How Tacos Saved Our Finances

Cooking with a Fireman, Family Budgeting, Reader's Top Picks!

Tacos single handedly saved our finances. You heard me right. We went from over $120k in debt to living a life of financial freedom thanks to tacos. No, we’re not taco tycoons with endless income and franchising opportunities. We didn’t buy stock in Taco Bell. Nor did my great great grandmother invent that delicious taco […]

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Fire Drill Podcast – Talking IVF and Finances

Fertility journey, Reader's Top Picks!

Seeing that it was something that is rarely talked about in the Financial Independence community, the amazing ladies over at Fire Drill Podcast invited us on for an interview on our IVF journey and infertility. “Jenny and Jimmy are the All-American couple. He was the hot firefighter that fell in love with the ER nurse. […]

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Bust Through that Grocery Budget!

Family Budgeting, Reader's Top Picks!

Wen my husband and I first sat down and looked at our budget we realized we were spending more than $300 per week on groceries for TWO of us. That’s on top of eating out and not counting the meals we were getting eating at the in-laws for family dinners. That’s a ton of money […]

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How We Paid Off $120,000 in Debt in less than 24 Months

Family Budgeting, Reader's Top Picks!

Starting out in our relationship 7 years ago we thought were doing well. We bought a large home together, both had the jobs we had worked hard for and loved, and had our wedding coming up. We seemed to be way ahead of our peers in the check off boxes of life and we were […]

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Furniture Flipping: My Ultimate Side Hustle


Family Budgeting

*This post may contain affiliate links. We only support products we use, believe in and love. ****WELCOME! BEFORE YOU GET READING, WE HAVE A SPECIAL OPEN THIS WEEK ONLY!! A COURSE ON HOW TO CREATE YOUR OWN SIDE HUSTLE. OUR FRIEND, CODY BERMAN, HAS TEAMED UP WITH SOME OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL SIDE HUSTLERS IN THE FINANCIAL […]

July 17, 2018

Meal Prep for Under $2 per Meal


Family Budgeting, Meal Prep

How to meal prep a week’s worth of lunches or dinners for less than $2 per meal and all in under 1 hour! Fast, healthy and frugal! Meal prepping while staying on budget can be a little tough. While eating meals from home is one of the biggest ways to save money, meal prepping can […]

July 9, 2018

Breastfeeding Essentials – A Budgeter’s View


All things baby

Breastfeeding is one of the most rewarding choices you can make, but it can also be challenging. As a momma on a budget I was adamant that I would not buy things that I didn’t NEED. Only the breastfeeding essentials would make it on my list. Even breastfeeding can rack up cost if you let […]

July 6, 2018

Why We Make a Photobook for Every Adventure


Family Budgeting, Travel

You often hear us talking about budgeting and cutting our unnecessary spending, focusing on things that bring us value and joy. Well, one thing we do always splurge for is a photobook of our trip. A tangible, printed version of some of the most unbelievable experiences, the surreal landscapes, and little moments that we will […]

July 3, 2018

Breastfeeding for the Budget


All things baby

  Breastfeeding comes with health benefits that most know about, but do you think breastfeeding can save you money? ****Whether breastfeeding or formula feeding your baby is a very personal choice. Aside from choice, breastfeeding may not be an option for some moms whose milk doesn’t come in or they don’t make enough to keep […]

June 28, 2018

Mystery Blogger Award


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I am beyond humbled and happy dance excited to announce that Living Life Loving Us has been nominated for the Mystery Blogger Award by a wizard of words and fellow blogger. I was nominated by the highly talented and uber creative Llama Punch. You want to visit the site just because of the name don’t […]

June 22, 2018

Fennel and Apple Salad


Cooking with a Fireman, Health and Fitness

Fennel, fennel and more fennel. When fennel is on sale it means you need to get creative! “Eating on a budget means shopping the sales and eating what is in season.” When we started out we were spending nearly $1,000 per month on groceries for two people. I knew we had to make some changes, […]

June 16, 2018