Lifestyle Tips

Okay, y’all, let’s talk about buying in bulk. I personally love buying things in bulk if it will save me money. In the past, I have had some trouble with this because (a) I lived in a small apartment with no pantry and limited cupboard space and (b) our grocery budget was really tight. Now that we’re out of debt and we have a bigger kitchen, we have been buying things in bulk more and I wanted to share some…

Let’s talk rewards, y’all. I love rewards programs. I love the idea of getting something free, and I love feeling special having status like “Gold Card” and “Platinum Member.” It is easy to get sucked in to these programs, or to know which ones are worth it. I personally have a lot of favourites, but today, I want to share the top 2 best ones that I’m really into right now. These amazing programs that literally give you something for…

I love hearing what people are into. It gives me good ideas of things to try, and shows me things I have been missing out on! That being said, I decided to share some of my favourite things this month. I’ve done a post like this in the past, and I haven’t been good at keeping up with it, but I have lots of things that I’m into this month that I want to share with you. I have a…

Okay ladies, let’s talk menstruation. (Men, feel free to skip reading this post if it makes you feel uncomfortable. It’s going to get real.) We all know that buying tampons or pads can be really expensive. I’ve never added it up, but every time I was in the feminine products aisle at the store, I thought “Do they really cost that much?” Now, there is something to be said for buying them in bulk and buying off-brands, but today I…

I have traveled A LOT this year (19 flights and counting) and I have spent a TON of time (and money!) buying plane tickets this year. Airfare only continues to get more expensive, and for the vast majority of us, the price of airfare is a hindrance to travelling to see friends and family, which I think is a shame. As  I kept purchasing tickets, I started thinking that there had to be a cheaper way to buy tickets –…

We all know meat is expensive. Yet somehow, most of us just keep buying it and complaining about it. I know I do sometimes. Today’s blog is about hope. About doing something about the thing we complain about. Here is the solution: do something different. Don’t just keep buying something you hate paying for. Make a change! Fred and I have been on a tight grocery budget for years as we have been paying down our enormous pile of debt.…

As an American living in Canada, I have the privilege of celebrating Thanksgiving day twice (and having a wonderful reason to eat a big turkey meal with loved ones in October and November)! This year, I realized that I want to practice Thanksgiving not just on those days set aside and given to us off of work, but always. Especially with Christmas coming up. This realization came mainly as I was planning my Christmas present list. I LOVE giving gifts…

I don’t know about you, but I love days off. I love being able to stay in my pajamas all day, in my house, where I can get all the things done that I want to do the other days of the week but often just don’t have time for. I wanted to share with you some ways that I use my days off wisely as a “day of preparation” so I can set myself up for success for the rest of the…

I don’t know about you, but I sometimes get overwhelmed trying to make dinner look like a Pinterest post. I really like Pinterest – don’t get me wrong. I love getting new ideas and seeing all of the clever DIY ideas, but I know that with our grocery budget, we value cost and health over beauty. Growing up, my mom always made simple dinners that were delicious, healthy and cost-effective. I thought that once I started making my own meals,…

Some people have been using one of the best free resources out there. I wasn’t one of them. I knew that the library was awesome, and that there were a lot of great things that you could check out, but I didn’t quite believe it or utilize it. Don’t get me wrong – I didn’t go out and buy a bunch of books or movies, but I was missing out on the cornucopia that was available to me. When we…