I HEAR THAT!…… I am debt free, my home is my sanctuary. I am retired, live alone, nutrition mindful and love your channel. You have inspired me in so many ways. I raised 4 children as a single working mom with no other support, so I can truly appreciate my season of life and realize the benefits of frugal living. Have a wonderful holiday. And yes, “hamper” is a universal word.
I just found your channel, very good tips! I like how your ch is aimed at young adults after high school or college? Divorce? I have lived alone for almost 40 years and agree with your ideas! I found a temp job and an apartment 40 year later I am still at both the job and apartment!
I confess to being a book-buyer. Last Christmas my son challenged me to read the books I already own. So I went through my shelves and made a list of 6 fiction, 6 non-fiction that I haven’t read, with the goal of reading one per month. I kept with it, and as of today (12/15) I’m halfway through book #12! (I did buy maybe 2 new books over the 12 months, but that’s a LOT less than usual.) I’m so proud of myself, I’ve already gone through my collection and picked out 12 for 2024. Yay!
I hardly ever buy new books even though I am a bookaholic (read 102 books this year) I borrow from the library, buy nearly new from charity/thrift shops and swop with friends - Buy new only if I have as a present or with a gift voucher
I hear that! The older I get the more I enjoy being home cooking, growing my vegetables and watching movies. I do my pantry inventory 2xs a month to not over buy. Great advice as always.
I hear that! Keeping a cozy house (only 700 sq. ft.) gets easier all the time expecially as I decutter a little bit each day. Toss, donate, sell. Works for me.
Kate! Guess what!? I've been in the PSLF (public service loan forgiveness) plan that requires A DECADE of teaching at my non-profit school and yesterday my student loans were forgiven! I'm so excited and wanted to tell you. That debt is gone and non-taxable so it won't come back to haunt me at tax time. Thanks for the book suggestion, just requested it from my local library. I'M IN!!!
We say laundry basket. I totally agree, Kate, about not just throwing clothes in the laundry basket if they're not dirty, because sometimes when you're tired it's an easier option than putting the item away. My 12 year old is now getting quite good at checking hoodies or tracksuit jackets to see if they can be worn again. Less expense washing less, less work doing the laundry and better for the environment.
Prioritize!!!!!!! That is Hope from Under the Median's favorite word! I can almost see the fairy dust from her channel hitting that painting behind you!!!!!!! It is about choices and knowing what we are aiming for.
I hear that!My husband and I are retired and home is our favorite place to be. We spent 10 years building our retirement home, a log cabin, and now we are enjoying our dream. We are debt free also.
I love TV too Kate. It’s well worth the money for me. I love a good Netflix guilty pleasure - no apologies! I’m pretty sure a lot of the people who turn their noses up at TV spend hours a day on TikTok or Instagram. To each his own. I use paper towels also. I have cats and dogs and there is just no way to handle the messes effectively without them. No apologies there either. I want to do book club.
At age 80 and a widow on SS, most of my budget items are fixed costs. The only item that is variable is groceries Still, I enjoy your posts...keep 'em coming.😊
I keep a wide ribbon on my closet rod that divides my already worn but still clean/wearable clothes separate from my freshly laundered clothing. I hang clothing there even if the freshest version (jeans, etc. are stored in a drawer). Those clothes tend to work as a kind of capsule wardrobe for a week or so, (though I didn't plan it that way) which works for me.
At 57. I agree. I have been doing this since 2018. It's strange but addictive. I think my kids think..... Umm are you dying or sick. No, just tired of stuff.
I hear that. We definitely enjoy being at home and relaxing. We don’t constantly like being go go go especially in the winter. My daughter and I prefer eating at home versus eating out so that definitely helps the budget a little. I’ve definitely cut down on my overbooking myself and overcommitting to things I don’t really want to do.
We got the frugal thing under control, we got our budget in check, we have a savings and we have no debt. We really need to get back to our priority list and do one of the big (semi-expensive) home improvements.
Kate your the best! Literally just talked to my therapist about being able to enjoy being at home and not always rushing around but enjoy when I'm home
YES 👋FREAKING 👋 MA'AM about the TV thing. Like, great if you don't like TV, but this whole holier than thou "I don't watch TV" thing grinds my gears. My daughter and I LOVE watching TV on Netflix, Hulu, Prime, etc. It's one of the ways we bond. There is NOTHING wrong with enjoying TV and shows.
