December 22, 2022
Reader Case Study: Firefighter and Teacher Living on a Horse Farm
Marie and her husband Ryan live on a 25-acre horse farm in rural Florida with their 10-year-old son and lab puppy. Ryan, who works as a firefighter, is incredibly handy and built their house 8 years ago. Marie is an elementary school teacher who enjoys her job. The family loves their rural lifestyle and the…
December 19, 2022
Last Chance To Win A Financial Consult or Spot in a Mastermind Group!
Today’s the last day to sign-up for a chance to win a one-on-one financial consultation with me ($1,500 value!) OR a spot in an Uber Frugal Month Mastermind Group ($300 value!)! If you enter the giveaway, you’ll also be signed-up for my free Uber Frugal Month Challenge, which kicks off on January 1, 2023. The…
December 15, 2022
Dog’s Christmas Stocking And Other November 2022 Expenses
November is always a month of celebrations in our family! We hosted Thanksgiving for what we think is the 10th year–although there were a few years off for Covid–and Kidwoods turned seven! Our expenses are always higher in November on account of these festivities and I don’t mind at all. Having the ability to spend…
December 13, 2022
Take Control of Your Money and Your Life: Join My Free UFM Challenge
The Uber Frugal Month (UFM) January Group Challenge is my free, 31-day, email-based money management bootcamp and sign-ups are now open! You can register for the UFM anytime, but we take it as a huge, frugal group twice every year, in January and July. I created the UFM to help people: better understand their finances…
December 8, 2022
Reader Case Study: Dutch Welder Dreams of Working Abroad
Jamie lives in the Netherlands and recently completed his degree as an all-around construction worker, with training in welding. He’s currently switching jobs to become a full-time welder and has two job offers he’d like our help deciding between. Additionally, he and his girlfriend dream of living and working abroad some day. Jamie lost his…
November 30, 2022
How I’ve Saved Thousands of Dollars on Clothes for My Kids
I started a clothing-focused mini-series over the summer wherein I managed to devote two ENTIRE posts to the topic of just me and my clothing alone: My Ever-Evolving Relationship With My Clothes The Clothes I Wear For Comfort and Confidence Riveting as that was, a number of you requested I write about the clothing of…
November 25, 2022
Yes, I Actually Have a Black Friday Sale for You
I know, I know, Black Friday is dumb; but since it exists, I figured I’d offer a coupon code for 10% off: An hourlong phone call with me (that’s $25 off) A basic financial consultation with me (that’s $150 off) A premium financial consultation with me (that’s $300 off) A spot in an Uber Frugal…
November 18, 2022
Give The Gift of Financial Freedom!
Give the gift of financial freedom this holiday season! Do you have a person in your life you keep recommending Frugalwoods to? Do you continually send them links to personal finance articles that they seem to ignore? Does this same person bemoan that their money is a mess? Do you wish you could stage a…
November 11, 2022
Reader Case Study: The Financial Reality of Raising High-Needs Kids
Alice and her wife Ann live in a small northern New England town with their two sons and two dogs. Both Alice and Ann are educators and enjoy their work. Their children were adopted from the foster care system and both have significant early childhood trauma. Due to this, they have intensive needs and Alice…
November 8, 2022
Introducing UFM Mastermind Groups!
I’m all about starting new things these days and so, I’m launching a BRAND NEW way to participate in my Uber Frugal Month Challenge: Mastermind Groups!!!! These will be a chance for you to meet (on video) with me and nine other frugal folks once a week for five weeks starting in January. If you…
November 2, 2022
A DOG! And Other October 2022 Expenses
We Adopted A Dog! I’m thrilled to introduce Genevieve the dog (aka Gigi)!! Frugal Hound 2.0, Gigiwoods, G-dog McHound Face! She’s a rescue so we’re not sure of her exact age or breed, but our vet estimates she’s 6 months old and likely to be 60-70lbs (she’s currently 40lbs). We think she’s a Plott Hound/Black…
October 28, 2022
Reader Case Study: Separate Finances = Happy Couple
Kate lives in St. Louis, Missouri with her husband Dan in a condo she bought back in 2013. She enjoys her job in marketing and Dan likes his work in manufacturing. Kate is in the process of considering the purchase of a marketing firm with her business partner, which means she’s paying extra attention to…