Simple Cheap Mom - A Millenial Housewife keeping Things Easy in a Budget

Airbnb host experiences :5 things we learn! 5 Things We Learned Becoming Airbnb Hosts One month ago we started hosting guests in our upstairs apartment...

22 Jul

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Real Estate Is Exhausting

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Almost three months ago, I asked the question: “Is Family Worth $400,000?” After an hour of discussions and spreadsheet preparation, today I can say that...

22 Apr

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Spending the Long Weekend at Home

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Holidays are a wonderful time to spend with the people you love. They are also a time filled with traditions and expectations. I love celebrating...

22 Mar

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Selling on Etsy: Getting Past the Learning Curve

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I was pleasantly surprised when I logged into Etsy on the weekend and noticed that I had a pile of free listings. After a minute...

22 Mar

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Clothes Pins Make Me So Happy

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Back in the fall, we realized that we weren’t as energy efficient as I thought we were and made big some big changes to drop...

21 Feb

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7 Free Indoor Places to Take your Toddler

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Free places for kids to play indoors Places to play with kids Keeping kids entertained can be tough when the weather keeps you inside. Today...

22 Jan

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Signup for SwagBucks to Make Money Online

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WARNING The following is an unveiled attempt to get you to sign up for Swagbucks with my referral link. Other than being a user, I...

22 Jan

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2015 Budget for a Family with a Toddler

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Personally I love budgets. I love planning. I love math. I love setting little challenges for our family and tracking our success. Maybe you’re one...

22 Jan

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January No Eating Out Challenge

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I’ve mentioned a few times that if we don’t stick to our budget then we’ll just eat out all the time. It’s our weakness. We...

22 Jan

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You Have to be Pretty Cheap to Cut Your Own Hair

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You Have to be Pretty Cheap to Cut Your Own Hair In order for the Simple Cheap Family to live on half of a single...

22 Dec

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This is NOT Another Comparison of Budgeting Apps

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When I shared that we’ve signed up for the MoneyStepper Savings Challenge, I let you all know that we’d be picking a new budgeting tool...

22 Dec

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5 Reasons To Consider Paying Off Your Mortgage

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Much of personal finance is common sense. We know we should spend less than we make. We know we should avoid credit card debts. But...

22 Dec

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50% Savings Rate Challenge Accepted

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One of the questions I’ve asked myself since starting this site is how much of our personal finances I’m prepared to share with the world....

22 Dec

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Early Christmas Presents for Simple Cheap Mom

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A couple weeks ago I posted five frugal gifts that were on my Christmas wish list. Well, Christmas has come early for me and in...

21 Dec

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How To Cut Your Own Hair

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How to cut own hair ( how to trim your hair ) It’s pretty standard for frugal guys to buzz their own hair. A set...

22 Nov

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Wait, Why Don’t You Have a Will?

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Many people put off important grown up things like getting a will. If you know that you need a will, but haven’t got around to...

22 Nov

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6 Excuses for Unused Gift Cards

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Today I was rolling through the drive through and I found an unused McDonald’s gift card in my wallet (I never said we would give up...

25 Oct

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Things I’m Thankful For This Thanksgiving

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In honour of Thanksgiving (Canadian Thanksgiving, eh?), I’d like to share the things that I’m thankful for this year. The Sappy Personal Stuff. I am...

22 Oct

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Guess How Much We Cut Our Electricity Bill

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I’ve tried to reduce our energy bill before by making the changes everyone suggests. I started doing my laundry and dishes at night and I...

22 Oct

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Engaged without a Ring: The Tale of our Engagement Cat

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Before Mr. Simple Cheap Mom and I were married, we were in that awkward phase when you know you want to spend the rest of...

28 Sep

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52 Mini Date Ideas that Won’t Break the Bank

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No cost date ideas Sometimes the cost and hassle of a traditional night out on the town make the idea of another night relaxing in...

25 Sep

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Get Paid to Buy Groceries: Checkout 51 App

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So I was sitting at the park yesterday talking with the other grownups and the conversations turned to frugal stuff. This is kinda my roundhouse,...

22 Sep

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Be Confident Managing Your Money With These Three Simple Rules

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Be Confident Managing Your Money With These Three Simple Rules Trying to pay off debt, save for big purchases, and plan for your future all...

22 Sep

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Fast, Cheap and Easy Meal Ideas: Oatmeal Banana Cookies

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Basically these cookies turn into a meal at our house because we eat the whole batch. So, I felt like they’d be a great first...

22 Sep

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Cheap Places to Take Your Kids: IKEA $1 Breakfast

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If you’re fortunate to live around an IKEA and have small kids, you’ve got a great opportunity for a cheap outing. It’s not the healthiest...

25 Mar

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3 Canadians Who Can Increase Your Financial Literacy

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November is Financial Literacy Month in Canada. Before the month comes to an end, I wanted to highlight some of the Canadian* influences that have...

13 Feb

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Housewife eczema

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Housewife eczema is a sort of hand eczema named for its frequent occurrence among housewives. especially, it affects mothers who regularly engage during a wide...

22 Nov

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