To add, I have tried to make our apartment our sanctuary and it's worked. She loves being here with me and loves to be home because it's her safe space (her dad and I are divorced). We love, love being home.
All about trying to use paper products!!! We started that during Covid with the lack of availably. I use our kitchen towels for as much as I can for drying hands/cleaning in the kitchen. We used up the paper plates/silverware that we had in the house and hadn't gotten more (except for when our dishwasher was on the fritz!). Oh, and we have cloth napkins now, love them so much better!
I hear that! 🥰 I’ve just started my winter break and I don’t want to go anywhere. I also need to refine my eating, as well. I’ve been negligent with my nutrition.
I LOVE that book! It's changed the way I think about scheduling/time-blocking. I'm so happy that book club is coming back, Kate. Another great video! You keep me on the right path, so I'm really happy still to be here every Friday, focusing on the best use of my money. Have a wonderful weekend, humans and felines alike! 🙂
Home is our sanctuary, too!We enjoy watching tv and (shock of all shock) don't mind paying for cable. We watch hockey, movies, HGTV, etc. We get our money's worth. No streaming for us.
We had a laundry chute growing up… put it through the slot and it would end up in a basket that caught everybody’s clothes. It was in the main floor bathroom
When I was 11 and a half I became solely responsible for my own laundry, full loads only, stain scrubbing, iroing, and putting away; if i didnt have a full load i was more than welcome to add family laundry As a top notch 6th grader in a 6-3-3 system I quickly cleaned my room one day by scooping all the errant clothes into the laundry shoot. My steel arched hiking boot set the tone by tumbling out and hitting my mother in the head; thank goodness I was out being important and all that. The unworn and also mini stack of folded clothes sealed the deal.
When looking at income, earnings or budget and spending, please be very Sure you are always looking at After Tax Dollars.If you don’t factor in taxes you may have a unexpected bill when income tax time comes around.
I’ve been stocking up for 2024 so I can have my no spend January and getting into the habit of using it up.
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I hear that. My house, my sanctuary. Nobody gets in but me and my dogs. No TV. I use TH-cam to watch movies, listen to music and follow a few content creators. I used to borrow DVD from local libraries and TV channels's free players. But I am far more of a book reader. I go through a book every day or two depending of pages' numbers.
I’ve started buying more white cotton cloths for anything I’d use a paper towel for. I use the most on this single pane glass window that sweats water all the time right now during winter. I wipe it down every morning and evening to keep potential mold etc under control
"I hear that!" On the TV thing, budget time too! Then there's no guilt or shame when you have "Binge the new season of the Crown" on your schedule ;) Use it up and decluttering are definitely a priority for me this winter. I've been doing a good job not buying things the last year and a half so decluttering is getting easier since we aren't filling the decluttered spaces back up. I've switched to a bunch of reusable products and it's not only saving me money, but helping save the environment too. Once you get used to them, it's not a big deal.
I have a separate towel in the kitchen to dry my hands on and tell family to use that one also I have liquid soap by the sink and let others know to use that instead of my dishwashing liquid
I’m watching you on the tv in my room right now!!! I stumbled across your channel this afternoon and you have been on my tv ever since!! You are just what I needed for this new year
OMG! I thought I loved you before BUT Girl when you said "I love tv" "I am not going to apologize for it" Well let me just say Hell Yes and it's not a waste of my time either! Give me a good series or a football game and I will spend my money too!
