When I first decided to start budgeting before the birth of our first child, I didn’t know where to start. I didn’t know how much money we spent, and I am ashamed to say that I also did not know exactly how much money we had at our disposal each month after taxes and retirement contributions. Needless to say, I [...]

Anyone who’s ever tried to put together a family budget knows that it’s no easy task. Every family is so different, it’s difficult to give a standard example of expense categories for a monthly budget. What one family considers important might not be on another’s radar, and everyone makes different amounts of income, adding to the differences. Low income and [...]

I’m excited to announce…WhatMommyDoes has entered the Yakezie challenge! What’s a Yakezie, you ask?  Well, Yakezie is a community for people who blog about personal finance.  My site is heavy on financial advice for moms, so I decided to join the Yakezie family to push my blog to the next level. What Does This Mean for WhatMommyDoes? As part of [...]

Just the other day my college aged babysitter asked me to send her several inexpensive, easy recipe ideas. She said she missed my cooking, but wanted to replicate it cheaply. :=) Do I have any cheap meal ideas for her to use at school??!!  Boy, do I ever! I didn’t have to rack my brain very long for recipes that [...]