Be sure to check back every Monday for money saving tips for your family!

If you have been a reader of mine for any length of time I hope you have come to understand that one reason I save is to give. When the earthquake struck Haiti this past January my family and I [...]

Be sure to check back every Monday for money saving tips for your family!
February is now completed so it is time to reflect on your budget? How did you do for your financial goals this month? As my husband and I sat down to evaluate February we were overall quite pleased. We stayed within our [...]

Be sure to check back every Monday for money saving tips for your family!

This money saving Monday tip is a bit late as I am still up in AK enjoying time with my youngest and my new nephew aren’t they just the cutest?
As a busy mom with kids clipping out coupons every week doesn’t work [...]

Be sure to check back every Monday for money saving tips for your family!
January is now completed so it is time to reflect on your budget? How did you do for your financial goals this month? I know for me as I sat down and concluded the month I was slightly disappointed at what we [...]

Be sure to check back every Monday for money saving tips for your family!
Now that you have a budget and some financial goals in place it can be easy to start to compare what you spend with someone else. I know I have often fallen into  this trap of thinking, “they only spend this amount [...]

Be sure to check back every Monday for money saving tips for your family!

If you have followed this site for any amount of time you know that one reason I save is to give. When a crisis occurs, such as the earthquake that struck Haiti this week it is a wonderful time to take stock [...]

Be sure to check back every Monday for money saving tips for your family!
Now that the new year is underway and you have your financial goals ahead of you it is important that you track your progress throughout the year. This serves not only to keep you motivated and on track but to remind you [...]

Be sure to check back every Monday for money saving tips for your family!
The new year is the time for goal setting which is a very admiral thing to do! My friend Jessica has a beautifully written post on the importance of goal setting for our spiritual life, but it is just as important to [...]

Be sure to check back every Monday for money saving tips for your family!
Shopping with kids can be stressful and expensive especially if your children are young. As a parent it can be difficult for you (and your child) to always say “no” at the store here are some tips to save money and stress [...]

Be sure to check back every Monday for money saving tips for your family!
I wanted to discuss briefly the benefits of using a system called a zero balance budget. This type of budgeting system uses some type of worksheet (one of my favorites you can download for free from here. The concept with this type [...]