Carrie Willard

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This is where the posts about money and frugality appear. If this is a topic of interest to you, please check out my book:

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May 26, 2022 by Carrie

Frugal Wins, May 26 edition

Sharing my frugal wins helps me stay accountable, and I hope you find benefit too! Feel free to share how you’re saving money in the comments. I packed lunches for work Due to a recent and fairly drastic change coming in my life, I got a part-time job. One of the reasons I applied with […]

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May 23, 2022 by Carrie

Meal Plan Monday

Because food is my biggest expense after housing, meal planning has been an important frugal habit. In order to keep myself accountable for meal planning and hopefully share some family friendly, frugal and fast (my ”name what matters” in Lazy Genius parlance) meals, I’ll start posting Meal Plan Monday each week. I have the day […]

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May 7, 2022 by Carrie

Frugal Wins, May 7 Edition

I like to share my frugal wins occasionally on the blog. It’s a way for me to stay accountable and share good ideas too for fellow penny-pinchers! I bought a 40 pound bag of pine pellets for $6.88 to use as kitty litter. I got it at the Tractor Supply (less than a mile away!). […]

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December 23, 2019 by Carrie

Five Frugal Wins

In an attempt to keep myself accountable to frugality and to inspire readers, I present Five Frugal Wins. FFW is a collection of things I did in the previous week to save money. (Btw, FFW will become a regular feature ’round these parts, in case you’re interested.) Real quick though, let me declare that I […]

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November 28, 2019 by Carrie

Cheap Homeschooling (with Several Kids)

Considering homeschooling your kids? If you worry that you’re going to spend a lot of money on educating your children properly, read on. This post shares my tips for cheap homeschooling, even with several kids. A bit of backstory if you’re new. As of late 2019, my family has two grads (21 and 18), two […]

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March 4, 2019 by Carrie

How I’m Saving Money Lately

I used to talk a lot about frugality here. In the last couple of years, that changed. In my own life, I realized I hadn’t focused enough on earning more income. So I wrote about why frugality isn’t enough, I shared that I was reading 17 books in 2017 on personal finance. And I wrote […]

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January 1, 2019 by Carrie

January 2019 No Spend Month

What better way to launch a new year than to do a no spend month? I love doing these occasionally. Why? Why Do a No Spend Challenge? Similar to a fast, a no spend month can reset your relationship with money.  It can uncover bad spending habits (Starbucks and Target? I’m talkin’ to YOU). It […]

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August 14, 2018 by Carrie

When frugality alone isn’t enough

Frugality is defined as the quality of being economical. I believe it’s a virtue. However, frugality alone often isn’t enough to meet our financial goals. Even though I’ve written about frugality for a long time on this blog, I’ve learned this lesson over and over in recent years. I’m a naturally frugal person. Even as a […]

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April 8, 2017 by Carrie

Amazon Subscribe and Save (and how it saves me time and money!)

How Amazon Subscribe & Save Saves Me Money, Time & Hassle

I may have mentioned a hundred times a time or two that I don’t enjoy shopping and prefer to procure needed things online. (I’ve even talked about my no spend challenges and things to do instead of shop). One of my favorite ways to stay out of stores and save money, time, and hassle, as well […]

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March 31, 2017 by Carrie

Friday flâner & Frugal Friday

It’s been a while since I posted either a recent frugal accomplishments post or a Friday flâner, so I decided to combine them today. Recent Frugal Accomplishments When we moved from one side of the county to another, I knew that the yard sales would be most excellent around here! Today’s yard sale haul didn’t […]

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Hi, I’m Carrie! Bienvenue!

I like to write about being a mom of 7, frugality, homemaking and books. Thanks for stopping by!

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