I hear that. I agree with you on the TV. I used to have one in our bedroom and it was great (my hubby could play a game and I could watch a show). In this house, though, the TV in the bedroom just doesn't make sense and if I need a break from the game that he is playing, I will get a book and read in the room. I feel like I am playing catch up on some bills. We had to replace our well pump over Thanksgiving and it was an eye opener. I don't like that my budget shows I am prioritizing my debt over 'fun' money, but 2024 is going to be my year. I am going to be successful in no-spend January and going to really cut back!! Saying it to you and the K-Squad keeps me more accountable 🙂
Just went to my library's website & placed a hold on the e-book of Twelve Weeks. I'm retired & I can make the words bigger with e-books. During Covid, my son moved in with me. He had paper towels on auto-delivery from Amazon. 🙄 I got him away from using those, and we still have most of a case left in a box in my late husband's office. Son is still living with me, partially due to the rise in rents, but also because he's saved my life twice in the past 3 years. Getting old is hazardous to your health. I know you have other subscribers who are retired. May I suggest that you mention looking for senior discounts for those people. My favorite grocery store has a senior discount day on Thursdays & everything is 5% off. Buying the on-sale products plus 5% off is helpful. btw: We call the dirty clothes repository a Hamper. Clothes basket is what we call the thing we use to tote around wet clothes, or clean & dry clothes.
Brand new to the channel and I love your take on your sanctuary. I've always loved my happy place, filled with peace and love. My frugal trick is to use shopping/gas apps and play games to earn Amazon points. Last month I got a beautiful cozy throw blanket for my bed. I just love it and it was free.
I hear that. I want to put an extra $1000 in my emergency fund. ( I will feel better) Save for a truck in 2024. Goal $8,000 end of the year. I need to start tracking living expenses again. Mainly for budgeting. Saving in the most expensive thing in own budget.
Great video Kate! I love the idea of identifying and focusing on a priority and putting it in your budget. One idea for health and grocery budget is to swap out meat with beans, specifically dried beans which are sooo cheap! There are tons of easy recipes using beans as a main dish or in a hearty soup or stew. I'm choosing to focus on health this year, thanks for the nudge😊
Baked beans pair so well with cornbread or Irish soda bread and potato salad. One cup of dry beans makes five servings. Low and slow is the way to cook them.
I could go to two work Christmas parties this month with free food. But I love my Christmas house too much! Every evening here is precious,especially because I'm a flight attendant and have to do overnights and work evenings. Not going to those parties! My home is my castle ❤🎉
Great I am excited book club . I am 5 hours in front of you . But I did a lot of Sundays as it worked after church, they so much fun friends all reading together. ❤
We have had a couple of long days and when deciding to cut the day and errand list short, I talked about an alternative plan for a Saturday morning. The other half looked at me a little funny but nodded and now that I've come here to catch up on the Friday moving video I know why he looked at me funny. Not sure if I'm a day late or a day early but the day just passing was not Friday. Still not sure if we'll catch you in the first run or in re-play but it feels like we gained a day.
I really want no buy clothes year in 2024 and another goal is to use up all the things I have.. this coming year.. it’s going to be challenging but I have target to save up 15k $ .. so far kate has helped & remind me what’s more important and I can say after 3 years of practice n failure I am still going at it.. cuz it’s the only way.. thank u Kate..
My home is my favorite place to be, always! I also love movies and Netflix. We also like paper plates and paper towel. Do not like using cloth napkins, yuk…I will never stop using napkins. But I also never go to restaurants, so I feel like I can use paper products, as my simple luxury.
FYI..if anyone has Hoopla through their library the book is an instant borrow book. No woaiting for it. Kate...I love that you won't give up TV.. It is one of my priorities also.
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I HEAR THAT!…… I am debt free, my home is my sanctuary. I am retired, live alone, nutrition mindful and love your channel. You have inspired me in so many ways. I raised 4 children as a single working mom with no other support, so I can truly appreciate my season of life and realize the benefits of frugal living.
Have a wonderful holiday. And yes, “hamper” is a universal word.
😍😍
Linda I am so proud of you🙏❤️🙏❤️
I hear that! Our home is absolutely our sanctuary! My family loves being home! I am so thankful for the roof over our heads🙌🙌
I love TV - too much? This summer we have GoT House of Dragons, Tour de France and the Olympics almost at same Time?
I just found your channel, very good tips! I like how your ch is aimed at young adults after high school or college? Divorce? I have lived alone for almost 40 years and agree with your ideas! I found a temp job and an apartment 40 year later I am still at both the job and apartment!
