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
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 Money-Saving Items you should ALWAYS buy from the International Market
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 […]
What the Flintstones taught me about Wealth
What the Flintstones taught me about Wealth and spending I am a kid of the 80’s, when Saturday morning cartoons were everything. We woke up early and ate our cereal while watching the best cartoons on our first day of weekend freedom. One of my favorite cartoon shows was the Flintstones. As I’m writing this, […]
Frugal Recipe-10 minute Pasta with Meat Sauce (Bolognese)
I love finding quick and easy recipes that taste good, don’t you? If you’re new to the blog, then I’ll just quickly tell you that I’m a full-time working mom who has no time for lolli-gagging (although, I’ve been caught occasionally stuffing my face with chocolate-but I digress). It’s hard finding good quality recipes that […]
9 Real Actions You can take Now to Get Ahead when You’re Struggling with Money
9 Real Actions You can take Now to Get Ahead when You’re Struggling Lately, I’ve shared ways to help you save tons of money and build wealth quickly. And a lot of what I list can help many of you, no matter what your income level is. I’ve talked about what you can do to […]
How Changing this One Habit can Rapidly Grow your Savings
You’ve probably heard of the famous Dave Ramsey “Debt Snowball”, let’s use the same concept to grow our savings. Let’s start paying ourselves back for all of the hours and hard work that we have to endure. We have the ability to own land, start a business empire, and become CEO of Fortune 500 companies. […]
How to Save Money on School Supplies
Back to school was always a hectic time for me. I’d drag my kids from store to store for weeks before school starts to take advantage of every. Single. Deal. The only problem is I was wasting a ton of gas running from place to place, a ton of time waiting in line at each […]
Birthday Freebies-Score Awesome Free Gifts on your Birthday!
A few weeks ago I celebrated my birthday. It was everything I ever wanted, good quality time with family and friends, simple plans, and feeling special. I also scored some awesome freebies! A couple of years ago, I didn’t even know about all of the perks you can receive on your birthday. Many companies out […]
7 Items You need to stop buying from Costco to Save Money
I have a love/hate relationship with Costco because every time I shop there, I’m tempted to go off my shopping list, which immediately takes me over budget on my groceries. And while it seems that everything at Costco is a great deal because of how much you get, there are definitely some items you should […]