January can be a slow month in the prepping world. The weather is usually less than ideal to be outside. The desire to work on the New Year’s resolutions is strong and you need to take advantage of that! Did you make any prepping goals for the year?I didn’t, but I have a list of things that I want to accomplish. I thought I would share a monthly list of prepping things you can do in January to get the…
Were you ready for the holiday chaos to be over? I was. I love the holidays, but I do not like the craziness of the season. I have scaled back a lot in my celebrating, but the struggle to make the season simple is real. December was also Paige’s birthday. She turned 16! Yikes! Where has the time gone?!?! She also got one of these: Watch out world! We are buried in snow and ice right now. That is the reality…
What do you mean next Christmas? Christmas was, like, yesterday! I know, I know. However, now is the time to set your budget for next Christmas and to start saving money for it. You know how much you spent on gifts, food, entertainment, and all the little extras. If you don’t know, now is a good time to find the receipts and add them up. While you might be in shock over how much you spent, you need to take…
I haven’t done a post like this in a long time, but the end of the year is coming. This post may be a little long, but I want to explain where I am at right now, what I am interested in now, and where I am at in life. I haven’t even looked at my goals for this year in about six months. I know some have been accomplished, but not all of them. I don’t think, as of…
Winter can be brutal in the Midwest. The wind blows like crazy, the temperature drops with only an overnight notice, and the snow can really mess things up! For example, this is today’s and this weekend’s forecast: Just lovely, eh?However, I am here to help you stay warm, dry, and hopefully safe. Winter can catch people off guard. They aren’t dressed properly, do not have the right gear with them, and can totally underestimate how cold they can get. Some people…
In 10 Money Saving Tips for a Frugal Holidays, I focused on how to save money on gifts and stockings. Those tips have saved people a lot of money since the post was published. However, during the holidays, saving money on gifts is not the only way to save money! During the holidays, normally frugal people can even go crazy and spend money that they know better than to spend! Something about the holiday spirit makes people throw out their…