February 07, 2018

45 Ways to start saving money now

February 07, 2018/ Lydia Senn

Are you looking for ways to slash your budget and start saving cash? Here's a list of 45 PRACTICAL ways you can start saving money. We're not reinventing the wheel here, but I hope to inspire you to take control of your spending.

December 12, 2017

Looking ahead: 7 things you probably forgot to budget

December 12, 2017/ Lydia Senn

Has this ever happened to you? You sit down and make your budget. It's perfect. It's gleaming. Every penny is accounted for and then your kid gets sick, you realize you need to change your oil and your third-grader got invited to two birthday parties. Yup. Been there. (Only my child is five.)

Today I wanted to talk about 7 things you probably forgot to budget. Because we all do this at some point.

November 27, 2017

10 Thrift store finds you can give as gifts

November 27, 2017/ Lydia Senn

A few weeks ago I got a question asking what I thought about giving gifts from the thrift store for Christmas.

If you read this blog on a regular basis then you probably already know what my answer is going to be... go for it sister, friend.

Today I wanted to give you a few ideas of things you can find at your local thrift store that would make excellent gifts.

August 31, 2017

Looking to move? Things to ask before renting a house

August 31, 2017/ Lydia Senn

Here are a few things you might want to ask before signing a lease.

April 30, 2017

16 free or frugal date night ideas

April 30, 2017/ Lydia Senn

I have three kids now. So it's safe to say I won't be dressing up and leaving my house anytime soon and even if I do I still have to keep things on a budget. However, I do believe it's important to continue to spend quality time with my husband.

I asked you guys over on Instagram for some frugal or free date night ideas, and this is what you came up with. I love it!

January 30, 2017

6 good money habits to develop NOW

January 30, 2017/ Lydia Senn

Are you looking to turn the money ship around in 2017? Who isn't? Even budgeting pros need to develop good habits sometimes. So let's talk about six money habits you can develop now.

January 23, 2017

Four reasons you can't stick to a budget

January 23, 2017/ Lydia Senn

Each week I get countless Facebook or YouTube comments (and even emails) from people who say the same thing: "I try to budget but I just can't seem to stick to it."

I totally understand that. Like I said last week, no one is perfect at budgeting all the time. However, in my personal budget failure experiences, there seem to be a few things that pop up over and over again in failed budgets.

January 09, 2017

7 things you probably forgot to budget

January 09, 2017/ Lydia Senn

Today I wanted to talk about 7 things you probably forgot to budget. Because we all do this at some point.

June 20, 2016

Five ways you can start saving money THIS WEEK

June 20, 2016/ Lydia Senn

While making more cost-effective choices will lead to BIG savings, there are also little things you can start doing today that will yield big savings results without big sacrifices. (Although I think we can argue that giving up a satellite dish probably isn't that big of a sacrifice, right?)

Today I wanted to share a few things you can to THIS WEEK to start saving money.

May 16, 2016

What do you do when a financial crisis comes your way?

May 16, 2016/ Lydia Senn

Don't you wish you could purchase insurance to cover every possible scenario of life? Why is there no devastating life change insurance? There is no policy to protect you in the case of a divorce that leaves your income stretched thin. There is no insurance policy for a job loss.

And while there are insurance policies for devastating diseases and accidents, no plan is perfect. Far, far too often people are left paying hefty price tags for things that are far beyond their control.

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