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6 Financial Resolutions

January 6, 2021 by Alison Leave a Comment

Now that we’re a short way into 2021, your new year’s resolutions will be well underway. But if you are still wondering whether it is you can do to make this year better than last year, and the year before, we have a suggestion; re-evaluate your finances. No one ever said that good resolutions could […]

Filed Under: Helpful Hints, Saving $$ Tagged With: Budgeting, Finance

Early Christmas Shopping Tips

September 11, 2019 by Alison Leave a Comment

Image Yes… we know. It’s only September and we are already talking about Christmas. Christmas is such a huge part of the year and when it comes to Christmas presents, we often get ourselves in a tizzy and stress out about buying the perfect gifts for our loved ones. This is why starting shopping early […]

Filed Under: Helpful Hints, Holidays, Saving $$ Tagged With: Budgeting, Christmas, holiday shopping

Budgeting for a Trip to New York

May 29, 2019 by Alison Leave a Comment

…Or anywhere you fancy to go really, but for the sake of these tips, we’re going to focus on New York. It’s a place I fell in live with my first visit; and it’s a place that I would like to go back to, but it was expensive. It’s not overstating things to say that […]

Filed Under: Saving $$, Travel Tagged With: Budgeting, Finance, New York, travel budget, Vacation

How to Plan A Budget Friendly Holiday Party

December 12, 2016 by Alison 2 Comments

Thank you to Evite® for sponsoring this post. All opinions and my love for party’s, planning, and Christmas are 100% my own. Ugly Christmas sweaters are so overdone; I love them, but let’s be honest – it would cost a fortune for me to outfit the family in new Christmas sweaters. Since we planned this at […]

Filed Under: DIY, Entertainment, Holidays, Saving $$ Tagged With: Budgeting, Christmas, Party

Mother’s Day…There’s Budgeting Involved

May 7, 2016 by Alison Leave a Comment

  Mother’s Day is tomorrow and here I am, as usual scrambling around at the last minute trying to find the perfect mother’s day gift for all the mom’s in my life. Horrible right? Something I’ve learned is that holidays like this always sneak up on you so in an attempt to be a better […]

Filed Under: Family, Gift Guide 2015, Holidays, Saving $$ Tagged With: Budgeting, Gifts, money, mother's day

How To Create A Household Budget: Lesson 1

January 8, 2016 by Alison 18 Comments

Beside weight loss, what do you think is one of the biggest goals or resolutions that people, including myself, set every year? Financial goals of course. Usually saving money or sticking to a budget of some sort. Tons of people say, “I need to get on a budget!”  but when it comes down to it, they […]

Filed Under: Helpful Hints, Saving $$ Tagged With: Budgeting, Finances

Expand Your Financial Literacy with MassMutual

April 27, 2015 by Alison 16 Comments

Thank you to MassMutual for making this post possible. All opinions and my love for being financially literate is 100% my own.  April is financial literacy month. To some that may sound kind of boring, but to me, financial literacy is crazy important. Little known fact about me, I had to file bankruptcy back in […]

Filed Under: Helpful Hints, Saving $$ Tagged With: Budgeting, Finances, Financial Literacy, financial planning

Establish and Stick to Your Budget – Capital One 360: Black Friday Sale

November 28, 2014 by Alison 10 Comments

Establishing and sticking to a reasonable and responsible budget can be hard. I mean it sounds easy, but I’ll be the first to admit it takes some trial and error before you get it down. It’s truly a skill that has to be learned and practiced. A little background about me — I was in […]

Filed Under: Helpful Hints, Saving $$ Tagged With: Budgeting, Finances

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My name is Alison. My favorite color is glitter. I love tattoos and finding ways to simplify life. Life with my husband, two children, five dogs, three cats, and lots of miniature horses is never boring but I still find the time to advocate for brands that I love and share my life, helpful hints, and a laugh or two with my amazing fans! Read More…

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