I confess to being a book-buyer. Last Christmas my son challenged me to read the books I already own. So I went through my shelves and made a list of 6 fiction, 6 non-fiction that I haven’t read, with the goal of reading one per month. I kept with it, and as of today (12/15) I’m halfway through book #12! (I did buy maybe 2 new books over the 12 months, but that’s a LOT less than usual.) I’m so proud of myself, I’ve already gone through my collection and picked out 12 for 2024. Yay!
LOVE THIS! Way to go Ellen!
I get used booked from my local library recycle center
Yrs o have a big to be read pile
I hardly ever buy new books even though I am a bookaholic (read 102 books this year) I borrow from the library, buy nearly new from charity/thrift shops and swop with friends - Buy new only if I have as a present or with a gift voucher
I love this idea! Challenge accepted for 2024 📚👓
A happy home is like magic, makes everything go smoothly
Yasss🙌❤️🙏
I hear that! The older I get the more I enjoy being home cooking, growing my vegetables and watching movies. I do my pantry inventory 2xs a month to not over buy. Great advice as always.
Thanks so much!
I hear that! Keeping a cozy house (only 700 sq. ft.) gets easier all the time expecially as I decutter a little bit each day. Toss, donate, sell. Works for me.
Kate! Guess what!? I've been in the PSLF (public service loan forgiveness) plan that requires A DECADE of teaching at my non-profit school and yesterday my student loans were forgiven! I'm so excited and wanted to tell you. That debt is gone and non-taxable so it won't come back to haunt me at tax time. Thanks for the book suggestion, just requested it from my local library. I'M IN!!!
Congratulations Stephanie~!!!!!!!
I'm so relieved!!!! 😅❤🎉
I sat in my car and cried when I got my letter. They even refunded what I had over paid. It is a huge relief.
Congrats! I’m 2.5 years away!
We say laundry basket. I totally agree, Kate, about not just throwing clothes in the laundry basket if they're not dirty, because sometimes when you're tired it's an easier option than putting the item away. My 12 year old is now getting quite good at checking hoodies or tracksuit jackets to see if they can be worn again. Less expense washing less, less work doing the laundry and better for the environment.
Prioritize!!!!!!! That is Hope from Under the Median's favorite word! I can almost see the fairy dust from her channel hitting that painting behind you!!!!!!! It is about choices and knowing what we are aiming for.
Love Hope!
I hear that!My husband and I are retired and home is our favorite place to be. We spent 10 years building our retirement home, a log cabin, and now we are enjoying our dream. We are debt free also.
DEBT FREE!! CONGRATULATIONS VICKIE!!!!!!! YAAAAASSS!
My house is cozy clean food warm spacious but simple
PERFECT! I love it!
I love TV too Kate. It’s well worth the money for me. I love a good Netflix guilty pleasure - no apologies! I’m pretty sure a lot of the people who turn their noses up at TV spend hours a day on TikTok or Instagram. To each his own. I use paper towels also. I have cats and dogs and there is just no way to handle the messes effectively without them. No apologies there either.
I want to do book club.
YASSSS MARE!
At age 80 and a widow on SS, most of my budget items are fixed costs. The only item that is variable is groceries
Still, I enjoy your posts...keep 'em coming.😊
So glad you're here!
I'm doing the 12 week year and OMG! I'm killing it. Started early but wow. It took me right out of my funk of overwhelm
Ooooooh this gets me VERY excited and I'm SO PROUD OF YOU!
Paper towel is an item that I will give up last. 😂 I give up plenty of things so paper towel is my favorite.
It's so good:)
I get worried about the refuse and bacteria
I keep a wide ribbon on my closet rod that divides my already worn but still clean/wearable clothes separate from my freshly laundered clothing. I hang clothing there even if the freshest version (jeans, etc. are stored in a drawer). Those clothes tend to work as a kind of capsule wardrobe for a week or so, (though I didn't plan it that way) which works for me.
🎉 I AM GETTING READY FOR A NEW YEAR AND A NEW BUGET THIS YEAR
YASSS Alisa!!!!!
Luckily I’m in a Union job. And right now we’re in contract negotiations. Praying for more money, better schedules, mental health days. Etc
This next year I’m continuing to declutter the excess and doing better with my budget. I think this will make the biggest impact for my family. 😊
At 57. I agree. I have been doing this since 2018. It's strange but addictive. I think my kids think..... Umm are you dying or sick. No, just tired of stuff.
