by Jamie Jeffers | Sep 23, 2016 | Ways We Saved This Week
It’s officially fall now, for better or for worse. As the days get shorter, we’re getting fewer hours of “run around outside and play” time. But homework time flows more smoothly when the beautiful weather isn’t beaconing the kids outside!
Each Friday I share the 5 Ways We’ve Saved Money This Week. This is the 50th edition of this series! How exciting to have made it to this mark! If you want to go back and read all 250 tips in the series, you can check it out here.
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by Jamie Jeffers | Sep 19, 2016 | Meal Plans
Is the weather beginning to cool in your area?
Fall is the perfect time to fill your menu with pumpkin and apple flavored everything. They’re in season (which makes them affordable) and the flavors just scream “fall is here!”
So you can bet you’ll find those ideas here!
Meal planning always saves me both time and money. I enjoy meal planning for 2 weeks at a time, because that means I don’t have to sit down and make my plan every single week.
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by Jamie Jeffers | Sep 16, 2016 | Ways We Saved This Week
Some days it feels like I have to constantly chant our motto: #yearofno, #yearofno, #yearofno. Other days it’s a relief to use #yearofno as an excuse to not make a decision. (The answer is no, obviously.)
It’s September, which means we’ve been at this for over 8 long months. The finish line is still in the distance, so it’s going to take a lot of motivation to keep going!
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by Jamie Jeffers | Sep 9, 2016 | Ways We Saved This Week
Welcome to another episode of the 5 Ways We’ve Saved Money This Week series! Each Friday, I like to think back over the ways we’ve saved money. It keeps me motivated to save and (hopefully) gives you new things to try in your own home.
To read older posts in this series, go here.
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by Jamie Jeffers | Sep 2, 2016 | Ways We Saved This Week
This has not been our most money saving week ever. Going back to school is always expensive, and as the kids get older it only becomes more costly.
But I guess we’ll keep them anyway.
I also took care of some home maintenance things this week. It was good to get those things done, but it made the budget feel extra squished.
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