Today is our big moving day. I have been moving little things over to the new place this whole past week, but today everything goes! Moving can be very expensive, but there are a few ways I have found to save and still get the job done well. While I’m busy doing the heavy lifting… Continue reading Thrifty Thursday :: Saving Money When Moving
There are endless ways to save money on cleaning. Just search on the web and you’ll get so many options you won’t know where to start. Now I’m going to add my ideas into the mix. These ways may not seem all that thrifty at first, but I have found that they really save me… Continue reading Thrifty Thursday :: Green Quality Cleaning
Image: Carlos Porto / FreeDigitalPhotos.net One of the ways that our family has been able to save some money on monthly expenses is by looking over our utility bills. One of those utilities is our phone. Here are some ways we have found that we can save on our phone bills each month. Ditch the… Continue reading Thrifty Thursday:: Saving Money on Your Phone Bill
Books, movies, and music are all things we love to have around. When you’re trying to save money you can’t just go out to see every great movie that’s out or shell out the $20 for the newest bestselling book. Here are some ways I have found to save and still be thoroughly entertained. Borrow… Continue reading Thrifty Thursday :: Media
One of the ways we save quite a bit of money is by cutting our own hair. By that I mean I cut everybody’s hair. We purchased a $20 pair of clippers, which is about the price of one haircut now-a-days. The clippers usually last around a year. I only use the clippers on the… Continue reading Saving Money on Haircuts
It’s Christmas Eve eve (or some might say Christmas Adam) and today I am living out the Average Housewife title. I haven’t done any Christmas shopping yet. Gasp! That means today is the day. I have procrastinated to this last moment because we weren’t sure what we would allow ourselves to spend with our tight… Continue reading Joining the Christmas Rush
We have been plugging right along on our debt. We have two school loans paid off and are getting ready to pay off a third. It feels good. But what do you do when something unforeseen happens.
When trying to get out of debt, you weigh the importance of everything. One of those things for us was the second car. We weren’t sure if it was a necessity for our family. I usually don’t need it, but Jonathan does work some odd hours. It is nice having that second vehicle when he goes to… Continue reading Thrifty Thursday :: Auto Savings
When we first saw the amount of our debt, we didn’t know how we would be able to pay even our minimum payment. Even after making some changes at home, our budget was still pretty tight.
This SNL skit is priceless. Last week’s Thrifty Thursday
