Family Balance Sheet

MARCH 18, 2015

She is the author of the successful website, Living Well Spending Less , where she writes about finding the Good Life on a budget. My husband was formerly an aerospace engineer but is now a stay-at-home-dad, and I run a blog called LivingWellSpendingLess.com. I also like to garden. Tell us about you and your family.

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Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 1, 2015

I started the Debt Free Stories interview series back in September and it has been really well received. For the past two years, I held monthly accountability challenges on the blog. How to Make This the Best Gardening Year Ever | Kendra Spencer @ a Sonoma Garden. Tony Gomez @ Monarch Butterfly Garden.

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Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 28, 2022

If you are struggling with the rising grocery prices or maybe you need to make room for your family’s growing appetites, take a look at the following list and see what changes you can make to cut your grocery bill…and still eat really well! My budget has gone up quite a bit from when I first started blogging.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 20, 2011

RT @ wellheeledblog Carnival of Personal Finance: Cupid Edition | Well Heeled Blog [link] #. Great list of PF blogs [link] #. RT @ wisebread Use Beer to Get Rid of Pests | Wise Bread [link] I will have to remember these tips for my spring garden. #. Well Heeled Blog [link] Interesting question. Better now #.

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The Frugal Girl

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Lina is a relatively new reader (she found me at kind of an odd time in my blog history, which you will see), and she’s lived in Germany, Asia, and Sweden. After many years with only odd jobs or jobs without many prospects, I have finally had the chance to build a career in my new home country, working in life science.

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Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 30, 2014

Lately when I see my bill at the check out, I’m shocked at how few groceries are actually going home with me. I think we eat pretty well for $450 and any less than that is a stretch for us. Also, if you’re blogging about the Grocery Budget Challenge, feel free to leave the link in the comments. February Meeting.

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Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

Stop Spending, BUT still live well: 1 – Declare a “Needs Only” month. Are you paying too much for home/auto insurance, cable, internet? 4 – Skip the AM drive thru and eat breakfast at home. 6 – Eat dinner at home. If you need to work a second job, it might as well be interesting to you.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 10, 2011

Well this week I wanted to give you an update on how the trip went. This story really hit home for me. It paid really well, especially for the age I was at. Things went well for a while; I was paying my bills and traveling. Canadian Finance Blog outlines for us what we need to think about when it comes to retirement.

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Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 16, 2015

She blogs about living a limitless life on a limited budget at Frugal Debt Free Life. I am a stay at home mom and freelance marketer and my husband works in the construction industry. We are what some might call homesteaders, we raise our own chickens and garden. Well, not really. To pay off our home early.

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Nicoles Nickels

MARCH 18, 2011

Pine-Sol recently released two new scents – Outdoor Fresh and Garden Fresh which are super delicious and spring-like. Pine-Sol also wants you to know about a new study released that says that children who live in clean smelling homes make better grades. I use Pine-Sol regularly – love a clean smelling home!

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Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

If you need to find some wiggle room in your budget, or combat the rising grocery prices, or maybe make room for your family’s growing appetites, take a look at the following list and see what changes you can make to reduce what you’re spending on groceries…and still eat really well! Freeze garden and in season produce.

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Frugal Luxuries

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

In the interest of full disclosure, this is my very first sponsored post (although we''ve been approached numerous times since the 2008 creation of this blog). The copper-finish plate and clip bring a warm touch to your home. and the packaging as well. As well, packaging everything always takes me longer than I anticipated.)

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MAY 2, 2015

Green Tea Scrub via Dear Crissy This body scrub will give skin a cleansing boost, and it’s the perfect addition to a well-deserved relaxation night for mom! Pressed Flower iPhone Case via Etsy Blog Is this not absolutely beautiful?! Mason Jar Picture Frame Vase via Home Stories A to Z This is so lovely and easy to make.

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The Frugal Girl

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

I currently work part-time from home, mostly behind a computer. I also had a blog several years ago (a little more on that below), but these days I write periodic essays at A Word on Substack as well as short, inspiring (I hope) messages most mornings at Good Notes. Tell us a little about yourself. I’m 52. Fun fact: J.D.

