-
Decluttering Roadblocks + How to Get Over Them
You've finally started to delcutter your home. You're doing great, you found your groove, and all of a sudden - a single item stops you in your tracks. You, my friend, have hit a decluttering roadblock. Whether it be a sentimental item or an item you spent way too much money on, it can feel easy to get stuck and want to completely stop decluttering.
-
Ultimate Decluttering Guide – The Less Mess Way
Whether we like it or not, stuff accumulates in our homes. Taking the time to seriously declutter will alleviate that burden from your life and put more time back in your day. That's what this ultimate decluttering guide is all about.
-
My Struggle with Frugal Minimalism
Frugal minimalism sounds great, doesn't it? Live frugally, spend less, buy less, and live a fuller life. But that isn't always the case. On a regular basis, I struggle between being frugal and being a minimalist.
-
Frugal Foods for Meals on a Budget
When money is tight you need to cook meals on a budget. That's done by stocking your pantry with frugal foods. See just what we keep in our pantry to save money.
-
Easy and Cheap Meals to Make During Quarantine
Don't want to go to the grocery store? Give pantry cooking a whirl! These cheap meals are easy to make during the pandemic (and really, any other time).
-
Quiet the Voice of Wanting New Things
On any regular day we are bombarded with thousands of ads. They tell us to buy everything they're selling. We see our Insta feeds filled with influencers and more ads. With all of that, how do you quiet the voice of wanting new things?
-
How We’re Surviving Social Distancing
This pandemic has us living in a whole new normal. Social distancing may keep us from doing our normal activities outside the house, but with some practical tips and a little bit of thought, we can get through this together.
-
2020 No Spend Year – February Review + Frugal Five
We made it through February - woohoo! There were some unplanned expenditures this month, but we still saved money in the end. So how did we do in our No Spend February?
-
How Frugal Can You Be? A No-Spend Experiment
Like all good conversation topics (joking), this idea came to me when someone asked in a Facebook group "Is there such a thing as a 'how-cheap-can-I-be? calculator?". I immediately looked to my husband to see if he could build a fancy pie chart pivot table spreadsheet, and alas, that wasn't what I got. Instead, he replied with some no-nonsense advice. "YA NEED A BUDGET!" Practical, true. Realistic, yes. But how do you calculate just how frugal can you be? Let's take this "how frugal can you be?" question into experiment mode!*
-
How to Enjoy Frugality
Living frugally does not mean that you need to deprive yourself of everything enjoyable. Yes, you're out to save money but that doesn't mean you can't have stuff. As a frugal minimalist, our life feels luxurious. How?Our basic needs are met and we make our "wants" intentional. We view frugality as already having abundance, not deprivation. We enjoy our frugal lifestyle.
Save. Live. Be Minimal.
