Category: lifehack
22 Jul
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
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...
25 Mar
Grocery Shopping on a Budget of $200: 6 Lessons Learned
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In January we decided to stop eating out and our grocery bill ski-rocketed as we transitioned off fast food. Our usual budget for groceries for...
22 Mar
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
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...
25 Feb
Can We Stick to a Budget? Our January Spending Update
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So I’ve been telling you all about how you should set a budget and track every penny. But, do WE actually do it? Well, ya,...
25 Feb
Simple Cheap Mom Gets the Liebster Award
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Last week Chonce from My Debt Epiphany nominated me for the Liebster Award. It’s Simple Cheap Mom’s first award and I’m so honored to have...
25 Feb
Early Retirement Extreme isn’t Our Goal
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I wanted to share a story I read this week on Dividend Mantra that stuck in my head. Dividend Mantra was given the opportunity to...
25 Feb
Update: January No Eating Out Challenge
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At the beginning of January, I shared our annual no eating out challenge here on Simple Cheap Mom. In the fall we tend to slip...
22 Feb
It Feels Good to be back on Tracking
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Back in December, we decided to use GNUCash to track our finances. It’s a free open source program and you can see how we decided...
