I’ve recently noticed that there are a lot of everyday things that Mr. MMM and I just don’t buy. Not surprisingly, skipping out on these little items have added up to big savings over the course of a few years. After getting married in 2015 and deciding to make our finances a priority, quite a […]
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8 Tips on How to Move To Your Next House On a Budget
This post may contain affiliate and/or sponsored content. Please read our disclosure for details. Moving homes is a stressful process, especially when you are forced to do it on a tight budget. However, this does not mean that you cannot do it or that you cannot find affordable housing. It just means you need to […]
Why I Feel Like A Baller When I Shop At The Dollar Store
When I was a little girl my mom used to tell me that pennies make dollars. Back then I had a tall, skinny tin bank wrapped with the Tootsie Roll logo where I saved my little copper rounds. Every now and then I would dump them onto the floor, count out 35, and walk down […]
5 Ways Frugality Can Lead To A Happy Life
The F-word is something that’s tossed about like crazy in the personal finance space. Some people love living a frugal lifestyle and claim it’s a sure-fire path to saving gobs of money, while others prefer to live it up and just earn more. Most of us, however, fall somewhere in the middle. I make it […]
How To Execute A Frugal Reboot When Old Spending Habits Appear
This post may contain affiliate and/or partnered content. Please read our disclosure for details. Cutting costs, buying things at a deep discount, and bragging about how much money was saved is trendy. But let’s face it, it’s not always easy to maintain a high level of frugality, despite what some people on the internet want […]
If You Can’t Retire Early, Retire Rich Instead
With all the hype surrounding the FIRE (Financial Independence/Retire Early) movement these days, it can be hard to decipher just what is real and what is Internet real. I mean, let’s face it, all those Instagrammers showing off their early retired/nomadic lifestyles in idyllic photos sometimes neglect to post the bad stuff that goes along […]