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Nicoles Nickels

APRIL 25, 2011

For more than 80 years, Pine-Sol has helped America’s moms keep their homes clean and safe; delivering effective cleaning power that cuts through grime and disinfects to surround your home with the intense scent of clean. EACH blogger has their own prizes to give away, so make sure to visit all of the blogs! Slipper Genie. $75

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Couponing 101

MARCH 22, 2019

Garden Rock Caterpillar via Nellie Bellie. Well, isn’t this just adorable?! Build a Volcano via Kids Activities Blog. Make these bouncy balls using basic ingredients at home, and then take them outside for some fun bounce time. Make an Outdoor Tent via Kids Activities Blog. Spray Chalk via The Clever Pink.

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Frugal Luxuries

OCTOBER 1, 2012

" All things on earth point home in old October. " --Thomas Wolfe ~~~ As you probably already have guessed, I am a list ~ maker and leave very little to memory. This month my primary focus is on home and, specifically, de-cluttering and deep clean our oft neglected master bedroom. the old saying goes."the the carpet. the carpet.

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Frugal Luxuries

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

Frugality allows you to govern your destiny and produce in your life a lovely fertile garden of material and intangible wealth. I confess to being compelled to frugal home-keeping action whenever I visit my blog friend Terri's blog. as well as a multitude of talented others! Isn't that the beauty of the internet?

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Nicoles Nickels

JUNE 22, 2011

Busy moms can conveniently order over the phone on the way home from work or even online and carry out dinner for the entire family that tastes like homemade and is a nutritious alternative to pizza or fast food. subscribe to my blog (either via email using the box in the left sidebar OR via RSS feed).

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The Frugal Girl

JANUARY 22, 2024

Clark, our cat, the day after we brought him home from the shelter. We are very blessed that my husband earns enough so that I have been able to stay at home and homeschool–so my “why” in saving money is to balance that out. This only happened after we stopped owning homes and became renters.

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The Frugal Girl

JANUARY 29, 2024

We also grow a large garden & lots of flowers, fruit trees & a 100-year-old grapevine. I seriously overextended on planting and underestimated how much work my dad used to do so hopefully I’ve learned from my mistakes & will not kill myself in the garden this year! As a young 20 something, that felt big!

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Fashion Without Guilt

MARCH 7, 2011

If you made a honey face mask, this means it would seal moisture into your skin as well as gradually remove scars from old blemishes and the like. Bio: Maria Rainier is a freelance writer and blog junkie. In her spare time, she enjoys square-foot gardening, swimming, and avoiding her laptop. Related posts: Beauty Box-E.L.F

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The Frugal Girl

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Brian and me at the Sears Tower Having our first child just one month after our first wedding anniversary was NOT in the plan, but so far it’s worked out well! The Frugal Girl is one of the few blogs whose URL I have memorized, so I’ve never missed an entry! Oh, I think it’s been nearly 15 years now! We lived for 2.5

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Nicoles Nickels

APRIL 30, 2012

Well, I teamed up with my two good blogging friends Karen from Koupon Karen and Keri Lyn from She Saved and we put together a Mother’s Day gift guide that I think you will enjoy a lot! Home Baking Bars are scored into five (nearly) 2 ounce pieces. Wouldn’t it be nice to shower mom with lots of GREAT gifts? .

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 3, 2011

My grandfather wasn’t well enough to fly in for the wedding but he did send a gift in the mail along with his blessing. You see, family is number one for me in my life and I don’t do well with “big elephants&# that get in the way of my relationships with them. This post hit home for me. Managing Money.

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Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

She helps readers gain control of their finances and live well on a budget at her blog Cook with a Shoe . Someday, I would love to have a mini-farm, with a big garden and some chickens. Write a blog and put your monthly reports online. Who handles the day-to-day finances in your home or do you work on it equally?

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Frugal Luxuries

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

This post has been reprinted from the Frugal Luxuries Food blog circa 2009. Create a shopping strategy : Start by keeping your debit card, credit card, and/or check book at home. Bring along only the cash amount you have allotted for food provisions, as well as a pen and paper or calculator To keep a running tab.

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Family Balance Sheet

AUGUST 11, 2014

She blogs at Happy Healthy Mommy. I just moved to the more rural area to enjoy time gardening and cooking with real foods. I followed Dave Ramsey’s baby steps and did the Financial Peace University class twice, once at home last spring and I enrolled again at church this past spring to stay focused. Where are you from?

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Nicoles Nickels

JUNE 24, 2012

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