 2 weeks. It helps me remember more creative dinners … Continue reading Payday and Groceries
Fundraising
I set up a GoFundMe account yesterday. This should be the only time we need one, but this will prevent us from having to stall the project for 5 -6 months. I realize that it's a long shot in getting anyone to help us with our project, but I figure even if nobody donates anything … Continue reading Fundraising
The Challenge!!
I did a lot of thinking after writing my post yesterday. I had a very interesting conversation with a friend of mine after publishing my post about cost of living vs budget, and how my $100 a week food budget was unrealistic in places where the cost of living is much higher. At first I … Continue reading The Challenge!!
How to raise children on a budget- my version
I have been coming across a lot of articles lately titled something like "raising a child on a budget" or something along those lines. So apparently this is a fairly hot topic right now. I do have to say that too many of the articles are written more from the perspective of someone who really … Continue reading How to raise children on a budget- my version