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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 Shopping
Discounts, bonuses, and cash back
Life hacks
Home Keeping
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 Shopping
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
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
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
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
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