I know I’m a little late posting this since many of us (us included) are now starting back to school. But so many folks have been asking that I do more “day in the life” videos, and I finally got around to doing another one! This time, I take you on a typical summer day here in the Fearon Household! So, yeah, it’s rather boring. 😂 But hopefully, you’ll enjoy it!
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The summer school curriculum that I used with my boys (and that I’m now using for good since we’re actually homeschooling this year) is from The Good and The Beautiful! The program I use with my daughter is ABC Mouse alongside The Good and The Beautiful’s preschool program. I let her do ABC Mouse sometimes while I’m teaching the boys so she’s not distracting them.
Let me know what you think and if you want to see more videos like this!
The workout group I’m a part of is FIA Nation; they are fantastic! You should definitely check them out and see if there’s a group local to you (or consider starting one!).
Also, if you’re wondering how we afford to take summer vacations as a family of five, this video here goes into more detail on setting up and maintaining sinking funds! We use sinking funds for pretty much everything, including planning and saving for family vacations, so we don’t go back into debt!
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I love writing about my family's journey towards financial freedom and about ways to optimize your life, save money, and live well! Here are a few more ways you can save money:
Cook at home. During our debt-free journey we NEVER went out to eat because we honestly couldn't afford it, and now, even though we could afford it, we still don't go out to eat that often. But I'll be honest, meal planning was such a struggle for me during that time, but it totally saved our budget when I did it effectively! I ended up using a meal planning service for about two years which helped me not only meal plan better, but also helped me to create wholesome, healthy, and delicious meals for my whole family! You can see all the details and try different meal plans based on your preferences here .
Earn gift cards. A simple way to earn a little extra money from home by using the Swagbucks site instead of Google for searching. I actually still do this to earn Home Depot gift cards for all our home projects. You can also do surveys and a few other things to earn points, which you redeem to purchase gift cards from them. Swagbucks is what we used to earn Amazon gift cards to help pay for Christmas or cash through PayPal to help pay off our debt faster. You can sign up for Swagbucks here.
Switch Cell Phone Providers. One of the best things we did on the debt-free journey was to switch from our super expensive $150+ a month cell phone bill to a much more affordable plan! In fact, my cell phone bill is only $30 a month (my husband's plan is paid by his business)! Check out Mint Mobile here to see if you can save your family some money!
Create a budget. It took us a while to figure out a budget that works well for our family, but the two things that we have used over the years and still do (and still love) are my Budget Binder and Personal Capital (online budgeting software). You can see my Budget Binder tutorial here and check out Personal Capital here.
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