Besides eating healthy and exercise, one of the hardest things in life to stick with is a written budget. Money management is stressful, especially when you don’t feel like you have enough cash to even survive. Each day people are faced with monetary mountains. Do any of these monetary mountains ring a bell with you?…
Special thanks to my real life friend, Jessi Fearon from The Budget Mama for writing this inspiring guest post on 4 ways to tackle your student loans faster. My journey through college is a little different from most but not all that crazy. I started college off on the right foot, right after high school…
Do you have a place in your house that you stash clutter you don’t know what to do with? In my house, that’s the finished basement. There is a cluttered corner where I stash all the items that need to leave my house but I’m paralyzed with indecision about what EXACTLY to do with it all….
I think one of the things I used to hate about budgets before I had a REAL one was the idea that budgeting took “FOR-EV-VERRR” (that was for all my Sandlot loving friends out there). I assumed I would spend endless hours trying to figure out where all my money had gone all month from…
Have you ever had those seasons where you felt like the storms of life might just break you? When everything that could go wrong was going wrong at the same time. How to you prepare & how to do you survive a financial Crisis? For inspiration on this topic, check out my guest post on…
In the summer of 2013 I began a journey that I never would have dreamed I’d begin. Late one night, while I was getting ready to go to bed, I had a strange thought cross my mind. A thought that has changed my life in the best way possible. “Start a blog.” Maybe it was…
Just to let you know, compensation for this post was provided by Upromise. The thoughts and opinions expressed in this post are all my own. Do you have a financial “elephant in the room” in your life? Those looming money situations that most people just don’t like to talk about—things like paying off college debt…
It’s the same every year. The alarm sounds and my adrenaline starts pumping. In my mind I immediately see the goal and I’m walking toward it-tunnel vision-focusing on nothing more than that new electronic I’ve been stalking for months. As I come back to reality I push away the bedcover and b-line to the bathroom…
Do you ever have those years where money is just tight? You know you could really use a vacation but the reality is that there are bills that have to be paid. When it’s impossible to increase your income, the only change you have left to make is to cut your expenses. That might involve…
There is no doubt that people greatly differ in how they handle their finances. Some people’s plan revolves around paying all their bills using whatever forms of payment they have. There are people who make sure that they never spend more than what is in their bank accounts in cash. Then there are those accountant types…
Whether you are a complete newbie to craft fairs or an old pro, organization is the same for everyone. You’ve got to be sure before you get in that vehicle to go to your show that you are ready to go. That starts with a solid list. So in this post I’ll share the free…
You know that feeling you get when you know that it’s time to break it off but you feel such a sense of security that it’s hard to just…let it go? (Go ahead and belt out the chorus to the Frozen song like you’re a preschooler in a mini van…I’ll wait here…) That feeling is…
For all you other frugal loving people out there, one of our favorite shopping days is quickly approaching. Black Friday will be here before we know it! And while your kids and most everyone else is in a turkey-induced coma, you’ll be up with your coffee in hand ready to get every good deal you can…
Have you ever wondered how to make the transition to a stay at home mom? Check out my guest post on one of my favorite blogs, Creative Savings that shows you 6 smart ways to make the transition! These are tips that I learned in my own journey home. Here’s an excerpt from the post: “I still…
“Well, we can’t have people over if we don’t have couches.” Just a few short months after we got married we packed up everything we owned in a small Uhaul and moved to Atlanta, GA so my husband could attend GA Tech for grad school. The only furniture on our moving truck was our bed,…
I’m going to be brutally honest here if I may. As I type this, it’s going to sound really selfish but I’m going to tell you anyway. When my son was an infant I literally couldn’t wait for family to come visit us for a weekend in hopes that my husband and I might, just…
The truth is, I haven’t been in college since 2005 (Go 49ers). That means some stuff is the same but a lot has probably changed. I really wanted to write a post on tips for saving money on college but felt a little out of touch. Luckily while over at my good friend Rhonda’s house,…
Anytime people start building a budget, they have to evaluate how much they are spending on this or that. The most common question I see around forums and social media is people asking how much you should spend on groceries. Or what is normal. The simple answer is, how much does it take to feed…
Four years ago I had my last garage sale. I’ll probably never have a garage sale again. Why? Because I’ve found a way to do 20% of the work and make 80% more money on stuff from around my house all year round. Here’s what I’ve learned. A Waste of Time Yard & garage sales…
Back to school is coming. I see it slowly emerging in every mega store I go into. Are you planning to do some clothes shopping for kids as they go back to school? I’ve gathered 6 thrifty tips for back to school clothes shopping just for you! As a kid, I remember going back to…
After Snowpocolypse and the winter we had in Atlanta this year, I’m always itching to get out of the house. Getting out and about in the car cost money. Between gas and wear and tear it can get kind of expensive to drive around for business or fun. With that in mind, I wanted to write…
Penny pinchers, super couponers and frugal people are always looking for ways to save money here or there. Many people find that groceries take up a huge chunk of their monthly expenses. Luckily, groceries are one monthly expenses that you have total and complete control over unlike gas, water or electricity type bills. With groceries…
So today is a BIG day for me personally. 1 year ago today, I wrote my first blog post (Children’s Consignment Sales:Selling in 10 Easy Steps). Happy 1st Birthday, Thrifty Little Mom! To be honest, the idea of writing a blog sort of struck me one night last summer as I was trying to fall…
“I’m just barely staying on top of bills right now, much less saving.” This is a really common statement I hear from friends who are struggling between the economy, jobs and various situations that life has thrown at them. I was this way for several years just out of college, which was also my first…
Every summer I get really excited about the prospect of starting a garden. Beyond building our raised garden beds this year, we enjoy going to the local home improvement store and picking out the vast array of veggies I want. The problem we run into is that our joy and excitement gets a bit out…