When I started the "Dave Ramsey thing" and created my first monthly budget, I settled on $300 a month for groceries, including cat food and household stuff like dish soap and toilet paper. So, when I moved in with my co-human, I just doubled it to a budgeted $600. If $300 worked for one person, … Continue reading How I cut my family’s grocery budget nearly in half
Category: Finances
Shopping smarter: Earth Fare vs. Heinen’s
It is said that ignorance is bliss. But ignorance about food can cause major health issues. However, being informed about food means that the pool of acceptable food choices grows ever smaller. Pesticides, GMOs, artificial dyes and flavors, growth hormones, and antibiotics are all chemical concerns from food. Then you add ethical issues of animal … Continue reading Shopping smarter: Earth Fare vs. Heinen’s
Dreams and plans
Two things - 1. I will be going back to a twice-per-week update schedule! Since I will be writing so much about my debt free budget plans, I'm not going to bore you with ONLY my finances to read about once a week. So I'll be going back to a twice weekly posting, once about … Continue reading Dreams and plans
Ditching my debt
I'm ditching my debt. I signed up for a debt management course called Financial Peace University. I realize the irony in spending a hundred dollars to be told how to get out of debt, but I have a personal guarantee from a friend who recommended the program that it would be the best hundred I … Continue reading Ditching my debt
Minimizing my student debt
Being a minimalist is great for budgeting. I can afford to spend ridiculous amounts on organic hippie food because I don't care about how many pairs of pants I own. (Oversimplification, I admit). Another thing I can afford to do is pay down my student debt faster than I would normally be able to. I … Continue reading Minimizing my student debt
Stop pinning, start doing
We live in age where knowledge about nearly everything is at our fingertips. We are plugged in and constantly connected, and "I don't know how" is no longer a valid excuse for anything. If you can type it into Google, you can learn it. I recently made myself a degree from the University of Google … Continue reading Stop pinning, start doing
Minimize your budget with Gillian
Today's post is a guest blog by Gillian at Drop that Debt! I also wrote a post for her blog today, which you can read here. Hey all! I'm Gillian and I blog about personal finance over at Drop that Debt. It seems that Caitlin and I both started blogging and reading each others blogs … Continue reading Minimize your budget with Gillian
Born Again Minimalist 