In Canada we call it a Hamper.
We call it a hamper in my Southern California home also.
In the UK it is usually called a laundry basket 🧺 however if you have a young son sometimes they have a laundry chair/sofa aswell 😮😂
I hear that. We definitely enjoy being at home and relaxing. We don’t constantly like being go go go especially in the winter. My daughter and I prefer eating at home versus eating out so that definitely helps the budget a little. I’ve definitely cut down on my overbooking myself and overcommitting to things I don’t really want to do.
Yes … I’m in!!
I am a home body and love being at home.
I love tv too!!, thank you for saying it
I hear that ❤
Finally 🎉 Book Club returns ! 👏👏👏
Sure why not give it a try!
Just keep on pushing on that mortgage! It gives you such relief to know it is all yours!!!!!
Thank you so much🙏❤️🙏
Hamper is the word used in Midwest and southwest area. :)
I hear that!
We got the frugal thing under control, we got our budget in check, we have a savings and we have no debt. We really need to get back to our priority list and do one of the big (semi-expensive) home improvements.
I agree
I hear that!! Home=Sanctuary
Happy Frugal Friday! ❤
I hear that! Right there with you.
Kate your the best! Literally just talked to my therapist about being able to enjoy being at home and not always rushing around but enjoy when I'm home
YASSS!!!! Absolutely....I hear you!
I hear that!!! ❤
We say clothes basket. I love the roundup tip.
I ❤ my TV in my bedroom that makes me so so happy....it stays😂
YES 👋FREAKING 👋 MA'AM about the TV thing. Like, great if you don't like TV, but this whole holier than thou "I don't watch TV" thing grinds my gears. My daughter and I LOVE watching TV on Netflix, Hulu, Prime, etc. It's one of the ways we bond. There is NOTHING wrong with enjoying TV and shows.
To add, I have tried to make our apartment our sanctuary and it's worked. She loves being here with me and loves to be home because it's her safe space (her dad and I are divorced). We love, love being home.
YASSS!!!!!!!!!!!
Love your tips! And I must compliment your skin. It’s glowing 😊
Oh, thank you so much Maria!!!
I'm in! I'll order the book right now. Ps. Laundry hamper has a lid & laundry basket don't (it's a basket) 😅
LOVE IT!!!
I’m with you Kate, LOVE a tv in my room!
I hear that! Greatvideo. Tfs
I hear that!! I’m from the west and hampers are a thing here too! 😊
To each their own. It's like extra butter on popcorn. OH YEAH
Hope the storms didnt hit Maine too hard and that your home is still happy.
Thank you! We kept our power! So many lost their power!
@@KateKaden No tree or branch through the roof, no being washed out by flooding, and you kept your power! I would say you came through pretty well.
I hear that a bliss full home is a peaceful hone❤
All about trying to use paper products!!! We started that during Covid with the lack of availably. I use our kitchen towels for as much as I can for drying hands/cleaning in the kitchen. We used up the paper plates/silverware that we had in the house and hadn't gotten more (except for when our dishwasher was on the fritz!). Oh, and we have cloth napkins now, love them so much better!
I here that!!
It's a hamper or laundry basket
I hear that! 🥰 I’ve just started my winter break and I don’t want to go anywhere. I also need to refine my eating, as well. I’ve been negligent with my nutrition.
I hear that, love being home.
Coming home from work to my cozy blanket and pj's
YESSSSS!!! Same!
I hear that! Let’s do it!
I LOVE that book! It's changed the way I think about scheduling/time-blocking. I'm so happy that book club is coming back, Kate. Another great video! You keep me on the right path, so I'm really happy still to be here every Friday, focusing on the best use of my money. Have a wonderful weekend, humans and felines alike! 🙂
Oooooh, I'm so excited!
Home is our sanctuary, too!We enjoy watching tv and (shock of all shock) don't mind paying for cable. We watch hockey, movies, HGTV, etc. We get our money's worth. No streaming for us.
We also love game shows to keep learning and make a competition between hubby and I. We think it is fun.
