When we bought the new bunk beds for Porgie and Izzy's room, I decided to change the room's theme. Both of my kids are currently ob...

As you know, for the past year John and I have been working hard to pay off debt and save more money. Christmas time is no exception. John...

November and December are going to be very expensive months for us. We have Izzy's birthday coming up, we need to have our carpets clea...

Carrie left a comment on Friday's post about me using the GPS on my cell phone. I don't have a cell phone. I know it is hard to be...

Last Friday we received our electric bill. Gulp. Our bill was over $300. I am sick to my stomach about this HUGE bill. We have never h...

Want to hear a "funny" story? Well, we paid off our Chase credit card last month. It felt so damn good to send in that last paym...

Because the universe hates me, I received a statement on Friday letting me know that our car insurance is increasing by $15 per month. GREA...

We paid off our credit cards, but somehow it feels like we have even less money than before. How is that possible? Well, all of these darn...

I have made up my mind on the camera issue. We are going to buy a Canon Rebel XS. It is insanely expensive, and I am worried that I will n...

I went shopping yesterday. I should probably feel guilty about my budget indiscretion, but oddly enough, I don't. I managed to snag so...

I have been a wee bit cranky lately. Little things have been getting under my skin - like how OTHER people spend their money. What the hel...

I think I made myself sound like a nutcase yesterday. But there was more to the guilt than I mentioned in the post. I am also feeling guil...

I have been soooo good with money for the past few months. I have been keeping track of every penny that we spend. I haven't turned on...

I have been thinking about numbers lately. Lots of numbers. I think about the number of months until we have our credit card debit paid of...

I stumbled across one of these deals last November by accident, and it was AWESOME! Because I love you guys, I thought I would share this i...

It is time for another Swagbucks post. As of today, I have earn $130 in Amazon gift cards. I think it is safe to say that Christmas is goi...

You know, life is full of annoying little surprises. These surprises, without fail, throw my budget completely off kilter. This past week ...

Although I don't quite understand how, we are once again in a very tough situation financially. Apparently, the beginning of the month ...

I was reading a blog one day, and the author mentioned that she received money from her state's unclaimed property division. She checke...

It's payday bitches! Mama is going shopping! In case you are wondering, I totally ruined the budget. Despite my best efforts, I had to...