Looking to start a few new traditions this year? Check out this list of the best simple and frugal family Christmas traditions that you can start this year! But don’t try to start them all this year. Choose the ones that resonate the most with you. Best simple and frugal family Christmas traditions: Cut down…
Motherhood can be overwhelming. There are so many pressures and expectations and new challenges. If you want to be a less stressed mom, simplify your life. To be a less stressed mom, simplify Becoming a mom is a major life transition. Remember those commercials about how having a baby changes everything? The goal was to…
It’s so easy to end up doing all the wrong things because you didn’t bother to stop and ask questions. That’s why you need to look at your motivations and potentially reassess some of your choices. You need to know what is driving your choices. Implementing this one practice could change your entire life. Look…
This is a guest post by Logan of Money Done Right Do you want to simplify your finances? Managing your finances can be an overwhelming task, especially if you’re new to budgeting. It’s even more difficult when you have a large number of accounts to keep track of. When you simplify your finances you reduce…
Have you ever considered the negative effects of clutter in your home? It’s easy to just feel an overarching sense of frustration or overwhelm without considering the specific negative effects of clutter in our lives. Negative Effects of Clutter There are many negative effects of clutter. Clutter does more than just leave us with a…
Many products talk a big game. They claim they will save you time and improve your life in some way. I’ve found many times that they didn’t live up to the hype. But then there are those rare few products that will simplify your life. When I’m talking about products that will simplify your life,…
This past week one of my daughter’s had a birthday. She turned 9. But you won’t find us hosting any big parties this weekend. There are 5 reasons we don’t throw big birthday parties for our kids. Why We Don’t Throw Big Birthday Parties: 1. I’m not good at it I’m not a Pinterest mom….
Living counter-culturally isn’t always easy. What can be even more challenging is teaching kids how to live simply in a consumer culture. Teaching Kids to Live Simply In a Consumer Culture Living simply is not the norm in our culture. Recent statistics on credit card debt confirm this: “Credit card balances carried from month to…
Do you have new goals you would like to work on? Well, what are you waiting for? Now is the best time to set new goals! Why Now Is the Best Time to Set New Goals There is nothing different or special about January 1st. Now is always the best time to set new goals…
Hint: how to have a less busy schedule this school year will involve saying ‘no’ on repeat. As we get ready to head into a new school year, life tends to get busier. After what was hopefully a slower summer, people head into fall full force. The respite of summer quickly turns into the chaos…
