#63: Let us Talk About Money & How To Spend It Smarter
Who would not want more money in the ol’ bank account? So we picked a money expert’s brain for the most common places he finds his clients overspending, and for his best pointers on making (and sticking to!) an straightforward household budget – which is certainly the key to saving more each month. Plus we share our not-scary techniques for negotiating with contractors, including how one short sentence has saved us $1500 in the past two weeks. We also dive into the not-so-straightforward process of fixing up our vintage pink stove, and a plain craft idea to keep little hands busy (which is consistently a good thing).
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What is New
- Here is the original post about our plans for the vintage pink stove we picked up for the beach house, and you can see all the crazy wires Sherry mentioned having to navigate with the electrician in the picture below (these normally are not exposed, the backplate was took out during repairs)
- Also, if you missed our last episode about our freshly paved driveway, you can check out Episode #62 for more on that
Dr. Budgets
- You can learn more about Daniel Rodriguez on his website and his Facebook page, and you can download his free e-book: Ten Ways to Save 10K
- Here is the free online budgeting tool he mentioned during our chat (Mint.com)
- Since Daniel mentioned cutting the cable a few times, here is how we did it a few months ago
- We also mentioned a few random things like Kroger’s Clicklist, an online grocery ordering service that we talked more about in Episode #41
- Also, my “Aqua-tober” month of drinking only water is coming up! We talk more about it in Episode #17.
- And not to be out-punned, Daniel practiced “No-Spendtember” last year to force himself on a financial “cleanse”
- Oh, and here is that diet with the containers that we mentioned trying last year: 21 Day Fix
We are Digging
- Here is one of our phone photos of Moonrise Jewelry’s mermaid-fabric-wrapped canvases. One side of the sequins was gold and the other side was silver, so she could swiftly make sparkly abstract art (or draw a tree with her finger like you see on that canvas on the right). The same mermaid fabric was wrapped around the checkout desk – and our kids enjoyed drawing on it.
- After our visit we found some mermaid fabric options on Amazon, like this one, this one, and this one which all have multiple color options (the going price seems to be about $20 for a 3 x 4′ piece – which is an excellent size to wrap around a large canvas or bulletin board for a kids room or playroom).
- I am also fairly entertained by this image on one of the listings as a “possible use.” Sherry does enjoy a blazer…
- Here is The Shrunk’s Inflatable Toddler Mattress that we use for traveling. We enjoy its compact size, the included air pump, and the fact that it has not ripped or leaked in nearly 4 years of use.
And lastly, a big thank you to Thomas Avenue Ceramics for sponsoring this episode. Head over to ThomasAvenueCeramics.com/YHL to shop striking tile that is delivered right to your door, and to see Sherry’s 10 go-tos from their collections (some are pictured below). Also, do not forget to useYHL20 to score 20% off your first order.
Thanks for listening, folks!
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