Last weekend Mini Monster and I were sitting at the kitchen table talking about making the turkey for Thanksgiving. I got her to agree to make the mashed potatoes, by the way. She’s only 6 so they should taste interesting 🙂 During the discussion I told her that we were probably going to need to […]
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Frozen Pizza Fridays
Our Friday night routine used to consist of play dates (we’re parents) at various, local venues such as the roller skating rink, the bounce house, or Chuck E. Cheese (oh, the horror). Along with that went, a trip to Pizza Hut, Isaac’s, or dare I say it, McDonald’s. This seemed necessary to us only a […]
Hump Day Headlines: Spending Wisely
A funny thing occurred to me this week. I realized that, since we started down our ultra frugal, early retirement path, we also started changing our habits. Changed habits led us to devise new strategies for having fun without spending our dough. This line of thought stimulated our creative thinking and resulted in new hobbies, […]
Budgets Are For The Birds
No disrespect to J. Money, but in the Mad Money house we believe budgets are for the birds. I have spent countless hours inputting guesstimated dollar amounts to be spent in every detailed category in the quest to create our monthly budget. Each month was different, so it wasn’t set it and forget it. Every […]
Hump Day Headlines: Enjoy The Moment
Let’s see…it’s been a whole week since we started our Hump Day Headlines series; time for installment #2! Mr. Money Monster and I are officially back into our weekly routines after the wedding and honeymoon. We’re enjoying being a married couple *yippee* and sharing ideas for our collective future, along with Mini Monster.
Sunday Brunch On The Cheap
As many of you know by now, one of my biggest frugal downfalls is eating out! I LOVE it. In fact, I used to joke that my goal was to be able to eat out for every meal. Crazy, I know. When I met Mr. Money Monster two years ago, he was definitely frugal-minded (and […]