Sharing the adventures of life as we learn to enjoy the doing

Throughout our entire married life, we’ve lived on a tight budget. So, needless to say, money plays a big role in most of the decisions we make. Thankfully, both of us have always been very frugal. In fact, Carol once had a dream she was going to get her hair done but she couldn’t go through with it because it “was too expensive.” Ever since that dream I’ve told people “I married the perfect woman. She’s even frugal in her dreams.” Despite living on a tight budget we’ve managed to stay afloat. Check out some of our budgeting and finance habits and hacks that have helped us get through even the toughest of financial times…

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