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When I Don’t Want to Try Again

I flip-flopped for weeks about whether to sign up for Bible study. Not because of the teacher or the content, but rather, for the first time in decades of living sold out,...

Can We Sit in the Tension of Grief and Gratitude?

I've  been sitting in a delicate tension of both gratitude and grief as I think about recent gatherings of family and friends gathered. With her faithful father by her side, my...

Celebrate Good Times, Come On

During our early years of marriage, my husband and I had an inside joke that when the going got tough, I’d lean into “more fun Schmidt.” I actively chose celebration as a way to...

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Grocery Comparison Printable List

Grocery Comparison Printable List

(Click above for free printable comparison list) Every Tuesday, all month long, I have been talking grocery budgets.  We started with an honest discussion talking about our Monthly Food Costs. Then I shared my free printable monthly food tracker, while you chimed in...

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No Spend Red Carpet Style – Frugal Fashionista NYC

No Spend Red Carpet Style – Frugal Fashionista NYC

Women are called to beauty. Beautiful surrounding, beautiful clothes, beauty items  - the list could go on,  so when it comes to balancing beauty and the budget, I am drawn to surrounding myself with those things for less money. Women love fashion. Women prioritize...

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What's the Right Money Saving Choice?

What's the Right Money Saving Choice?

As I glance around the conference room, gathered together are some of the most influential, money saving experts on the web. I'm spending a few days with my fellow Savings.com Deal Pros, learning, brainstorm, and sharing with each other in an effort to be more...

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5 Tips to Helping Children Learn the Value of Savings

5 Tips to Helping Children Learn the Value of Savings

Since I frantically pack for a quick trip out of town and haven't written my post for tomorrow, I thought I would share some short tips that were requested of me for an article. Short tips for "passing on saving techniques to our children or helping kids learn the...

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Balancing the Budget with Pottery Barn Taste

Balancing the Budget with Pottery Barn Taste

As we come to the end of the first week of Balancing Beauty and the Budget, we've tackled some thought provoking, and necessary topics, this week. While my favorite thing here on this blog is to encourage women with fun, practical and easy to implement ideas for their...

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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.

Jen Schmidt

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