How it Works: Thrift Stores
This is my closet. Let’s ignore the fact that this closet is ridiculously small (my toddler can’t even fit in here), and the fact that it really should be next in a possession purge (or at least an...
View ArticleHow it Works: Kill-A-Watt
We talk a lot on here about going green and saving green–both important elements of stewardship (which is obviously the theme of this blog). So today, I want to introduce you to a nifty tool to help in...
View ArticleAmanda’s August Project
Not wanting to be left out of Ronnica’s month-long projects, I started brainstorming several months back about possible project ideas workable for someone like me–a woman with a family, passionate...
View ArticleAugust Project Check-In
Although this post is set to be published on August 14, I am writing my first Amanda’s August Project Check-in on Tuesday, August 4. The reason: holy smokes, y’all, I’m learning a lot about where our...
View ArticleAugust Project Recap
When I started Amanda’s August Project (AAP) a few weeks ago, I wasn’t entirely sure what information would be gleaned. I knew that some lessons would bubble up to the top, but didn’t have a firm...
View ArticleFrugal Victories
I’ve been spending quite a bit of time on here lately commenting on reducing our grocery bill, perhaps at the detriment of discussing financial victories we have experienced. You know me (and Ronnica...
View ArticleChristmas Prep
I don’t think there has ever been a year where I have waited so long to start planning for Christmas as this one. (Yes, even a Striving Stewardess procrastinates.) That is not to say I haven’t...
View ArticleBreaking Rules
I think it is a pretty accurate statement to say that I follow the rules. If a doctor tells me to do something, I will typically do it. In school, I was the girl who adhered to every single dictate...
View ArticleHealth Care and Finances
A few weeks ago, Riley and I sat down to discuss his company’s annual open enrollment–the time of year when employees pick and choose what insurance and other benefits they would like for the coming...
View Article2016 Spending Goals
I’m an obsessive budgeter. I know exactly where each dollar should go, planning months ahead. But until a few months ago, I didn’t pay a lot of attention to where my money actually went. If I went over...
View ArticleGroceries Update
As has been mentioned here on more than one occasion, groceries are one area of our budget that we have a good amount of control over. As the primary grocery shopper in the family, I am always on the...
View ArticleAmanda’s Buy Little Month Wrap-Up, January 2016
January was “Buy Little Month” in our house. Ronnica sang the praises of intentionally minimizing purchases, so I figured…why not try it? We did not keep records as meticulously as she did, instead...
View ArticlePantry Staples
After a recent post about groceries, I was talking with a friend about how we manage to go grocery shopping so “rarely”–anywhere from one week to three weeks. That got me to thinking about how we pull...
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