Meal planning can help save you money because by planning out your meals for the week, you are more likely to just buy the ingredients you need for those meals. There are also ways to make your meal planning simpler and grocery list making easier. These tips will also help you save even more in …
How to have a successful garage sale
Garage sale season is coming up soon here in the Northwest and I can’t wait! It is one of my favorite ways to find good deals on clothing for myself and my kids and anything else that I might need. I grew up going to garage sales with my mom and we also had an …
5 Creative Ways to Save Money
Saving money can be difficult, especially if you are on a tight budget. Sometimes it helps to think of creative and easy ways to save money. Here are some ways to save that are so easy that you won’t even think about it. This post may contain affiliate links. If you make a purchase through …
Sausage and Ground Turkey Meatballs
Meatballs are such a comfort food and they are a favorite meal in my family. My husband suffers from gout on occasion and since red meat can cause flare ups, we try to limit it as much as we can. He still loves meatballs though so I started looking for ways that he could enjoy …
The best iced white mocha
Of course, with coffee in the name of my blog, I have to share a coffee recipe. I love getting a special coffee drink from my local coffee shop, but that can start getting a little spendy after awhile. I make my own cold brew coffee at home, but I started missing my iced white …
Chocolate chip cookies with cream cheese filling
These cookies are simple and easy to make and they are great for any occasion. They always remind me of Christmas. I know they are not your traditional Christmas cookie, but I used to make them for my office Christmas parties and they were a huge hit. They are my husband’s favorite cookie and he …
A few more ways to save on groceries
You can never have enough ways to save money in your grocery budget. If you are looking for more ways to save on your grocery bill, I have some more great tips for you that are easy to do. This post may contain affiliate links. If you make a purchase through one of these links …
Weekly menu planning
Menu planning is a life saver for me. I literally couldn’t cook dinner or grocery shop without doing a menu plan for the week. When I’m cooking dinner, I like having a list of meals to choose from each day of the week and knowing that I have the ingredients in the house to make …
A few ways to save on groceries
It’s hard to control the cost of some monthly bills and expenses. Other than telling my kids, “Shut the front door! We are not paying to heat the outdoors!”, there’s not much I can do to lower the price of the heating bill in the winter. And while I can’t totally control the grocery prices, …