This post contains affiliate links, which earn revenue for this site at no extra cost to you. See my disclosure policy here. There’s been some slightly troubling news in recent years about the ingredients in regular sunscreen; enough to make me a little nervous about slathering it on our skin at the beach and pool. […]
May’s Happiness Habit, plus what I’m trying in June
In 2019, I’m trying one new habit per month that A) promise to increase my happiness levels and B) costs little to nothing. In May, my goal was to read a chapter a day, and I think I exceeded that. I finished seven books in May, actually! Four of them (Vinegar Girl, Dept. of Speculation, […]
Five Frugal Things | homeschool books, taco truck sauce, and more
1. I sold Zoe’s school books. She finished school last week and I listed, sold, and shipped her non-consumable textbooks. Yay! (The nice thing about your youngest kid finishing books is that you can get rid of them! No more schoolbook storage once she’s done with them.) I’m not super motivated re-seller, but books don’t […]
What am I going to do with an empty nest?
Kristen, Gosh, time has flown by! Just read your post about having two HS grads— I think I started reading your Frugal Girl when everyone was a baby! So, I was just wondering if you had been doing any advanced planning for an empty nest? Or wising, dreaming? Potentially, this could be in (yikes) FOUR […]
Is a Southwest card the best option for airline miles?
This post contains affiliate links, which earn revenue for this site at no extra cost to you. See my disclosure policy here. This reader question showed up in my inbox today so I thought I’d give it a quick answer. I thought I remembered reading about you having a Southwest Airlines credit card. I searched […]
May Happiness Challenge | Read a chapter every day
In 2019, I’m trying one new habit per month that A) promise to increase my happiness levels and B) costs little to nothing. I allllways seem to be late posting about each new month’s challenge. Maybe in June I will actually post about the challenge at the beginning of the month. April’s Challenge: Go outside. […]
