Money Stressors- Solutions Roundup

July 4, 2024 - By seekingserenityandharmony

Money Stressors

As I’m on my journey to more serenity and harmony in my life, I like to share my ‘lessons learned’ with you, my readers. I am turning 60 this summer so I’ve learned a lot of things the hard way over the years.

I know that the internet has a wealth of information and not everyone agrees on how to do things so my writing is to give someone hope. Not everything I write will resonate. Some days it won’t measure up to what you are looking for. Other days I hope you find some gold nuggets to help YOU have more serenity and harmony in your life.

Now my ‘niche’ of writing is not about finance but I have learned a few things on the way and as the cost of living goes up and income hasn’t necessarily increased with it. I thought I need to go back to the basics and focus on our family finances. That old saying “a penny saved is a penny earned” . I am going to round up some of my financial tidbits that I’m going to start routinely practicing and I hope it can help you too

Several folks say how much they save by doing a no spend challenge.

10 Ways to Make or Save Money at Home

I try to always remember to use my coupon and cash back apps like swagbucks, my points, ibotta, upside etc…

We All Need To Eat: 10 Ways To Save

Ways I try to save in the kitchen, Limiting waste = compost, growing veggies inside out of scraps. Plan meals based on what you have at home after doing a pantry inventory.

I asked other bloggers to contribute their articles of wisdom:

Secrets to a $42 Weekly Grocery Budget for a Frugal Lifestyle (savingtalents.com)