Tag: frugal

I never thought I’d be a person who had money, and I accepted that. “Scraping by” was what my family did growing up, and...

Moving to Iowa City meant a new expense in our monthly budget: parking. Within my first week at University of Iowa, I was lucky...

Over the past year, my husband and I set some financial goals that forced us into the uncomfortable task of looking at our spending...

Chances are, your social media has been blowing up with advice on how to bounce back from holiday spending and save money in the...

Aldi is ahhhhh-mazing.  If you go, you already know. If you don’t, you NEED to check it out. We have a beautiful newly remodeled...

It seems like all aspects of our lives are going digital, and saving money is no exception. Physical coupon-clipping is quickly becoming a thing...

I freely admit that I like to shop. Clothes, shoes, books, fabric, sewing patterns, things for the house… It’s so much fun to pore...

If you have been following the Iowa City Moms Blog for any amount of time, you have probably caught on to the fact that...