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Buying Our Genesis House

October 2, 2019 Budgeting 3 Comments

Buying the house Four years ago, on a cool, rainy October day, Josh and I walked into a lawyer’s office to buy a house and walked out fifteen minutes later home owners. Buying a home is a pretty typical American thing to do. You get married, have a few kids,…

Healthy Groceries on a Budget #10

February 8, 2017 Daily Life: Celebrating Motherhood's Moments 2 Comments

Another Wednesday, another shopping trip, another quest for groceries on a budget. This time with three kids in tow. My total cost was $100.34 which peeved me for two reasons. 1st) because I had one more $1 off coupon that I could have used if I had taken two…

Healthy Groceries on a Budget #6

August 12, 2016 Daily Life: Celebrating Motherhood's Moments 2 Comments

Welcome back to my weekly post about groceries on a budget! This week, I was really pleased with the sales I found at Kroger, partly due to the valued customer coupons I received. If you shop at Kroger and you have NOT put your address into your shoppers card profile,…

Healthy Groceries on a Budget

July 10, 2016 Daily Life: Celebrating Motherhood's Moments Home Education 1 Comment

For the last 4 years or so, first while we were saving for our house and again now that we’re in a preparatory job phase and living off of savings, we’ve been on a relatively tight budget. Our grocery budget is $100 per week. This covers all of our food (for 2…