Aug 13, 2010 | Balancing the Budget
The amount of resources through out the world wide web, especially in reference to deals, saving money and personal finance is extensive. Here in my little corner of the blog world, I am one blip in the world of frugal living and yet, I hope, I offer a different twist...
Aug 1, 2010 | Balancing the Budget, Home Projects
In my mind, my home decorating skills are living large with HGTV quality, but in reality, I have put many household renovations on the back burner for years. If I spent half of the time doing, rather than just dreaming about all the dramatic redos I can accomplish in...
Jul 12, 2010 | Balancing the Budget
One of the things I cherish here at Balancing Beauty and Bedlam is the interaction and community that is created in my comment section, but also the stories that you email me. Every week, I receive blessings galore when I open my in box and read your about your latest...
Jul 11, 2010 | Balancing the Budget
A few months ago, we had an interesting discussion in my comments about expensive investments, namely the frugal reality of braces. Above you see our second born son, sporting his newly perfected smile – sans braces. We have two down, three to go. Braces were a...
Apr 16, 2010 | Balancing the Budget, Deals & Couponing
Have you guys checked out Swagbucks yet? If not, you will want to take just a minute to read over my past posts. I can’t tell you how exciting it is to get items for free with no strings attached. On Fridays, Swagbucks release larger increments, giving you a...
Feb 12, 2010 | Balancing the Budget
As much as I love the thrill of free things, some things in life are not free. In fact, some things in life are not even frugal. More importantly, some things in life are just down right expensive. So where is the line to be drawn? For what things do we plan, save,...
