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Archives for January 2016

What We Ate this Week 01.29.16

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January 29, By Kristia Leave a Comment

What We Ate this Week 01.29.16

Every week, I share how I saved and what we ate for the week on our budget. Our current monthly budget for my family of 4 is $500. This Week’s Dinners: Saturday: #Blizzard2016 hit the east coast and we got about 30 inches of snow. Since I was stuck at home, I made my Ham […]

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30+ Frugal & Tasty Rice and Beans Recipes

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January 28, By Kristia 6 Comments

30+ Frugal & Tasty Rice and Beans Recipes

Rice and beans are two inexpensive ingredients that people equate with frugal cooking and boring recipes. Instead, they are a tasty way to keep your grocery budget in line while adding protein and fiber to your diet. In my kitchen, beans and rice are staples and find their way to our dinner table at least once […]

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Our Big Financial Goal for 2016

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January 26, By Kristia 2 Comments

Our Big Financial Goal for 2016

  2016 will be THE year. As God is my witness, it WILL be the year that we pay off the last of our non-mortgage debt. It has been my obsession  goal since we found ourselves in a dicey situation back in August 2013. That was the month I didn’t know if we had enough […]

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What We Ate this Week on our Budget 01.22.16

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January 22, By Kristia 2 Comments

What We Ate this Week on our Budget 01.22.16

Every week, I share how I saved and what we ate for the week on our budget. Our current monthly budget for my family of 4 is $500. Last Saturday, I made a trip to an apple orchard to get enough apples to make my Sugar-Free Homemade Applesauce to last us through the rest of […]

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What We Ate this Week on our Budget 01.15.16

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January 15, By Kristia Leave a Comment

What We Ate this Week on our Budget 01.15.16

Every week, I share how I saved and what we ate for the week on our budget. Our current monthly budget for my family of 4 is $500. This Week’s Dinners: Saturday: We spent the day at the day at a swim meet. We were toast when we left the pool, so my husband treated […]

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Keeping a Clean House without Stressing Out

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January 13, By Kristia Leave a Comment

Keeping a Clean House without Stressing Out

Please welcome, Elle from Couple Money, for today’s post. Like most parents with little ones, keeping a sparkling clean house can be a ton of work. We honestly don’t have the time, energy, or frankly desire to maintain such an immaculate place. That doesn’t mean we like to live in a messy house. Last year […]

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Take Control of Your Retirement Planning

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January 11, By Kristia 2 Comments

Take Control of Your Retirement Planning

  This quote from Chris Hogan’s new book Retire Inspired: It’s Not an Age, It’s a Financial Number made me chuckle. As the mother of two young daughters I can totally relate to delusional thoughts about fairies as I have been waiting for the cleaning fairy to stop by for years. But in reality the current […]

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What We Ate this Week on our Budget 01.08.16

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January 8, By Kristia Leave a Comment

Every week, I share how I saved and what we ate for the week on our budget. Our current monthly budget for my family of 4 is $500. This Week’s Dinners: Saturday: I baked a spiral ham that I bought on sale before Christmas. I also made Au Gratin Potatoes and corn. Sunday: I saved […]

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