Jul 4, 2017 | budgeting, Daily fashion roundup
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Apr 7, 2017 | budgeting
Box Roundup is not affiliated with Check into Cash. Box Roundup may be compensated for referring you to Check into Cash. To be honest, this is my biggest challenge for every spring - the tax season! It actually takes me weeks and weeks to put together my taxes...
Jan 16, 2017 | budgeting, Free contests, prizes, giveaways, General
Today I actually feel like I have accomplished something. I have been trying to get organized all day, and I can say that I have done quite a few little things that I have been postponing, and it feels good to get stuff accomplished! My middle daughter helped me with...
Jan 12, 2017 | budgeting, crafting, Daily craft roundup
Today’s craft posts are actually a lot about activities for your coming up Valentine’s Day celebrations, as well as lots of budgeting and meal planning tips - how can you live on a small budget for family eating - I need this advice badly, my...
Jan 4, 2017 | budgeting, General
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of TeeChip.Com. All opinions are 100% mine. I have always wanted to start selling my own merchandise online, and I have seen websites that sell merchandise, but I have always been under the impression that this is a...
Jan 22, 2016 | budgeting, Daily updates from my household, General
As you know I love good deals and coupons on products but sometimes it is so hard to find deals in regular stores, especially on regular everyday consumable products that you always buy no matter what. With a baby in the house and 5 people living in total, a regular...
Jan 18, 2016 | budgeting, General, Meal planning
So, here we have results of December so far - I have a lot of receipts to process, and I think I have already lost a lot, so my attempts of budgeting and following through with my budget are not working out all that well. Here are some of the reasons for it: My...
Dec 12, 2015 | budgeting, Daily updates from my household, Meal planning
I am trying to write everything down this month - what we eat, what we spend, what we do. I have been successful posting some of the meals, but not all, I will try to work on it! Here is the breakdown of what we have spent so far this month - $116.31,...
Nov 7, 2015 | budgeting, General
One of the goals of this blog is for me to have accountability. I don’t live with my parents so I am not really accountable to anyone in terms of what I buy, eat and spend, and it is hard for us as a family of five when we love to eat good, high quality...
Oct 7, 2015 | budgeting, Meal planning
I was going to go to bed tonight, and then I didn’t. I have been working so hard today on this blog!!!!! And I am continuing! This week in terms of meals didn’t quite go the way I planned, but I have been able to use a lot of my vegetables, which is great....
Oct 2, 2015 | budgeting, General
Background for new followers I have been so busy with reviewing products that I haven’t had a chance to make an update post on my budgeting. I have created this blog mostly in order to transform our finances as a family. I wanted this blog to be my motivator to...
Aug 4, 2015 | budgeting
I have been slacking the whole month of July with my budgeting, I just didn’t have time. I will try to catch up this month. I think I spent more than my allotted $800 for food in July. I think I spent less for cleaning than my allotted $300. I don’t think...
Jun 27, 2015 | budgeting, Daily updates from my household, General, Meal planning
Tonight is late, and I am tired as this was really the first week of my kids at home for summer break, and we have been working hard on the house trying to clean it up. I have also been working hard on my blogging. Those who blog know that just writing up posts...
Jun 21, 2015 | budgeting, General
This past week we have been shopping quite a bit - we have also been enjoying our CSA organic box, and a lot of fresh berries we got. We went to Costco, QFC, and Central Market near us to shop. This is what we still have left from our shopping trips - QFC...
Jun 15, 2015 | budgeting
I haven’t been able to update daily on my challenge, but I have been keeping account of all the spending. Sodas $13.71 + 5 dairy deliveries this month 5*$13.76 + $8.25 lettuce, chard from the farm today + $2.40 for strawberries + $5.99 for drinks +$53.06...
Jun 8, 2015 | budgeting, Meal planning
This weekend is almost over - another week has passed! This week was a bit difficult - first my daughter had a presentation to do at school, and then a big rehearsal and recital on stage for her dance class. This was a big event as I had to participate as...
Jun 5, 2015 | budgeting
I would like to start journalling what we eat so that I can showcase that I am staying true to my budgeting challenge (and not just eating out every day). Tonight we had some more pork, beet, orange, feta cheese, and walnut salad with orange champagne vinegar...
Jun 4, 2015 | budgeting, Daily updates from my household, General, Meal planning
My financials are catching up with me - I need to have a plan what to do. We live on one income, and it is not easy when you have children, and a lot going on in life. I find that we somehow end up having incidental spending on something major breaking almost...
May 26, 2015 | budgeting, Meal planning
Today we have received our vegetable and fruit delivery, and now I have to start planning our meals for the week. I have been having a bit of trouble actually planning all the meals out properly beforehand partly because I am a bit slow at it, everything is constantly...
May 18, 2015 | budgeting, War Foodie
War Foodie is one of a kind subscription box concept that allows to send gourmet products to the deployed overseas military. You can either pick a box for yourself or send a gift to someone. You will pay $7 per item you order. This post may contain affiliate links....
Apr 25, 2015 | budgeting, General, grocery shopping, Meal planning, Recipes
There is a challenge that I see popping up every year, and it is living on $1.50 a day for 5 days for the total of $7.50. This challenge can be found at $1.50 a day challenge. I don’t think I will be able to participate with my family in the challenge this year,...
Apr 22, 2015 | budgeting, grocery shopping
This past Thursday we went to Whole Foods for a block party! We went to our Lynnwood, WA store. There is also a store in Bellevue that we go to sometimes when we are in Bellevue, but we went to Lynnwood this time. We don’t shop at Whole Foods very often. This...
Apr 16, 2015 | budgeting, Meal planning
I have a confession - I bummed my challenge this month. I went shopping on Tuesday, and on Wednesday! I have depleted all my subscription food boxes pretty quickly, and I am gearing up to participate in a recipe challenge, so these trips were imminent. I had to...
Apr 12, 2015 | budgeting
Here is what to expect next week on my blog… I am going to be trying to find a way out of having to live on $24 for 20 days, I guess $1 for the whole family! That’s less than the cost of 1 baby food can… I seriously doubt I will be able to make it, I...
Apr 12, 2015 | budgeting, Free contests, prizes, giveaways, Magazines, Samples
So, another week is ending and here is what I got this past week for free: This past week I got a new issue of Living, Cooking Light, Parents and Allrecipes. I love all 4 of these magazines, partly because they are great magazines, partly because I am receiving...
