I started couponing about 17 years ago.  Yes, I’m old.  I’m also one to delight in “buying” stuff for free or pennies, and it thrilled me to no end to brag up my haul to my college roommates.  That, of course, was in the days when we all lived off of boxed cereal, boxed macaroni, [...]

We’re doing this cash thing!  As the debate rages on between the benefits of paying with cash, debit, or credit (responsibly!), we’ve decided to (mostly) go where we’ve never gone before… green.  Having no debt to begin with, I’m rather certain we don’t have a spending or self-control problem that using cash is going to [...]

Ok.  I’m going to try it.  With great trepidation.  On my terms.  Does that still count? In chapter 4 of The Money Saving Mom’s Budget, Crystal encourages us all to ditch the plastic for three months.  Well, there’s no time like the present, and considering our fifth baby is set to arrive in August, I’d [...]

Did I really commit to trying all the challenges in the The Money Saving Mom’s Budget?  I’d like to walk away now, if no one minds. In Chapter 4, Crystal challenges us all to temporarily ditch the plastic.  No credit cards.  No debit cards.  Now, some of you who are used to the cash only [...]