The Blog
Hi friend! Find all the recipes and DIY posts here on my blog. And never miss a new post. Subscribe to the mailing list to get posts in your inbox.
Featured categories
Latest Posts
My Real Family Christmas Letter
In the next few weeks, Christmas cards and letters from friends far and near will descend on our mailbox. Memories will resurface from a lifetime ago. Unfamiliar faces will appear in pictures, as marriages have dissolved and new covenants established. Successes,...
Fail to Plan = $$: My Menu Plan Fail
I've been focusing on grocery budgets all month long. From an honest discussion talking about Monthly Food Costs, to admitting, at least a little, that we need to track our food expenses (with a free printable monthly food tracker). I reveled in the wisdom of your #1...
Creative Ideas for Your Holiday Budget
As the crisp October air whips through our valley, my dogs unearth their winter coat, and chili simmers on the stove, these signs typically signal autumn time in our home. Yet as I spend this month writing 31 Days of Balancing Beauty and the Budget, October alerts me...
The Greatest Gift is Free: a Sunday Moment
A Sunday Moment of Worship As I spend October contemplating balancing beauty and the budget, over and over, I am overwhelmed at His free gift of grace. Yes, completely free! I would be remiss to go an entire month talking about "savings" if I didn't mention my He who...
Introducing Kitchen Cookoff
photo source: Yasmin Alishav It’s no secret that I love cooking shows. They inspire me, and challenge me to think outside my typical daily meal-making routine, which often falls into a rut. In fact, I’ve shared how my 8-year-old daughter and I bonded over reality TV...
Wicked, Wicked Wealth
Lately, not a day that goes by where I don't turn on the TV or radio and hear incredibly strong, opinionated views on wealth, debt, finances and then some. For a geeky personal finance kind of girl like me, I am all about digging into issues, fleshing them out, and...
How to Make Pumpkin Puree & Save Money
Last week, I shared on my Balancing Beauty and Bedlam Facebook page about my love of all things fall, including my yummy and oh, so easy, Pumpkin Bar Recipe. A few statuses later, after I got everyone excited about quadrupling my Pumpkin Bar recipe, I mourned the high...
ABOUT ME
As a mom of five blessings and full time family manager, Jen has learned to balance and embrace both the beauty and bedlam of every day life. Her practical, yet tangible, lifestyle ideas encourages others to open their eyes to a “living on less” mentality with hundreds of ideas on living a full life on less money.
She lives it, and invites you along for the journey.
