Tips for Planning a Frugal Wedding

Tips for Planning a Frugal Wedding

Last July, Hubby and I got married.  Our wedding was fantastic and romantic... and cheap!  I've been talking to a few ladies who are planning their weddings lately.  I thought this would be a great time to share some of the ways we managed such a shoestring budget frugal wedding {and, of course, take a little walk down memory lane}! My tips for planning a frugal wedding: 1. Be prepared to think outside the box! Get creative with your ideas.  You’ll save lots of money by NOT buying things labeled “wedding”.  This includes everything…Read more …
Transform Your Kitchen in One Day!

Transform Your Kitchen in One Day!

  As part of our kitchen renovation, I am refinishing the kitchen cabinets.  When we bought our home, the kitchen had standard builder's grade honey oak cabinets.  Since our renovation budget is somewhere between we're-working-overtime-to-pay-for-this and whoa-no-I'm-not-cleaning-that-buy-a-new-one, we're DIYing most of the work.  We found a simple, free way to transform your kitchen {and it's easily accomplished in one day}! In my deep and thorough Pinterest research, I came across a few kitchens with cabinets raised to the ceiling.  I liked the look of the cabinets raised and Hubby agreed that he liked…Read more …
Menards Pre-Black Friday Ad Preview

Menards Pre-Black Friday Ad Preview

So, last night I was at Menards... you know, my home away from home these days.  I was looking at ceiling fans and an employee was helping me.  They didn't have the item I wanted in stock, but he showed me another {more expensive, not on sale} fan that would be on sale this weekend for the Crazy Days sale.  After thanking him for his help, I left the department, called my mom and whispered the great secret leak of the century: this weekend is a Menards Crazy Days sale.  {PS - Totally…Read more …
Appliance Deal: We Got a $900 Stove for Under $600

Appliance Deal: We Got a $900 Stove for Under $600

Remember that great deal we got on our new fridge?  And how my goal was to spend $1000 for all of our new kitchen appliances? Our new house came with used appliances, but they were mismatched and not what we wanted.  We sold all of them and set a goal of new appliances for under $1000.  Originally the plan was to purchase used appliances, but we found a killer deal on our fridge and microwave at Lowe's and decided to try and find good deals on the stove and dishwasher new as well.…Read more …