Hello, my name is Joanna, and I’m an impulsive buyer. From high school to the day I married Johnny, I was a bit obsessed with clothes. I pored over my favorite brands’ magazines on a daily basis. I’d play this game where I’d pretend I could pick, say, 10 items…
Every time we’ve bought a car in our almost six years of marriage (which has been two car purchases, plus a scooter — so we’re pretty much experts), the first question that enters our brains is, How are we gonna pay for it? Yes, this question trumps, What kind of…
When Johnny and I lived in Boston, we stumbled upon the Boston Haymarket. Rain or shine, the Haymarket is open every Friday and Saturday of the year, offering up some super cheap produce. The first week we walked into it, Johnny and I bought a quite a loot of fruits…
A few weeks ago we did a post about finding deals online, specifically explaining how we got a screamin’ deal on our first DSLR camera. DSLRs seem to be all the rage these days, no longer just a gadget for professional photographers (or those claiming to be). Take a photo…
As you’ve probably deduced from our He Says/She Says series, Johnny and I have disagreed a lot over the span of our almost six-year marriage. Grocery shopping is no exception. Before I got married, grocery shopping meant buying whatever caught my eye in each aisle… no lists, no meal planning.…
A day doesn’t go by that I’m asked by at least three or four people, “Johnny! How do you organize all of your financial paperwork?” Actually, that doesn’t happen. In fact, no one has ever asked me that question. But since I just went through all of our paperwork this…
It is an honor to be guest posting here at Our Freaking Budget! Let me introduce myself, I’m Sarah Jane Skaggs. I am one-half of the team at the frugal lifestyle blog Pretty Providence. I just graduated from college with a bachelor’s degree in Family Studies, my husband is finishing the final…
Johnny and I cringe when one of us brings up wanting to get a big ticket item (e.g., a computer, TV, camera, or PS3 *coughJohnnycough*). But just this weekend, it was yours truly who brought it up. I’ve decided that we need a new camera. Our current camera can’t record videos,…
The mind is a powerful thing. I’m slowly getting back into exercising now that Baby Girl is seven weeks old. It’s incredible just how hard it is to get back in shape after months of doing nothing more than walking at a brisk pace (and “brisk” is a relative term…
Last week, I wrote up a post about our cheapest travel deal ever. Unfortunately, those deals don’t come by all too often. But even when Joanna and I don’t benefit from some weird booking glitch or from the travel gods smiling upon us, we always make sure to get some…