Category Archives: Keeping money in your pocket

What to wear as a young preggo

Every single day I get web hits from someone searching for “cute maternity clothes for young moms.” EVERY.SINGLE.DAY. Now, I’ve done a couple posts on it in the past, but nothing to make me the expert in maternity clothes options for the 20something (or younger) mama.
So I figured it’s time to revisit that topic (sexy maternity [...]

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the list

So my husband has been on this quest to buy a pool table.
He’s got his man cave set up in the basement and the only thing he wants to make it complete is a pool table. You know, for when his friends come over. Never mind the fact that his friends never come over.
So I [...]

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Makes cents: Should I dump cable TV?

We’re moving soon and our monthly payments are about to go up significantly. I’m looking at ways to cut corners and I think cable TV is about to get the ax.  Apparently I’m not alone. We spend about $100 a month for internet/cable/phone service (which isn’t bad, I guess) but the more I think about [...]

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Making clothes last!

One thing I’m regretting now that I have two kids is my desire to make Baby A be so darn girly and frilly all the time. I went through her clothes and there is absolutely nothing to hand down to Thomas. She has one orange shirt he can wear, but that’s it.
I went so far [...]

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Save money through e-mail (Remember that?)

I’m a little obsessed with saving money. I monitor my account balances almost hourly, and I’m always scheming of ways to either save more money or make more money so I can save more money. (It’s okay if you had to re-read that last sentence. I did too
My latest thing? Signing up for [...]

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