How to Do Disney World on a Budget with Kids
Planning a Disney World vacation with kids without breaking the bank? Here’s exactly how we saved on hotels, food, flights, and park tickets — while keeping the Disney magic alive.
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Airbnb FAQs and Tips from a Superhost
If you’re new to Airbnb, the concept can be intimidating to people. But never fear: It has been a great way for my husband and I to travel to amazing destinations cheaply, save money by renting out spaces, and now to travel comfortably with our …
6 Ways We Saved Money & Eliminated our Mortgage Insurance
A few years ago we decided to begin looking at houses. We did not have much for savings, but we figured that we were a few years from buying anyways. One of my good friends had been looking at houses for nearly a year, had …
How to Maximize a Long Weekend in Fort Myers
We live in Minneapolis, and I think we tolerate winter pretty well. However, we always reach a time of the winter months where we need to see the sun again. The last few years we have gone to Puerto Rico, Los Angeles, and Clearwater mid-way …
Zero Waste CSA Week 9
We are in Glacier National Park this week, so this is going to be a short little post. This last week we received sweet corn, cherry tomatoes, tomatoes, fennel, potatoes, zucchini/summer squash, onions, cucumbers, broccoli, snap beans, sage bunch (which we dried), and arugula. Here’s …
Zero Waste CSA Week 8
This Week in our CSA We had zucchini, corn, tomatoes, collard greens, onions, cantaloupe, snap peas, peppers, cucumbers, broccoli, ground cherries, and a bunch of basil. We had a ton of sweet corn from our road trip to Iowa plus some in our CSA, so …
Zero Waste CSA Week 7
This week in our CSA we received a summer squash, eggplant, beets, broccoli, celery, peas, bell peppers, hot peppers, onions, zucchini, cucumbers, green beans, and a little bundle of thyme. Since we were gone Saturday through Monday, I wanted to make sure to use up …
Zero Waste CSA Week 6
Just a quick post! This week we received carrots, tomatoes, bell peppers, onions, dill, snap peas, cucumbers, broccoli, yellow squash, cauliflower, and tomatoes. With this week’s CSA I had the luxury of not having to be too creative this week with my cooking. I bought a …
Zero Waste CSA Week 5
This week our CSA gave us: two summer squash/zucchinis, eggplant, two cucumbers, three purple onions, snap peas, green beans, napa cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, radishes, spring mix, and cilantro. Collin’s garden also gave us a few zucchini this week, so our recipes were very squash-heavy. Cauliflower …
Zero Waste CSA Week 4
I feel like I am starting to get into a meal-planning rhythm with our CSA. I pick it up on Thursdays after work and bring it home. I spread it all out on my table (& take a photo) and with it all out in …