5 Food Budget Lessons that I learned in August! August came and went so quickly. I celebrated my birthday, anniversary, my brother’s wedding and my kids started school. Talk about a full month! Miraculously, we …
11 Reasons Why Getting out Debt is the Worst…
Getting out of debt is actually the worst. Don’t get me wrong, I’m totally invested in becoming debt free but that doesn’t mean there isn’t sacrifice and it’s not hard. So, today I’m honoring this …
Real Life Grocery Budgeting June and July 2020
The Truth about Budgeting for Groceries Let’s talk grocery budgets. And I mean the truth, the cold hard truth about budgeting for food. Can’t you hear the famous line from A Few Good Men blaring …
The Poor Doctor’s Wife goes Camping!
There are plenty of luxurious vacations out there and man they are tempting. Often times, it’s easy to get caught up in comparison, seeing our friends going to exotic beach destinations, that we completely forget …
Bang Bang Shrimp
A “Bone Fish Grill” Copycat Bang Bang Shrimp is such a delicious appetizer that we eat it as our main course! This recipe tastes so similar to the infamous appetizer served at “Bone Fish Grill” …
How We have Paid off 100K of Debt
As you may know, we started this debt free journey with $288,000 of debt, most of which was Student loans. But we have been focused and working hard and have made some serious progress! We …
Top 9 Tips to Become a Budget Boss [Part 2]
Has the anticipation been killing you? I imagine the waiting for this post has been keeping you up at night! Have no fear! I’m ready to present the final top 4 tips on how to …
5 Tips for Grocery Shopping on a Tight Budget
Food is a wonderful part of life, nay, food is life! Namely, it can bring so much fun and happiness to your soul! On the flip side, it can bring a lot of stress or …
Buying Food in Bulk
Ask Doctor Gertrude: Episode 2 Dr. Gertrude is my British Alias that answers questions from my blog or my followers on Instagram or facebook. I figure “adulting” is serious enough and so I’m always up …
A Treat Yo’ Self Moment
Life can busy, fun, crazy, hard, wonderful and chaotic. We need moments in life to recharge or do something that makes us feel happy. Even if it’s fleeting, I feel us moms need these moments …