As I push my shopping cart through the crowded grocery store, I see a hundred different people all with their own individual stories, experiences, and struggles. But one struggle we all share in common these days is the struggle of buying our groceries without overburdening our pockets. Every generation experiences…
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Days as a young parent are busy and noisy to say the least. As a stay at home mom, I find myself both attuned to the constant commotion of kids in the background, while simultaneously feeling like my head is constantly below water. I am drowning in the noise. The…
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As we step further into October and all hopes of an extended summer that September sometimes holds fastly falls behind us, I find myself ready to curl up on my couch with a warm cup of tea and read a good book. I am ready to sink into fall, to embrace…
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I picked this simple little dresser up from a Goodwill for $20. Although the peg legs, color, and even drawer handles brought on 60s era nose-wrinkle, I was interested in it because it was small, lightweight and easy to pull drawers. The dresser was meant for my 3-year-old daughter, so…
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My household has always operated under a budget. A very tight budget. Like many, my husband and I started our life together in undergrad, which put us under a lot of pressure to live … “lightly”. Our adventures following undergrad also demanded light living as we started out working modest…
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We all want to see growth in our lives, monetary growth included. Here at Pockets of Pennies and Dirt we are all about figuring out the best ways to utilize the things we already have – and that includes money. Though we wish money was of continuously flowing supply, that…
