The Young Mommy Life

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 [...]

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 all [...]

I get tons of parenting newletters a day and I visit a few other websites that are mommy-related. I stumbled upon this product recommendation today and nearly tore my hair out! The authors pushing this collapsible baby tub try to sell you on the fact that giving a baby a bath is SUCH a big freakin’ deal. Sure, [...]

Just read this quick tip over in the comments section of ZenHabits. Want to save money on your grocery bill? Write your grocery list on last week’s receipt so you can see how much something usually costs, and if you’re getting a deal. Brillant!

Now more than ever, having a decent credit score is vitally imporant. I recently bit my lip and purchased my credit report and score to see how I stacked up. I was pleasantly surprised that I have what some (like banks and credit agencies) might call, “Good credit.” Actually, great credit. It cost me about [...]