*This is the 4th day of the One Month Spending Freeze Challenge. Please click here to see all of the posts in this series.* From the outside looking in, a spending freeze looks like something terrible you just want to avoid. It doesn’t sound enjoyable, and people who have to be on a constant spendingContinue Reading..

*This is the 3rd day of the One Month Spending Freeze Challenge. Please click here to see all of the posts in this series.* Is this spending freeze challenge easier or more painful than you thought it would be? © petarpaunchev / Dollar Photo Club A spending freeze is truly no easy feat. The path seems long, winding,Continue Reading..

*This is the 2nd day of the One Month Spending Freeze Challenge. Please click here to see all of the posts in this series.* Yesterday for the first day of our month long spending freeze challenge, I helped you go through your expenses and filter out all the wants you might have. You know, a vacationContinue Reading..

*This is the 1st day of the One Month Spending Freeze Challenge. Please click here to see all of the posts in this series.* Welcome to the One Month Spending Freeze Challenge! This month will be a time to slow down and realize just how blessed you really are. You will have many opportunities to sacrificeContinue Reading..

During my first pregnancy, I read a lot of books and information on pregnancy, labor, and breastfeeding. It wasn’t until we brought our baby home that I realized I didn’t know much about infant sleep. I figured it would be pretty easy, but just a few days and weeks later left me realizing that it was aContinue Reading..

The first half of my life (a good 13 or 14 years) was full of epic snowfalls, white Christmases, and terrible snowdrifts. These events have become fewer and farther between during the second half of my life. © volgariver / Dollar Photo Club Last year was a record-breaking year for snowfall in much of the UnitedContinue Reading..

I am not one to enjoy a scary movie, a haunted house, or a creepy gorilla man chasing after me with a chainsaw in a spooky corn maze. These things cause me to shake uncontrollably and give me recurring nightmares that last for years. Not even kidding. Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links (I’ve putContinue Reading..

Our lives turned into a chaotic mess the moment baby #2 entered the picture. The toddler had just turned 18 months a few days before, we were all sick when the baby came home from the hospital, breastfeeding issues left me frazzled and in pain, and I just wasn’t ready to care for two small kids.Continue Reading..

The year our first daughter was born, I could not wait to take pictures of her when autumn rolled around. She was just about 3 months old when the leaves started to change colors and Halloween was coming. My sister-in-law and I were trying to start a photography business together, so we used her asContinue Reading..

I used to take pay days for granted. It was exciting to finally get paid after working so hard for two weeks. We didn’t do anything extravagant with our paychecks, but we definitely spent them without a plan in place on both necessary and unnecessary expenses. © iQoncept / Dollar Photo Club My biggest mistake?Continue Reading..