I remember that victorious day when I walked into a fitting room with a pair of size 4 pants flung over my arm. I had been on a quest for months to ditch my unhealthy weight and get back to my normal BMI zone. After all those months of hard work, this was my moment…
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of RetailMeNot for IZEA. All opinions are 100% mine. I’ll never forget the time I was in line, ready to check out and realized that I had forgotten my in-store coupon! I hopped online on my smartphone and quickly entered “Kohls in-store coupons” into Google search. A website…
You may be wondering if it’s worth your time to take old outdoor lighting and revive it? I mean why not just go down to the home improvement store and grab a new light fixture? Well you could. But honestly, a new outdoor light for the front and back door is going to cost…
This conversation is sponsored by Luvs at Sam’s Club. All opinions are my own. I’ll never forget the overwhelming fear that hung over me as I watched my mom back of the driveway and head back to her home over 4 hours away. There I stood with my first newborn child in my arms totally…
As thrifty moms I think we are often the ones hunting down good deals on fresh produce for our families. One concept that I don’t think we really think that much about is breaking out of the top 10 recipes we rotate on a regular basis and develop a menu that’s thriftier because we…
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Tyson Foods, Inc. for IZEA. All opinions are 100% mine. I don’t know about you but there are just certain days of the week when I have epic dinner cooking fails. Nights when I get distracted, walk away and burn something. Or nights when…
I’m sure that you’ve seen at least one episode of the show Fixer Upper with Chip and Joanna Gaines. In a 30 minute episode you get to see some of the worst houses in Texas go from a hot mess to gorgeous Magnolia story glory. But as we all know it takes tons of…
Special thanks to TallySheet for sponsoring this post! All thoughts and opinions expressed in this article are 100% mine! So you and a couple of friends (or family members) are thinking about joining forces and hosting a multi family garage sale? Awesome! Now, let’s be honest… working with other people in a money making endeavor isn’t…
I don’t know about you but the day that I started my first post-college job I felt pretty depressed. The job literally sucked the life out of me. It wasn’t that I didn’t have a good job, or that I wasn’t thankful for the job I had. It was that I was tucked away in…
It’s Prime Day and if you are an Amazon fan like me that means it’s a chance for you to get some of your most favorite Amazon products AND subscriptions at a SUPER DEAL!!! So here are my top picks for Prime Day that you should consider snagging! The are the best prime day…
So, you’ve got this idea for an awesome food based business. Maybe you want to start cooking from home to sell, roast your own coffee, create your own unique jellies and jams or invent a new jerky. Starting a food based business from home may be a life goal of yours but deep down inside you…
Thank you to Ramsey Solutions for sponsoring this post. All thoughts, opinions and experiences are 100% mine! That life changing afternoon is still etched in my memory. I sat there anxiously waiting to have THE conversation with my husband that would literally change our financial future. Earlier that day, I had been on the phone…
Thank you to Republic Wireless for sponsoring this post. All thoughts and opinions are 100% mine. One of the most common questions that readers ask me is how to save money on some of their everyday expenses. I usually encourage them to start with utilities. I want them to see if they can find ways…
I’ll never forget the afternoon that I spent on the phone with my credit card company desperately trying to get back money from several fraudulent charges. I was on the phone for hours. When I hung up I knew I just didn’t want my hands tied down anymore like this. My solution was to read…
Thank you to Dave Ramsey’s ELP program for sponsoring this post. All thoughts and opinions expressed in this post are 100% mine. I still the remember the day that we decided to pursue freedom from debt with everything we had in us. We sat down, looked at all of our expenses and had to…
Have you ever imagined a life unhindered by stuff? Life out on the open road, wind in your hair, sun on your face, living life as one big ADVENTURE? A life that you live full-time in an RV? Where there is nothing between you and exploration but open road? I know I have but imagining…
The number one question people ask me when they hear that my husband and I paid off our $93,000 mortgage, on one income, in under 2 years is what it felt like to walk through the front door of a completely paid for house. The honest answer? Not much different at all. BECAUSE, that wasn’t…
This post was sponsored by Regions Bank I remember when my son was one and we were tackling our $93,000 in mortgage debt with vengeance. Every day became this sort of game for me to see if I could contribute to the household financially, even though I wasn’t bringing in a full-time income for my…
Special thanks to Ramsey Solutions for sponsoring this post. All thoughts an opinions are 100%, totally and completely mine. I want to see women unleashed and set free to pursue what they love and unapologetically make money doing it. –Christy Wright- Business Boutique: A Woman’s Guide for Making Money Doing What She Loves I still…
There I was, hiding in the shower, crying (again) and wondering what on earth was wrong with me. Wondering why I struggled with this role so much. Wondering why I sucked so bad at keeping the house together- when it was my full-time job. I was a stay at home mom. It was my identity…
Disclosure: So happy to share this blog post I created as a Suave Kids partner. The Disney, Frozen and Star Wars trademarks are used by Unilever pursuant to a license agreement with The Walt Disney Company. All rights reserved. I think all parents face unique challenges when it comes to parenting. Each age and developmental…
True confession of Kim Anderson, I hate cleaning. Don’t get me wrong, I like to have a tidy home but cleaning is one of those things that I have to do so I do it. So I thought it would be highly beneficial for me to crate post about spring cleaning shortcuts for people who…
About a year ago I was invited to a graduation party at my best friend Rhonda’s house. The theme was Harry Potter and I’m not gonna lie, I was pretty darn excited. Rhonda took DIY party decor to an impressively simple yet amazing level with this party and I just had to share it with…
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of BB&T for IZEA. All opinions are 100% mine. It’s a new year and that means we are all re-evaluating what we want out of life and even what we want out of our finances in the next 365 days. Regularly, readers write me and…
Disclosure: All the thoughts and opinions written in this review post are 100% mine. In order to write this review, I received a discounted phone from Republic Wireless. Cell phone plans… I don’t know about you but they have been a big headache for me over the years. The red tape, the minutes, the roaming,…