Just A Little Bit

Hello friends! I’m excited about this post today because I’m breaking down in the simplest terms what I think you should do with your money to better your life. You see, I think that people believe that unless how much money we make changes our life can’t really change for the better either. Let me be the one to tell you straight, you’re wrong. (more…)

I’ve talked a lot on this blog and in my free course and program about not spending money unnecessarily and how to be a “minimal spender”. I’ve always been pretty good with money but it wasn’t until a year or so ago that I became a real minimal spender! When my husband and I made the decision that I would quit my job and pursue this little blog you’re reading we knew that we would have to cut…

I told you I’d be back and here I am! If you missed part one of this post you can find it here! Let’s not waste any time and dive in! 10 Dos And Don’ts of Money Management (Part Two) (more…)

I think a lot of people start off on their own in their twenties without much knowledge of what to do with their money or how to use it for good in their life. We don’t teach it in school, you don’t have to learn anything to get a bank account, so we usually end up copying the money practices of our parents whether they are good or bad because it is the only thing we know. So all that to say if…

The decision to change your life is a simple one. If you don’t like how you’re living or what has come of your future, you just decide to change it. But acting on that decision is a whole other ball game. I believe that in order to change your life it starts with changing a lot of little things about your life. Why? Because the little things add up my friends. These “little things” might seem…

If I were to ask you if you think you are getting the most out of your life what would your answer be? I’m going to take a wild guess and say it would be no. (more…)

4 Tips For Combining Finances And Budgeting In Marriage

Getting married and combining your lives is a really exciting time! Moving in together, making decisions together, and sharing your day to day is just as dreamy as it sounds, until you start actually living it. Don’t get me wrong I love my husband to the moon and back but love doesn’t prepare you for change or make it any easier. You quickly learn things about your significant other that you…

Three Tips For Finding A Second Income Stream

  If you have a goal of building your savings or being debt free then you’ve probably done the math with your current job and figured out how long it will take you to get there. You’ve probably realized it will take awhile, as most big goals do. I’ve been there too and no, it’s not the most inspiring thing to see. But, there are ways to speed the process up and reach your financial goals quicker!…

How To Stay Motivated With Your Financial Goals

A couple weeks ago I sent out an email asking you guys what other blog posts you would want me to write about. This topic was one of the most asked for posts! Which, is completely fine by me because I can totally relate! I think we all know the feeling of starting out on a new goal. You’re excited, hopeful and ready to work your butt off to get there! Much like running a marathon you start out…

Three Mindset Changes For Minimal Spending

If you haven’t read my post What I Learned From A Year Of Minimal Shopping I talk about just what the title says. I went a year without spending any real money on shopping. I didn’t set out to do it, it just kind of unfolded into over a year, but I learned some things that I share with you in that post. However after sharing that post I realized I had more to say, specifically more to tell you…

Back To Basics: How To Cut Back On The Necessities

As a culture we tend to want more. More time. More money. More things. We dream up the perfect life where we wouldn’t have to wait around for anything and we could have as much of whatever as we wanted. The problem with that way of thinking is that when all you want is more, you can never be fully satisfied. Once you reach that “more” you wanted, you just want more of something else, and so on…

What I Learned From A Year Of Minimal Shopping

This time last year my husband had just left a job that had been paying him prevailing wage. Our budget was already smaller than it really needed to be because we were still saving for a house, but once that income was gone we decided to minimize our spending even more. The main thing we did was cut out our “shopping budgets” which was essentially $25 a month we both were allowed to spend however…

How We Spend Only $30 A Month On Household Supplies

My last post I decided to divulge all our secrets about how my husband and I only spend $200 on our food every month. I know you guys love it when I post details of our finances and I’m pretty much an open book so I decided to do it again in today’s post and talk about our household money. Today I’m going to share some of our ways with you of how we manage a $30 monthly budget for all of our…

Five Ways We Keep A $200 Grocery Budget

One of the hardest expenses for people (and us) to budget is food. It is so easy to blow through money on food because you literally just eat it away. Then two hours later you are hungry again and there is no sign there was ever food bought in the first place. From groceries, to going out to eat, to convenient snacks or coffee shops we spend so much money stuffing our faces and half the time we…

How To Add Minimalism And Productivity To Your Life

I wrote minimalism and productivity into this title because I think they go hand in hand. When we cut back the clutter in our life we can focus on the more important things to us. This in turn helps us be more productive towards those things. I’m really passionate about spending your time and money wisely, growing as a person (especially us millennials) and working towards goals and dreams. This…