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5 Ways I Saved & Earned: Week 5 – COVID-19 Edition

April 13, 2020 by Penny 2 Comments
Saving with Gardening during COVID 19

I haven’t done one of these saved and earned recaps in a while. Why? Because I somehow seem to be one of the only people in the universe whose spending isn’t dramatically less during COVID. Why is staying home so expensive? OK. It could have something to do with the fact that just this morning … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Make, Save Tagged: apps, COVID-19, education, gardening, grocery shopping, meal planning, receipts, remote learning, teaching

Celebrating Your Money Wins – Volume 21

August 21, 2019 by Penny 2 Comments
Summer Money Wins Carnival Fund

Summer might be winding down, but money wins are still going strong. As far as us personally, we are celebrating a huge debt payoff milestone, but the personal money win that I want to celebrate today is actually a lot less flashy.  My husband and I sat down and brainstormed some of the different things … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Celebrate Tagged: accounts, community, consumerism, Fidelity, garden, gardening, investing, money wins, recycle, relationships, reuse, Vanguard

Money Lessons from My Garden

July 20, 2019 by Penny 39 Comments

While I’m a far cry from an expert gardener, it’s been a hobby of mine since I was little. And it’s always been a family affair. I can’t ever recall a summer where my dad and I weren’t trying our hands at a tomato plant or twelve. Not to mention the ill-fated encounter with a … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Invest Tagged: emergency fund, garden, gardening, investing, lessons, money, patience, planning, saving, spending, time

Summer Money: June to July Goals

June 28, 2017 by Penny 9 Comments

Somehow I blinked and now July is staring back at me when I look at the end of this week. While I took a break from a lot of my summer side hustles this year, it’s not been all quiet on the money front this June. Without further ado, here’s the often-promised, never-delivered goal recap … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Plan Tagged: garden, gardening, ghostwriting, goals, income, saving, side hustle, summer

10 Smart Money Moves for Spring

May 8, 2017 by Penny 20 Comments

Now that it’s finally really springtime in Chicagoland (I think), it’s time to make some smart seasonal money moves. Here’s what we did this weekend to help us gear up for sunny days outside and rainy days financially. Planted strategically. Zucchini, cucumber, and wax bean seedlings all joined the onions, radishes, carrots, and lettuce that … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Plan Tagged: compost, decluttering, garden, gardening, income streams, Poshmark, selling, side hustle

Simple Switches: Regrow Romaine Lettuce and Other Vegetables

September 4, 2015 by Penny 22 Comments

Gardening is often viewed as a time-consuming and sometimes costly effort. There’s no denying that planting, watering, tending, harvesting, and storing vegetables can be hard work. Even if you’re not big on gardening and prefer farmers’ markets or stores, fresh produce can be quite costly. But what if you could regrow some of your organic … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Uncategorized Tagged: gardening, homesteading, lettuce, switches, vegetables

Monday Motivation

August 17, 2015 by Penny 7 Comments

Each Monday, I post a curated list of blogs, podcasts, recipes, books, and activities that will get me motivated throughout the week. Click – This post from Michelle at Making Sense of Cents provided the motivation for me to bring this blog to life. I had tinkered on other sites for a while, but the … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Monday Motivation Tagged: blogs, books, gardening, Monday Motivation, podcasts, recipes, stretches

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