These smoothies actually have nothing to do with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, except their color. I made them one night because we had coconut milk I didn’t know what…

As of today, Zach and I have been married for four years! I’m not going to lie. We’ve both been having a rough week. So it does, in fact, feel…

Lately I have been receiving a lot of emails about multiple topics. Mostly it’s from people who want to guest post for Budget Girl. Which is fine! I love guest…

One thing Zach and I do frequently is buy a bunch of apples…and then forget to eat them. Actually, he’s much better at remembering than I am. I love the…

If you don’t have your Google+ set up properly, you may be accidentally sharing all of your posts PRIVATELY like I was. Therefore, gaining no momentum. Here’s how to change…

Welcome to another Freezer Meal Friday! Back in March, Zach and I did a whole month of freezer meals. Some were duds and others were amazing. Today is an incredibly easy…

I realize I just did lamps on Monday, but I finally finished my thrift store lamp makeover and I want to show you! I’m really excited about this, because I’ve been…

Remember when I removed the acrylic gesso from that piece of wood that turned out to be particle board? That was disappointing. But it did teach me something: paint can be…

Do I have to monetize? This is a common question I see. And it’s a pretty good one! Whether or not a blogger has to monetize in order to be successful is…

During our first year of marriage, I somehow wound up subscribed to the Cooking Club of America magazine. It was a pretty good magazine, but I ultimately chose not to…

Has anyone else seen those KFC pot pie commercials? Or should I say, “Pat pay.” (That guy drives Zach crazy.) Well, it did one thing successfully–after the third round of…

Now that we’re getting settled in, I have a ton of bare walls! I also got rid of a lot of decorations that weren’t doing it for me anymore, so…