As virtually every financial book will tell you, the golden rule of personal finances is “Spend less than you earn.” In order to get out of debt or create wealth, there must be a gap between the money coming into your bank account and the money going out of your account. There are two ways … Continue reading Spending Less without Sacrificing a Beautiful Aesthetic | 7 Strategies
We have a longish hallway in the upstairs of our 1930's bungalow -- in my mind's eye, I've always thought it would be a perfect gallery to showcase original artwork. But as we all know, it can be extremely difficult to find quality original art on a budget! After seeing this beautiful DIY botanical hanging … Continue reading Affordable Original Art |marbled paper
This post is the third part of a three-part series on cutting costs with cloth diapers. If you missed them, check out the and second installments here and here -- they talk about our approach to cloth diapering and how much you can reasonably expect to save by choosing cloth diapers over disposables. Cloth diapering … Continue reading Cloth Diapers | 4 tips for buying bumGeniuses on a budget
For the last month or so, I've been reading Proverbs during my morning devotions. It contains so much wisdom -- it never fails to inspire me and challenge my thinking! And although I've read Proverbs many, many times before, it's never struck me until this time around just how. many. times. the book addresses money matters. … Continue reading Financial Wisdom in Proverbs
This post contains affiliate links to a product I love and have worn almost everyday for over two years: RMS "un" cover-up. Are you familiar with RMS "un" cover-up? In case you're not, it's a hybrid foundation-concealer with a devoted fan-base -- people love that it provides beautiful, natural-looking coverage and contains super clean ingredients … Continue reading Why I splurge on RMS “un” cover-up
With family on both the West and East Coasts, we book plane flights on the regular. However, plane flights have recently become more challenging -- we now have a wonderfully curious and energetic little one-year-old, and he prefers to poke around and explore rather than sit still for extended periods of time. For our recent … Continue reading Inexpensive Plane Activities for a Young Toddler
Today I'd like to share one of my "go-to" tricks for easy entertaining. This morning, we had an old friend from out of town come over for coffee (home roasted, of course!). I didn't have time to bake anything for us to nibble on, so I took a quick run to the Mexican super market … Continue reading Easy Entertaining | Mexican sweet bread
Today I'd like to share a an idea for a simple but meaningful DIY baby gift : a name meaning plaque! It's a very straightforward project -- you only need 4 supplies (you might even already own some of them), and it can be started and finished in a couple of days -- but it's … Continue reading Meaningful DIY Baby Gift // $25
