DIY Makeup Brush Cleaner
As I use things up I try to find a cheaper way to replace them and lately that has led to exploring Do It Yourself recipes. I’m almost out of makeup brush cleaner, so I researched some DIY make up…...
View ArticleSimply Save Week In Review: 5/3-5/9
What a rainy gloomy week we had here! I love the rain, but would have enjoyed nicer weather on my weekend! I want to get a good bike ride in. Ok, here’s the little list for this week’s Simply Save Week...
View ArticleSaving Money on Hair Care
Hair Care Trials Part of my recent streak of minimalism has included reducing the number of hair and beauty products I use. Somehow during the trials of determining which products to keep and toss, I...
View ArticleSimply Save: What’s In My Bag?
I saw a “what’s in my bag” post recently and thought it was a fun idea, so today I’m going to reveal what I’m always lugging around in this purse! Here’s some info: I have a Coach addiction and I…...
View ArticleSuper Frugal Goals
I try to live frugally, but there is always room for improvement. There are endless ways to save and some of them I just haven’t conquered yet and am not sure I ever will. As I’ve continued on my...
View ArticleEliminating Beauty Products: Stay or Go?
I save money by doing a lot of home spa treatments myself, instead of paying someone to do it; things like painting my nails, deep moisturizing treatments for my hair, clarifying shampoo, face masks,...
View ArticleThrowback Thursday: Keeping Up
Throwback Thursday! Let’s go back to a time about 4 years ago…an era in my life that I like to call “Keeping Up.” Keeping Up Here were some of my recurring expenses during that time: Personal Trainer...
View ArticleSave on Foaming Soap
I really like the foaming type of hand soap because it doesn’t feel so goopy on my hands like regular liquid soap. Except that foaming soap usually comes with a higher price tag! I often see great...
View ArticleSmall Victories Sunday Linkup {88}
Hi everyone! I hope you’re having a good month and staying warm. Spring will be here soon! Here’s the Small Victories Sunday Linkup for this week! This linkup party will bring to you some great posts...
View ArticleMy Morning Routine
I’ve recently noticed a trend of posts where people share their morning routine. I’ve enjoyed these posts because it’s interesting to see how we can all be so alike or so different, and because we can...
View ArticleThings Currently
*This post contains affiliate links. Guys I have to confess: I don’t have a post for today. I was doing so well at staying ahead with drafts while the ideas were fresh, but recently both my drafts and...
View ArticleFebruary: What I Read
This post contains affiliate links. This month I finished up the books on my shelves and now I’m tackling the hundreds on my Kindle as part of my goal to focus on reading my own books before borrowing...
View ArticleSmall Victories Sunday Linkup {92}
Hi everyone! Crazy to think March is just around the corner! 2016 has been flying by for me. I’m sad to say this will be the last week I co-host the Small Victories Sunday Linkup. It’s been so fun...
View ArticleCrazy Impulse Buys: You’re In Good Company
Ever made a crazy impulse buy and later thought, “What was I thinking?” Marketing experts target and feed off of our impulses. Products are designed, advertised, and placed in a way to entice us to...
View ArticleEliminate Disposable Items: How I’m Doing It
*This post contains affiliate links. Here’s the post where you learn how much of a hippie I am… Lately I’ve tried to eliminate disposable items when possible for a few reasons: To Save Money I’m tired...
View ArticleSwitching To Chemical-Free Products
*This post contains affiliate links. Something I haven’t talked about much here is my recent switch to using chemical-free or non-toxic products. Strangely it was the book Fast Food Nation that had...
View ArticleThirty Things I’ve Learned In Thirty Years
I love birthdays. I’m excited to enter another decade! I lost a friend just 2 days before my 21st birthday and it is a permanent reminder that growing old is not a luxury we all get. So I embrace...
View ArticleQuestion Everything
I’ve become a bit of a skeptic. It seems that for the past year or so, my mantra has become “Question Everything.” We buy things without even thinking about why we’re buying it, if we need it, or if...
View ArticleWhat I Watched & Read: February 2017
*This post contains affiliate links. Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear by Elizabeth Gilbert This has been on my list for a long time and my blogging friend Emilie from Burke Does sent it to me a...
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