There’s a new (to us) vehicle sitting in our driveway right now, which means I’ve official started baby shopping. 😉
With baby number 6 on the way, we’ve been on the hunt for an affordable 8 passenger car. It’s almost like seeing a unicorn to find something that seats 8 on a used car lot!
That means I’m feeling a bit of sweet relief over having this chore behind us.
Although…now we have to sell one of our other cars. So there’s that.
Happy Friday!
Have you started thinking about Christmas yet? Not in the way that you’re ready to see decorations in the store or listen to Christmas music, necessarily. (Can we celebrate at least Halloween first, please??)
I’m talking about mapping out a plan…maybe even buying some gifts!
Frugal folks are planners, so it’s time to start that plan!
If you want some extra help (or motivation!) be sure to join my mini Christmas challenge! Sign up here to get the emails. (Even if you already get emails from Medium Sized Family, this is a brand new list. So if you want the challenge, you have to sign up!)
Getting rid of cable leaves you with a ton of options for TV viewing. Cut through the confusion with these helpful charts and ideas!
This guest post was written by Katie of Living the Stream. Enjoy her money saving tips!!
In the spring of 2017, I looked at my cable bill. We were spending $224 per month on our cable and internet package. At the time, we had 3 kids under 5 and barely watched any TV (we were too tired!).
It was time to get rid of cable.
As I researched getting rid of cable and streaming TV, I was overwhelmed. There were streaming devices (couldn’t I just use my Smart TV?), streaming services, Netflix, Hulu (and Hulu Live? What’s the difference?), HBO Now vs. HBO Go.
What about an antenna? Do I need one of those?
Last week I got to attend my first ever blogging conference (Bloggy Con for the curious!). It was fantastic!
If you’ve ever gone to any sort of conference, you know that you come away from it with this “high” for accomplishing great things. I’m so excited to pour these ideas into the blog!
The reason I was able to attend this conference was because my family could come along, too. It’s held at Cedar Point (which is an amazing amusement park…a must do for roller coaster enthusiasts!). The hotel we stayed at was within easy walking distance of the park. So for 3 days, the family got to ride rides while I learned about blogging.
So after more than 2 years of paying off debt, this year we’ve been able to treat our family to a trip to Indianapolis, a vacation in Washington DC, and a fall trip to Cedar Point.
This is why you fight to get out of debt!! You want your money to be used for the things you love the most. Who wants to keep treading water with bill companies??
Nobody, that’s who.
These products are the best things to buy in bulk to get the most bang for your buck. Plus, tips to make sure you don’t waste any money!
Running out of toilet paper at 9:00 pm on Saturday night probably isn’t the worst thing that can happen to a person…but it is definitely one of the most annoying things!
There are a lot of reasons to choose to buy in bulk. If you measure your prices correctly, it can save you a lot of money.
In our home, a few times every year some bug hits our house and wipes out the whole family for a week at a time. You know I don’t want to be worried about running to the store when I’ve got sick kids to tend to! I’d rather have a stock of those things we always need right here at home.
For the past few weeks, I’ve really struggled to write a new 5 Ways We’ve Saved Money This Week post. I finally realized that it’s probably because not only are we not saving a lot of money….I’m actually spending more than usual.
It’s part guilt and part pregnancy brain.
Now, it’s important to me that you don’t take this post as an anti-pregnancy rant. While I’m not a big fan of being pregnant, it’s always worth it in the end. 🙂
I'm Jamie, and I want to help your family learn how to save money without that "martyr" feeling. Learn more. 
