It’s mid-August and hints of fall are in the air. Here in Wisconsin, morning temps around 60F are pretty typical (and in my opinion, *perfect*). I love this time of year, but it’s also the time when I start to feel the heft of the holiday season weighing on me. While our family’s traditions […]
DIY Wooden Crate Side Table
Check out this cute side table made from a vintage fruit box! Isn’t it cute? I’m in love with it and we made it for about $30 — WAY less than the commercially produced side tables we were looking at online. How? Super simple. This post contains affiliate links. Crate First we hit […]
The $1 At-Home Facial
Facials sound like an extravagant expenditure — and they can be if you go to a spa — but you can still reap the benefits of the self care and the attention to your skin from home for a [very small] fraction of the cost with a few simple household products. The key to […]
5 Reasons Car Loans Are the Worst
I don’t know about you, but I hate paying bills. Forking over money to the metaphorical man is dreadful. We work hard! We deserve to keep it. Of course, I’m not insinuating that we don’t pay our bills. I’m very diligent about that. What I am talking about is loans — particularly car loans. Car […]
DIY Budget Raised Beds
Raised beds are the perfect thing for a novice gardener like myself. It’s a small, manageable space and you have control over the soil that’s put in it so that you don’t need to try to diagnose and cure any immediate deficiencies. These factors equate to fewer expenses and less maintenance — no rototiller necessary, […]
12 Savvy Ways to Cut Wedding Costs
Ah, weddings. A celebration of love and commitment, dedicating yourself to a future with another person, and making sure that everyone and their brother is there to witness it. Detecting some sarcasm? Yeah. Weddings aren’t really my thing, but hear me out: The wedding industry in America has become crazy. The average wedding costs $30,000. […]
Inexpensive, DIY Wedding Hairpiece
So you’re getting married…. Congratulations! Weddings can be so fun! And such a headache to plan…. And so expensive…. Okay, I’ll try not to be a downer. Weddings really aren’t my thing, but gettin’ hitched is an exciting time! I loved our wedding and found a number of ways to cut costs. The […]
