Hi there! Join Sarah on Facebook and Pinterest to keep up with what’s new at lifeshouldcostless. I would love to completely re-do the entire exterior of my home with cedar style shingles because I love the look so much, but it’s not very practical at this point in my financial life. So, in an effort to inexpensively make my home look a bit better, I decided that
Today I’m sharing what I do to save money on photography, prints, and frames. Take the advise or leave it! Though if you love it, please share this post! Buy your frame first! I had always wanted a large formal family portrait in an ornate frame, but I put it off for years because I thought it was going to cost at least two hundred dollars between
I know that financial experts say that no one should be getting a tax return because you are basically giving the government an interest-free loan on all that money through-out the year, but most people I know rely on that little boost (us included) to help them get a little ahead at the first of every year. My thoughts on the subject are that if
A change in perspective for me is what lead to this post, I just want to get you all thinking about the financial aspect of Halloween: The old me (working full time and drowning in debt) didn’t blink an eye about spending $40+ for a Halloween costume for one of my kids. Back then I spent way more money than I should just out of
When I was little, I shared a room with my sister until I was about seven years old. While sharing a room, we got along ok, about as good as any siblings could. However, when we moved into our new big (4,000 sq ft) house, where we each had our own bedroom. We no longer got along and continued to not get along until my
This past spring our lawn was looking like garbage! It had brown and yellow spots galore and no matter how much I watered it (I was being obsessive about it too), it still looked the same. The only difference was, of course, wasting so much time, water, and our water bill went up significantly… YIKES! I did some researching on what the problem might be
