Top 4 Budget Adjustments to Stop Overspending

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Budget Adjustments to stop overspending Making budget adjustments is a requirement to maintain an effective budget that works. And knowing when to make proper budget adjustments is key to long-lasting success with your money. Because there will always be times when circumstances in your life change, so your budget needs to be flexible enough to […]

Easy Vegan Mexican Quinoa Corn Salad

Mexican Quinoa Corn Salad Quinoa is such a healthy alternative to the traditional grain. It gives you more protein and can fill you up for hours. Made right, it also tastes great and can add a lot to a healthy menu. Quinoa sounds like such a fancy ingredient. It might even sound like an expensive […]

7 Budget Mistakes to Avoid so You Don’t Fail

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Budget mistakes happen. But, in order to succeed with your money, you need to know which budget mistakes to avoid. Budgeting your money doesn’t require a magic skill, it just requires the right method and some commitment. When we first started using a budget in 2011, I thought that budgeting my money meant that I […]

7 Easy Ways to Stop Impulse Buying

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Impulse buying has been ingrained into our daily life. We shop when we’re bored, we shop when we’re sad and we shop just because there’s a sale. It’s no wonder that many times, we have no control over our spending and have trouble managing our money.  I’ve had many months where the spending got away […]

How I went from Spendthrift to Mastering my Budget

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I get it, you’re thinking that you don’t need a budget, that it’s restrictive and limiting. It’s only what people who have no money do. I mean, come on, the rich don’t budget. Do they? The sad truth is that budgeting is looked at with the same stink eye as frugality. It’s a measure people […]

Top 12 Easter Items to Buy from the Dollar Tree

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The Dollar Tree is one of my favorite places to shop for Easter. If you’ve been here a while, you know that I love shopping at the Dollar Tree in general. I’ve even written a couple of posts about what to buy and what to avoid from the Dollar Tree. With Springtime just around the […]

Frugal Comfort Food- Meatballs & Potatoes Recipe

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Meatballs and potatoes are a hit in my house. My kids aren’t picky eaters, but they definitely have their favorites. Because I meal plan each week, I always ask my family what one meal they’d like to have that week. It helps me make meals that everyone looks forward to and it saves me from […]

3 Frugal Tips to Enjoy a Las Vegas Vacation Without Going Broke

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Recently, I had to go to Las Vegas for the Affiliate Marketing Summit to help grow my business. I was lucky enough to win a ticket to go! I was both excited and a little apprehensive. Not so much for the actual summit, but more so about the cost of this trip. At first, I […]

7 Money-Saving Items you should ALWAYS buy from the International Market

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International markets are such an underutilized resource of goodness and so many of you don’t even know they exist, or at the very least, you only go in for one or two items. If you don’t live near an international market, you may still find deals like these at the farmer’s market. But, to be […]

17 Must Have Items You Need to Buy from the Dollar Tree

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I love going to the Dollar Tree with my girls at least once a week. It’s somewhat of a pastime of mine. It’s so fun looking at all of the new items that come in each week and I absolutely love their seasonal goodies. I’ve been shopping at the Dollar Tree for more than 15 […]