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How We Frugal-ed in July 2022

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August 6, By Kristia Leave a Comment

How We Frugal-ed in July 2022

We’ve seen higher grocery and fuel bills lately, so we’re upping our frugal game to help the budget. Our financial goals are still important to us and we want to hit them regardless of the rising prices.   How I frugal-ed in the kitchen: I spend a lot of time in my kitchen. Here are […]

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How We Frugal-ed in June 2022

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July 7, By Kristia 4 Comments

How We Frugal-ed in June 2022

It’s been a long time since I’ve shared a “How I Frugal-ed” post, but for a variety of reasons, I’m making a more conscious effort lately to flex my frugal muscles. Here’s how we frugal-ed in June.   How my husband saved us $460…for awhile at least. In 2017 we updated our kitchen with new […]

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10 Ways to Save at Giant Food Stores

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April 8, By Kristia 1 Comment

10 Ways to Save at Giant Food Stores

This post was originally published as a sponsored post back in 2015. Today, I’m updating it since a lot has changed at GIANT. This updated post is not sponsored. As the home manager, my mission is to serve my family quality and tasty food on our limited budget. GIANT Food Stores of PA has been […]

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Start Planning and Budgeting for Summer TODAY!

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April 2, By Kristia Leave a Comment

Start Planning and Budgeting for Summer TODAY!

After a long winter, are you dreaming of blue skies and sunny days? We are! As a family, we are looking forward to camping trips, a week at the beach, and cookouts with friends. I want to make sure we have time to squeeze everything in and the funds to do it all. If you haven’t […]

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Why not run the family office?

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February 19, By Kristia 2 Comments

Why not run the family office?

Many years ago, I read Thomas J. Stanley’s book, Millionaire Women Next Door: The Many Journeys of Successful American Businesswomen, and I had an aha moment. Chapter 17 in this book is titled, “Why not run the family office?”.  In highly affluent circles, a family office is a private wealth management firm that manages the […]

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How to Save Money on Groceries

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January 28, By Kristia 2 Comments

How to Save Money on Groceries

Are you spending more at the grocery store lately? Rising prices are affecting everyone’s bank account, and groceries are leading the way. Everyone is trying to figure out how to save money on groceries! According to CNBC, the cost of chicken and eggs has increased by 10%! Those are weekly staples at my house! Groceries […]

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Ibotta Review: How I Earn Cash Back on Groceries

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January 22, By Kristia Leave a Comment

Ibotta Review: How I Earn Cash Back on Groceries

This is my honest review. All links to Ibotta are to my referral link. When you join, you will also get a referral link to share with your friends to earn additional cashback. What is Ibotta? Ibotta is a free cashback rewards and payments app that gives you cash for everyday qualifying purchases when you […]

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My One Goal for 2022

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January 7, By Kristia Leave a Comment

My One Goal for 2022

Rather than create a long list of goals I’d like to accomplish for 2022, I’m going to focus on just one personal goal for this year. I will work on other things too, like exercising more, reading more, eating healthier, and blah, blah, blah! But instead of stressing about a long list of ideas, I’m […]

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How We’re Saving for College with Upromise

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October 15, By Kristia Leave a Comment

How We’re Saving for College with Upromise

This post is NOT sponsored by Upromise. Instead, it is my honest review. All links to Upromise are my referral links. Way back in 2008 I signed up for a Upromise account and then it sat unused for many years. I don’t recall why I never used the account, but I guess it just slipped […]

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Filed Under: How to Budget, Saving Money - In the Home

Family Vital Information Binder

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September 17, By Kristia 5 Comments

Family Vital Information Binder

Creating a family vital information binder is an important project that you should add to your urgent to-do list. This binder stores ALL of your financial information in one location. For me, it wasn’t about making my life easier, but rather, making my family’s life easier if they needed vital information in the case that […]

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