On the last day of our vacation to Universal Orlando, we had a few hours to kill before our flight. Christy did her thing where she finds a family fun activity and this time she came up with fan boat tours. She found a couple of places, but we decided on Wild Willy’s Airboat Tours….
In September we went on a vacation to Universal Orlando. For us, it was a once in a decade vacation due to the cost. We had such a great time that half way through I was thinking, how can we save more money so we can do this every couple of years? I may have…
I know we only have 20 readers at any given time, but I thought they may be done with their Better Call Saul / Breaking Bad marathon, so I thought I’d shoot a post out. I know I said I would do better about keeping consistent with my savings and retirement posts, but I guess…
We are slowly building back up our accounts. We have some expenses coming up that will hinder that, but once we get past those hurdles, we will hopefully have a chance to breathe for a little and let them grow. Our oldest son is getting ready to go into high school. It is an online…
Not much to say this month (you’re welcome) except that we need to tighten our belt back up. Our Savings account is going in the wrong direction. This month in savings we saved our normal $500 and earned $3.05 in interest, but we transferred $4,250 to pay off our credit card. We were browsing for…
A little over 2 years ago, I wrote about how we were able to make a minor, low cost repair to our microwave and keep it going. 2 extra years isn’t bad, but unfortunately, I couldn’t save her this time. A couple of months ago our microwave stopped working again. I opened it up and…
Saving money on home repairs is a great way to be frugal. Who doesn’t want to save money? I like money. You have to know your limitations, but it’s at least worth investigating the issue to see if it’s something you feel comfortable with. Like back in 2020 I posted a video on how to…
When we started this blog, we were excited that we were able to pay off our mortgage in 13 years by being frugal, despite years of making mistakes with our money due to a lack of discipline, thoughtfulness, and planning. Heck, those even apply to our paying off the mortgage. Christy is much more level…
As I mentioned last week, I had big plans to touch up the paint on our kitchen cabinets over the weekend. Unfortunately, I never found the time to complete that project. Our oldest daughter had choir rehearsal and a concert on Saturday, and then we decided to go pumpkin picking on Sunday. Sorry for the…
It has been nearly a year since I painted our cabinets. I was excited to give the kitchen a much needed update, but I was worried about the durability of painted cabinets. I did extensive research before I started the painting process, and I ended up using Benjamin Advance paint. This paint is EXPENSIVE. I…