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Penny Pinching, or Hoarding, as it were - Part 3

Now, it’s nice to use coupons, make your own coffee, etc. BUT, when it comes to change you can see, as in, in your BANK, there are a few things that really impact the bottom line.

REFINANCE!! Refinance your mortgage. Interest rates are lower now than they’ve been for a while. It’s not a big deal [...]

Signing with baby

When I was pregnant with my first baby, I heard about babies and sign-language and I thought I’d look into it. It seemed like a great activity to incorporate into my new SAHM world. It occurred to me that I might need to think about what I would do with my new little person, besides [...]

Ditch the diaper

Let me tell you what.

NO ONE ever told me about the WORK. THE WORRRRRRRRRRRRRK it takes to potty train. No one. For goodness sake. We’ve been on-and-off (wipe.flush.wash.repeat.) since, I think, May.

But this is the deal. You CANNOT force a toddler to use the toilet. She has to want to. Be inspired to. Period. And [...]

Breastfeeding with new baby teeth

I’m encountering a new pattern while nursing my newly toothed son… and it’s leaving me quite sore.
HE BIIIIIIITES!

He doesn’t do it everyday. Or every time. But when he does it… SAVE ME for the love of tender nips, it hurts something fierce! There are a couple of things going on here. First things first. I [...]

Potty parties in our crib

Calling all diaper lovers…. I have something to confess. This potty training party is NOT for the sleep deprived or immune compromised. Juggling a teething, newly mobile, 10 month old while potty training a toddler is like, oh, forget it… I’m too tired to even come up with a clever analogy. I’ll save my brain [...]

Penny Pinching, Part 1

In this crazy world, we need to turn to each other for ideas on how to make ends meet each month. I am a SAHM, and I want to keep this line of work for as long as I can, so here is an ongoing series of my personal penny pinching tricks. Enjoy!

Take-out tonight

Hey people…. ch-check it out. I just did the coolest thing. I’m so excited….

I just put $150 a month back in the bank by refinancing our mortgage! Yeeeah-hoooo! Look, I’m not the bank-rates-watching type. You’ll NEVER catch me talking about it. Although, I really do think I’m pretty good at managing the household finances. I’m [...]

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