Monthly Archives: March 2016
How Single Mom, Megan Nickson, Paid Off Her Mortgage in 6 Years
7 steps that led a single-parent, single-income family to achieve one of the most difficult and wonderful financial goals in existence.
Today we are joined by guest writer and web enthusiast, Amy Nickson from Working Moms Word, who shares an incredible story about how her single mom paid off her mortgage in 6 years! You do not want to miss Amy’s story about determination, goal setting, sacrifices, and celebration. This is my mom, Megan Nickson’s, […]
March Freelance Writing Update – My First $500
Check out how I earned my first $500 writing on the web and how I got published on LifeHack, Scary Mommy, and The Penny Hoarder
One year ago, I launched this personal finance blog, hoping to spread inspiration about frugal living from my own family’s journey. Then, I fell in love with writing for the web and started getting published on other websites. Now I’m regularly contributing to websites and earning back the money I’ve invested in this blog and […]
10 Free DIY Activities for Kids
If motherhood has taught me anything, it's that winter is long and my bored kids love the phrase, "I have an idea..."
This winter, I snapped a picture every time the kids discovered an activity that they enjoyed. Turns out, most of them were DIY and totally free. Today, I’ve assembled my top ten activities and listed them here. Some of these DIY ideas came from the kids themselves, some came from my journeys onto Pinterest, and some […]
