A few years ago, I made pumpkin puree for the first time. I thought it was superior to the canned pumpkin puree from the store, so the time I spent on it – cutting the pumpkin, taking out the seeds and pulp, baking it, and pureeing it – was really worth it to me. NowContinue Reading..
The Easiest Way to Save for a Rainy Day
My husband switched jobs and got a drastic pay-cut back in June, so we have basically been doing a spending freeze since then. It’s been pretty strict, and I don’t do nearly as much online browsing as I used to do. Sigh. I guess it’s for the better of our financial situation. © cristovao31Continue Reading..
6 Steps to Determine Your Family’s Unique Grocery Budget
Ever wonder why you can’t get your grocery bill under control, but your next door neighbor, who has 6 kids, definitely can? It can be downright frustrating and discouraging to set a grocery budget of $500 only to go over that amount by $200 or even $500 every month. Read on to find out how you canContinue Reading..
Solids Feeding Schedule: Month 4 Update
If you are just joining us, this is the 4th month update of feeding my baby homemade baby food. Each update I have given you the details of what foods I introduced to my baby (Bella) during the previous month. Pssst! You can see all my homemade baby food posts here. This month was aContinue Reading..
Why Budget?
I was not paid to write this post. I received a product to review, and I will only review products that could benefit my readers. The opinions in this post are completely my own based on my experience. © Subbotina Anna / Dollar Photo Club Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links (I’ve put a * by any linkContinue Reading..
36+ Affordable Handmade Gift Ideas for Young Children
Our Christmas last year was pretty stark…when it comes to gift-giving. César got me nil, I gave César a coupon book that I made (which he still has never used!), and we gave Sofía cozy pajamas and a pink rolling backpack that came with a bear. That’s it. We didn’t even have a tree untilContinue Reading..
The Purpose of Reconciling Your Accounts
Some people enjoy financial automation. They set up automatic billing and direct deposit through their bank, they connect their bank accounts to mint or some other personal finance management service, and they let their money do what it needs to do. I might be old-fashioned, but I don’t like the idea of automation. I amContinue Reading..
The Story Behind Humble in a Heartbeat
When I was young, I took a lot of pride in being correct, right, and perfect. Who am I kidding? I still do! In all seriousness, I realize now that it’s just not possible to be that way all the time. Marriage and parenting especially are whipping me into shape whether I like it orContinue Reading..
Basic Photo Organization: Rename and Tag Pictures
It took me awhile, but I finally finished. Whew! Update on Deleting Pictures Back in July, I started deleting pictures from our computer that we really didn’t need. It was then that I shared the criteria for deleting the pictures, and I said I’d work on it for an hour each week. I’m all caught up now,Continue Reading..
Songs We Love: “The Itsy Bitsy Spider”
The past few weeks have been a joy to see Bella join me and Sofía in our action songs. She started clapping on her own, and she even grooves to the songs by moving her little body back and forth. So precious! © evgeniya_m / Dollar Photo Club Since it’s Halloween, I thought it wouldContinue Reading..
Is Commercial Baby Rice Cereal Truly Necessary?
When I took Sofía (my oldest daughter who is now 2) to her six month well child checkup, I let her pediatrician know that we had started solids and I was still breastfeeding. He told me that I should give her commercial rice cereal as well, but he didn’t back up his reasoning. I had alreadyContinue Reading..
14 Wicked Awesome Ways to Simplify Your Budget
“Our life is frittered away by detail. Simplify, simplify.” -Henry David Thoreau, Walden Mistake #4 – Overcomplicating the Budget At the end of December last year, I thought it would be a good idea to download a new budget spreadsheet to try for the new year. I liked the spreadsheet I used at the time,Continue Reading..
26 Awesome Halloween-Themed YouTube Shows for Toddlers and Preschoolers
I currently breastfeed my 9 month old about 3 hours each day. That’s 12.5% of my day! Now I understand why I can’t find time to scrub the floors and polish the silver! (hm hm, kidding. only kidding.) My toddler is awake during those three hours, and I’m a very unprepared mama. She’s not capable ofContinue Reading..
Preparing to Write a Will: Choosing Your Child’s Guardian
As I’ve been thinking about writing our will – yes, we still haven’t sat down and hammered things out – I’ve realized that we need to actually ask some people to be guardians to our kids and to execute our will. Eek! © ostrinka / Dollar Photo Club The question, though, is how do youContinue Reading..
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