frugal living

We recently moved from Oklahoma to Arizona to pursue a couple business opportunities, most importantly, my husband’s dental practice. He went from being a W-2 employee to owning his own business, which is super exciting but also very expensive up front. Not only are we forking out tons of cash for his practice, but we […]

Getting ready for a long distance move? Moving season (aka early summer) is upon us and that means thousands of people will be loading up moving trucks and moving on to new adventures. And if you are one of those people, you may be wondering whether you should get insurance on a U-haul? We recently […]

Looking for cheap Easter basket ideas? Even though we’re on a journey paying off $650k of student loan debt, I’m still a huge believer in celebrating all the holidays, and Easter is no exception. I want to fill our son’s childhood with memories of things like Easter baskets on Easter morning. The good news for […]

If you missed our post today on Instagram, we are moving from our beloved Tulsa to Arizona next week. Ah Tulsa! You hold a special place in my heart. Tulsa has been called the “biggest small town” and it really is true. It has an extremely friendly small town feel, but many of the pros […]

*This post contains affiliate links at no additional cost to you.  A few weeks ago, I was driving in my neighborhood, which has pretty narrow streets. There were two cars parked on opposite sides of the street and I thought I had enough room to squeeze between the two of them. I didn’t. And I […]

It’s kind of a sad time of year where third year law students everywhere are already feeling stressed about finals coming up in a couple of months, and also the impending doom of studying for the bar all summer. I’m here to report that studying for the bar doesn’t have to be completely terrible, and […]