We had a laundry chute growing up… put it through the slot and it would end up in a basket that caught everybody’s clothes. It was in the main floor bathroom
We did too!
OMG we did too!!!!
@@KateKaden that’s AWESOME!
When I was 11 and a half I became solely responsible for my own laundry, full loads only, stain scrubbing, iroing, and putting away; if i didnt have a full load i was more than welcome to add family laundry As a top notch 6th grader in a 6-3-3 system I quickly cleaned my room one day by scooping all the errant clothes into the laundry shoot. My steel arched hiking boot set the tone by tumbling out and hitting my mother in the head; thank goodness I was out being important and all that. The unworn and also mini stack of folded clothes sealed the deal.
I probably don't have the capacity to read the book, but I'll definitely try to join the lives.
Ooooo! Book club! I haven't read this one so I'm excited to check it out from my library.
Let’s do this! Can’t wait!
When looking at income, earnings or budget and spending, please be very Sure you are always looking at After Tax Dollars.If you don’t factor in taxes you may have a unexpected bill when income tax time comes around.
I hear you! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
Happy happy new year! It's going to be a great one!
I am in the UK, I say laundry basket, Happy Christmas to you and yours. x
I’ve been stocking up for 2024 so I can have my no spend January and getting into the habit of using it up.
I hear that.
My house, my sanctuary. Nobody gets in but me and my dogs.
No TV. I use TH-cam to watch movies, listen to music and follow a few content creators. I used to borrow DVD from local libraries and TV channels's free players.
But I am far more of a book reader. I go through a book every day or two depending of pages' numbers.
it's a hamper (but, I'm a New Englander, as well). I have been working on my priorities with specific financial goals for the coming year
I’ve started buying more white cotton cloths for anything I’d use a paper towel for. I use the most on this single pane glass window that sweats water all the time right now during winter. I wipe it down every morning and evening to keep potential mold etc under control
I do the same thing with shutting down the house at night
It feels so good!
I love being home. I also from from home (has been a year now).
Hamper! I’m in Ohio!
Yass!!
I hear that! I love my home.
I’m in Kate . Yah book club ❤
YASS CARMEN!
Yes! Looking forward to the Book Club!
"I hear that!"
On the TV thing, budget time too! Then there's no guilt or shame when you have "Binge the new season of the Crown" on your schedule ;) Use it up and decluttering are definitely a priority for me this winter. I've been doing a good job not buying things the last year and a half so decluttering is getting easier since we aren't filling the decluttered spaces back up. I've switched to a bunch of reusable products and it's not only saving me money, but helping save the environment too. Once you get used to them, it's not a big deal.
Oooh I will put the Crown on my list!
Yes. I live in Ohio and we say “hamper” and “laundry basket”.
YASS!!! Thanks so much for sharing!:) So glad you're here!
I hear that! A calm home helps me face the chotic world.
We use paper towels a bit mindfully. We use cloth napkins and dish towels.
I have a separate towel in the kitchen to dry my hands on and tell family to use that one also I have liquid soap by the sink and let others know to use that instead of my dishwashing liquid
I’m watching you on the tv in my room right now!!! I stumbled across your channel this afternoon and you have been on my tv ever since!! You are just what I needed for this new year
KELLY! I'm so so glad you are here! Thank you!!!! See you more soon!
As long as Your Binging is Planned unlike a Couch Potato
Yay!!!!! Book club 🎉❤
Let's do this!
We say hamper in Pennsylvania (or at least in south central PA)! I didn’t realize that’s not what everyone calls it!
OMG! I thought I loved you before BUT Girl when you said "I love tv" "I am not going to apologize for it" Well let me just say Hell Yes and it's not a waste of my time either! Give me a good series or a football game and I will spend my money too!
WE LOVE TV!:):) Love this, thank you!!!!
I hear that. I agree with you on the TV. I used to have one in our bedroom and it was great (my hubby could play a game and I could watch a show). In this house, though, the TV in the bedroom just doesn't make sense and if I need a break from the game that he is playing, I will get a book and read in the room.
