Once upon a time I didn’t worry about saving energy. My electric and heating costs never fluctuated much, even in the super cold months. Then after getting divorced I moved into a trailer. I went from having $150 heating bills in a 1400 sq. ft. home to having $500 heating bills in a 900 sq ft trailer! Those bills stretched my budget to the max.
Somewhere along the road I’ve kind of veered away from talking about one of my favorite topics: making money! I’m a big idea person. (Which is a blessing and a curse!) I have so many money making ideas floating around in my head that sometimes it’s hard to know which ones to act on. This gives me a chance to get some of my ideas
How was your week? It is downright cold out here! It was in the forty’s last week and has now dropped down to the thirty’s. It’s feeling a whole lot like Winter right now! I’ll probably just stay in this weekend and keep myself warm. How about you? As always here are some of my favorite posts from the week. Enjoy! Can You Use K-Cups
Sears online store has always been known as the place where you can save more than a few hundred dollars on anything listed in their shop. All their discounts can go from saving you “only” 50 bucks on clothes but can also be surprisingly shocking and save you more than $500 on a mattress. In case you have never visited their web store, maybe it
I used to get so stressed out when November rolled around. I’d start thinking about what kind of gifts I’d need to buy, whose house I was going to go to this year (divorced family), and how I’d be able to afford all of it. It wasn’t enjoyable. Then I had kids and that changed everything. I didn’t want the holidays to be filled with
You’ve tried your hand at budgeting. Creating detailed spreadsheets, tracking what you’re spending for a few days, whipping out envelopes and filling them with cash, but nothing ever stuck. After about a week of full throttle budgeting you gave up. Your spending went back to normal and you decided your personal finances will be doomed forever. Does that sound like you? If so, don’t feel
Happy Halloween! I took my kids trick or treating last night and it was freeeezing! It always seems to work out like that. Do you have any big plans for the weekend? The girls and I are going to see Disney on Ice Sunday and I can’t tell you how excited I am. I know this will be a memory they don’t forget :) As
I don’t know if I can say that Halloween is my favorite holiday, but I can definitely tell you that I’m a horror movie junkie. I don’t watch TV a lot but if I do you can pretty much count on the fact that it will be a scary movie. (BTW, the best horror movie I’ve seen so far this year is “We Are What
Some people know exactly what college they want to go to, but for others the decision may be more difficult. There are many factors that determine which school is the best choice for each individual. These include financial aid provision, areas of study offered, geographical location, campus life, to name just a few. If you have applied to a number of schools, their responses should
I was on an organizing kick this weekend. It started with my car Friday and by Sunday I had went through everything in the house. It felt good to get rid of so much junk, but it was also a bit embarrassing. The problem area in my house is toys. Sometimes it feels like the sheer amount of toys my two girls have prevent the
