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One way to ensure a joyful start to the new year is by managing your holiday spending wisely. While it sounds simple, how often do we actually stick to it? Here are a few practical tips to help you stay within a reasonable budget this holiday season: ### Create a …

Since I’m incredible at planning ahead (not really), I already had a post lined up to recap the past two weeks. But then Friday night, a huge storm hit us. It had been a scorching week, and the guys working on the land development were exhausted and sunburned. We were …

This post is part of the “13 Money Resolutions for 2013” series. I appreciate my small home We live in a society where we always seem to need more—a new phone every year and a half, a 2500 square-foot house, a new car every other year. But here’s a secret: …

Good morning! Today, I’m sharing step 5 of the “13 Money Resolutions for 2013”: reviewing your expenses. You can catch up on the previous steps if you haven’t done so yet. I accidentally published this post on Sunday instead of scheduling it, so to avoid flooding your RSS feed with …

Good morning, everyone! Today, I’m swapping blogs with John from Frugal Rules. He’s sharing his thoughts on financial independence, and you can find my guest post on learning languages frugally over on his site. WHAT DOES FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE MEAN TO YOU? We live in a world that pushes the idea …

This week started off on a high note with the arrival of electricity. The electrician had been hard at work fixing the wiring both inside the house and from the meter to the house. It seems most of the wiring had been stolen, either by thieves or possibly because the …

This week was quite eventful as I found myself alone at home with a new room being constructed and a handyman assisting me in setting up a vegetable garden. In small Guatemalan villages, men often have a macho attitude, making it challenging for a woman like me to be heard. …

### Last month, there was a lot of hype about the world supposedly coming to an end, spurred by modern-day descendants of the ancient Mayan civilization. For about a year, my partner and I would discuss the “what ifs” of the world ending. This topic came up often during our …

Hey there! I’m really excited to host the Festival of Frugality today and share some of the top posts from the last few weeks. Don’t forget to link back if you’re featured, and if you want to join next week, you can submit your post here. **PARTY LIKE THERE’S NO …

This post is part of a series on 13 money resolutions for 2013. One of my personal goals this year is to pay off more than $25,000 in debt, on top of my regular mortgage and loan payments. If you look at the goals tracker in the sidebar, you’ll see …