I feel like I am playing catch up on some bills. We had to replace our well pump over Thanksgiving and it was an eye opener. I don't like that my budget shows I am prioritizing my debt over 'fun' money, but 2024 is going to be my year. I am going to be successful in no-spend January and going to really cut back!! Saying it to you and the K-Squad keeps me more accountable 🙂
I'm in for book club!!
YASS!
The book is free on Hoopla as an audiobook! 👍
Just went to my library's website & placed a hold on the e-book of Twelve Weeks. I'm retired & I can make the words bigger with e-books.
During Covid, my son moved in with me. He had paper towels on auto-delivery from Amazon. 🙄 I got him away from using those, and we still have most of a case left in a box in my late husband's office. Son is still living with me, partially due to the rise in rents, but also because he's saved my life twice in the past 3 years. Getting old is hazardous to your health.
I know you have other subscribers who are retired. May I suggest that you mention looking for senior discounts for those people. My favorite grocery store has a senior discount day on Thursdays & everything is 5% off. Buying the on-sale products plus 5% off is helpful. btw: We call the dirty clothes repository a Hamper. Clothes basket is what we call the thing we use to tote around wet clothes, or clean & dry clothes.
Brand new to the channel and I love your take on your sanctuary. I've always loved my happy place, filled with peace and love. My frugal trick is to use shopping/gas apps and play games to earn Amazon points. Last month I got a beautiful cozy throw blanket for my bed. I just love it and it was free.
I'm so glad you're here! WELCOME!
Can't wait to follow along with the 12 week year discussions Kate - looking forward to it!😊
I hear that. I got that book from my library❤
YASSS!!!
I hear that.
I want to put an extra $1000 in my emergency fund. ( I will feel better)
Save for a truck in 2024. Goal $8,000 end of the year.
I need to start tracking living expenses again. Mainly for budgeting.
Saving in the most expensive thing in own budget.
This is so specific and AWESOME Amber! You're doin this! Excited for your upcoming year!
Great video Kate! I love the idea of identifying and focusing on a priority and putting it in your budget. One idea for health and grocery budget is to swap out meat with beans, specifically dried beans which are sooo cheap! There are tons of easy recipes using beans as a main dish or in a hearty soup or stew. I'm choosing to focus on health this year, thanks for the nudge😊
Love it! Thanks Karen!
Baked beans pair so well with cornbread or Irish soda bread and potato salad. One cup of dry beans makes five servings. Low and slow is the way to cook them.
I could go to two work Christmas parties this month with free food. But I love my Christmas house too much! Every evening here is precious,especially because I'm a flight attendant and have to do overnights and work evenings. Not going to those parties! My home is my castle ❤🎉
Great I am excited book club . I am 5 hours in front of you . But I did a lot of Sundays as it worked after church, they so much fun friends all reading together. ❤
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🥂👏👏👏👏 happy new year ❤️
Happy new year!!
Amen..I hear that!!!
I definitely hear that!❤❤ Yes to a blissful home life!❤
We have had a couple of long days and when deciding to cut the day and errand list short, I talked about an alternative plan for a Saturday morning. The other half looked at me a little funny but nodded and now that I've come here to catch up on the Friday moving video I know why he looked at me funny. Not sure if I'm a day late or a day early but the day just passing was not Friday. Still not sure if we'll catch you in the first run or in re-play but it feels like we gained a day.
I really want no buy clothes year in 2024 and another goal is to use up all the things I have.. this coming year.. it’s going to be challenging but I have target to save up 15k $ .. so far kate has helped & remind me what’s more important and I can say after 3 years of practice n failure I am still going at it.. cuz it’s the only way.. thank u Kate..
My home is my favorite place to be, always! I also love movies and Netflix. We also like paper plates and paper towel. Do not like using cloth napkins, yuk…I will never stop using napkins. But I also never go to restaurants, so I feel like I can use paper products, as my simple luxury.
FYI..if anyone has Hoopla through their library the book is an instant borrow book. No woaiting for it. Kate...I love that you won't give up TV.. It is one of my priorities also.
Watching Netflix, or Amazon Prime, on my phone in bed is non-negotiable. I hate laying in bed awake..so streaming a movie works for me.
I love TV too. I watch it at the end of the day. It shuts me down and I rejuvenate.. Love it!!!
YAS!