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items Time and money are tight when you’re a single mom. Here are some of my best hacks to make it through the week with a little money left in your pocket. *Some of these brands may earn me an affiliate reward if you use my link.
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Meal Planning
Thrifty is nifty
Discounts, bonuses, and cash back
Life hacks
Home Keeping
Financial help for low income families
Meal Planning
Meal planning is key to budgeting and healthy living. But it's hard. So we need help. Here are some of my tools that help me stay on track.
This box is a dream for busy families wanting to eat healthy but have limited time.
Hungryroot | Healthy groceries with simple recipes.
Thrive Market has all the healthy foods with great deals and sales. So easy!
Organic, Healthy Grocery Delivery Online | Thrive Market
Meal planning made easy with this notepad to keep you organized.
Custom Meal Planning Notepad | Erin Condren
Keep track of your favorite recipes with this ingenious sticky notepad.
Recipe Bookmark Sticky Notes | Erin Condren
How many of us can credit Ina Garten for teaching us how to cook? She makes it look simple and is patient with great taste. Menu planning got easier with this cookbook and the countless others she’s published over the years.
Barefoot Contessa Back to Basics: Fabulous Flavor from Simple Ingredients: A Cookbook|Hardcover
This is not just your average cookbook. It has so much wisdom packed into these pages. From the list of pantry basics to the cuts of meat to the glossary of cooking terms, this book transformed my skills from minimal to proficient and confident. A re...
The New Basics Cookbook - by Sheila Lukins & Julee Rosso (Paperback)
Great info to help me focus on cooking healthy meals to support good health.
Food as Medicine: 150 Plant-Based Recipes for Optimal Health, Disease Prevention, and Management of Chronic Illness|Hardcover
Thrifty is nifty
Stretch your budget by buying secondhand and at a discount. Here are some of my favorite sites for budget shopping.
Poshmark is a great community to buy and sell items. Reduce reuse recycle!
Signup - Poshmark
FabFitFun boxes are a joy to open with full size beauty products and a variety of other great trendy items at a serious discount.
FabFitFun - Beauty, Fitness, Lifestyle
Mercari is an online shopper’s dream. Reduce reuse recycle and get yourself a great new top. Or earrings. Or purse. Or all three! So many bargains to be had.
Your Go-to Marketplace for Deals on Used & Secondhand Items
Get high quality threads at discount prices with RTR. No longer just for an occasion dress, now you can rent or own some choice wardrobe pieces with this incredible service.
Get $30 with my link and I get a credit too.
Rent the Runway
Mint Mobile is the best. $30 per month for your phone plan? What? So easy. So reliable. Get a discount with my link and I get a treat too.
Phone Plans with Unlimited Talk, Text, & Data | Mint Mobile
I recently discovered Curtsy, a resale site that is my new favorite. They don’t take a commission on sales like many other sites and there’s less pressure to have live auctions and giveaways.
Check it out with my link and we both get $10 credit!
Curtsy
Discounts, bonuses, and cash back
These are affiliate links to some of my favorite apps and companies. I may earn a small commission or bonus if you use my link to sign up or make a purchase.
This app is a budget-conscious mom’s dream! So easy to use. Just check it out for gas stations, grocery stores or restaurants nearby offering cash back and claim it. You get a credit within a couple days that you can redeem into your bank account or ...
Earn every time you shop: Gas, grocery, and food | Upside
I’ve had this app for years. Get your kicks (points) by walking into stores, scanning items, checking out ads, and watching videos. Then redeem them for gift cards from your favorite stores. Easy peasy.
Shopkick | Download App
Add this app and watch your credit balance increase! You can redeem it for gift cards from all kinds of merchants. Last year I used my credit to pay for holiday gifts! It’s so easy. $40 for you to get started and $40 for me too if you sign up through...
Capital One Shopping: Explore Deals and Savings
Life hacks
How do we win at life? Use some tools and tricks to make it easier to stay organized. Here are some of the best that I've found.
Keep track of your life and responsibilities with this colorful system.
Project Tracker Notepad | Erin Condren
Home Keeping
Keeping your home clean and organized is a struggle when you're busy and living on a budget. No worries - these are some products that are tried and true to help you manage your regular cleaning tasks.
I have amassed an impressive collection of Norwex over the years and love the durability, nontoxic options, and intuitive designs. The mop is a MUST, along with the envirocloth and window cloth. Fall in love, then add to your collection while you det...
Norwex
What would I do without my robot vacuum? With two shedding cats and two females with long hair, it’s a constant struggle to keep the floors clean. This is worth its weight in gold.
Shark AI Ultra Voice Robot Vacuum XL Base
Stain removers are a dime a dozen, but how many really work? This one is a recommendation on Oprah's Favorite Things list this year, and I concur. Preserve your favorite clothes with this treatment that is simple and effective.
Stingray Spot Remover 32 fl. oz.
This paste lasts forever - a little goes a long way - and works great to clean all the surfaces in your home. Scrub the tub, kitchen sink, oven, everywhere that needs a little extra to get the job done.
Norwex products are safer and healthier for yo...
Norwex
You don’t need a huge toolbox for little projects around the house. This multi functional gadget has most of what you need for basic maintenance around the home.
Klein Tools 15-in-1 Multi-Bit Ratcheting Screwdriver
Financial help for low income families
Sometimes even the thriftiest among us need a little help from community resources. There is no shame in asking for help to cover your basic needs.
Use this website to find resources of all types for people in need. Just enter your ZIP Code.
Findhelp by findhelp
Here's a great resource to find help for a lot of different services and supports.
Home - United Way 211
If you have an American Express credit card, they offer a financial relief program to lower your fees and interest on your balance.
Financial Relief Program - American Express US