Tag: millennial money mom

  • Retraining Your Brain

    If you’ve ever done a weight loss program, you know that retraining your brain is the most important step to achieving your goals. In finance, the same is true. Knowing your triggers for overspending and then coming up with practical solutions to avoid or minimize them is key to future financial success. To achieve your…

  • Frugal and Quick Meals for Families

    As a mom of 4 growing kids, nutrition is important for our family. My husband and I are trying to make sure we expose our kids to lots of healthy and nutritious food options so when they get to make the decision for themselves someday, they’ll want to enjoy vegetables on their own. I often…

  • Investing for Moms

    Being a mom can mean a lot of investing in others. Investing in your family will yield extremely high dividends. Although not monetary, this investment is absolutely worth the sacrifices: time, finances, sleep, hobbies, time alone, etc. Moms are super heroes in my book and absolutely lay it all on the line for the sake…

  • Buying a Car

    Chances are, buying a car will be the second biggest purchase you ever make. Besides buying a house, cars are one of the most expensive things we own, unless you have a hobby that requires expensive equipment. Sifting through pictures of cars and descriptions online can feel overwhelming. Showing up at a dealership with your…

  • 18 Ways to Make Some Extra Cash

    We’ve all been there! It’s the holidays and we could use some extra funds or a big medical bill just arrived. The car won’t start and it needs repaired or we’ve been putting off a home repair and it just can’t wait any longer. Here are some tried and true ways to make some extra…

  • Why we use a Credit Card

    There’s a lot of debate in the financial world on the topic of credit cards. Some people are in the camp that any debt is bad debt and should be avoided at all costs. Others understand the perks and potential benefits of having a credit card. While CCs can be a slippery slope for a…

  • What’s an Emergency Fund?

    An emergency fund is exactly that, for emergencies! While many experts recommend $1000 as a starter emergency fund, in our current era, $1000 won’t get you very far. I would recommend saving at least $2000-$3000 as your starter emergency fund before paying off other debts aggressively and saving for other priorities. Nowadays, if your car…

  • Grocery Pickup

    Grocery Pickup

    Any other grocery pickup lovers in the house? Grocery pickup has saved me hundreds of hours and thousands of dollars since I started using it in 2019. In 2019, I had two kids under 2 and grocery shopping with kids is not an enjoyable experience! It was right about when stores began to launch grocery…