This whole debt thingy is obviously causing you two to be closer than ever before. Working hard together to accomplish your goal is fun and very inspiring to watch. Finding alternate ways to save money is a challenge and enables your creative sides to blossom. Keep up the positivity and it will all work out. Ive been watching y'all since before Gaines was born and hope y'all continue to share your life with us. ❤️charly
Y’all NEED to try the deer antlers for the dogs! More cost upfront BUT they last literally YEARS. And they don’t smell or splinter in the dogs stomach like the rawhide type ones
Katie you can buy a pack of microfiber cloths to dust with for just a few dollars more than those swifter dusters to dust with and to use on the floor swiffer! The. All you do is wash and reuse them!!!
Katie, have you thought about adding your items to your Walmart Grocery app as you shop? That way you're keeping up with your total for when you get ready to checkout. :)
Omg those dang bath and body works candles!! I could spend a fortune on those and still not have enough!! The mahogany teakwood is my absolute favorite to!!
Instead of continuing to buy pods for the Keurig, because pods can get expensive, I found filters cups for the Keurig and I bought the big thing of folders coffee grounds and scoop some up and put it in the filter in the morning! You can also get like 5 uses out of the one time you put the grounds in so you could have a cup in the morning and then use the same one for another cup later! It lasts such a long time and saves you so much money in the end! Just a suggestion! I love making the switch that I did!
I haven’t ever commented on your videos, but have watched for a few years. For whatever reason, these budget videos are speaking to me! We are good with our budget, and haven’t had any debt until last week when I bought a new car. Your videos have really encouraged and inspired me to buckle down on our budget. We too have a UA-cam channel, but it hasn’t grown to the point of needing to budget those funds. Learning from you guys is really going to help IF we can ever make our channel work. I’m rootin’ for you guys! Also, when I talk to my husband at night about your videos, he now knows you by name...like friends that we regularly chat about! Kind of fun. Thanks for being brave enough to share; you’re an inspiration to so many that are struggling and don’t know how to help themselves. Good luck!! Dayna (Dayna creates)
I love that you use the off brand swifters to dust because I’ve been doing that for YEARS and I think it works better! And it’s easy because you already have them in the house!
I consult with Norwex. I’m not sure how you clean your windows, but..... you can get a dust mit/ or wand, envirocloth and window cloth to replace buying dusting wipes, antibacterial wipes, windex type products and paper towels :). Saves a lot of money and waste!!!!!! Also better for your family and environment 💕 loving all you vlogs as of late. The struggle is real and I appreciate your honesty. It’s helping me reconsider things as well!
Get your pup cow bone marrow bones in the Publix frozen section. Ask the butcher where they are. They have actual tendon and what not attached and they are nutritional and CHEAP! Good for them!
I used to take a calculator, but then I started using google sheets. I put my grocery list on it and then when i get an item I write the price out beside it and you can see your total by highlighting all the prices.
I just love yall! So real, so honest, and so hilarious :) Kudos to you and your family for being so upfront about the situation you've found yourself in and the process you're going thru to slowly turn it around. Inspiring for sure!
I love the wax cubes!!!! They work so great! But if you are trying to put one in a smaller area cut it in half so that it doesn't overpower that one area
Y’all have inspired me so much. I’m the nerd and we went through FPU last year. Found out I was pregnant, so we were in storm mode to pay our high deductible. Baby is here I am now focused on getting our debts paid off. Been watching my grocery spending, check out budget bytes, and all of their spending while throwing extra $ from teaching online. We got this!!
As a dog trainer and someone who works with dogs- AVOID rawhide and all bones at grocery stores. If you have a pet supplies plus or something similar nearby, ask for raw marrow bones, bully sticks, thick cut water buffalo horns, and Kong’s frozen up. You’re just asking for a vet bill, I promise you! Our favorites to give the dogs are primal raw marrow bones.
I really have to give you guys total respect for opening up all your finances and for being so open about your issues My husband and i get it we are going thru it also i just wanted to say that you guys have helped us rethink have we do things Ty
Katie, don't let people make you feel guilty about your grocery choices. We all have to feed our kiddos. Let them worry about their children and you worry about yours. I got tore up reading some of the comments on the Aldi grocery haul video. I felt personally attacked, I guess bc it looked like MY own grocery haul, just in your house. Lol. Then I reminded myself and you not to worry about what other people think. We have to do what works best for our families. My husband loves those $1 Pot Pies too. Lol. It is what it is, man. There are more important hills to die on. I love y'all SO much. ❤❤❤
Go to the meat section and ask them if them if they have any raw beef bones they’re throwing away! I get my dog raw bones from our meat department. Super cheap and way better!
The best thing to give our fur babies to chew on are reindeer antlers. They don’t break down, they don’t splinter, the don’t smell and they are so good for them . Check out your local Petshop
Great vid! Bravo for shopping at Aldi and WalMart. 👏🏻 After your debts are paid, what about continuing the same way? Savings would towards children’s college, your retirement, etc.?
Yes, that is the plan!! We spent this debt-free way for the first 7ish years of our marriage, but got off track for the past 5. Excited to be back to our goals & preferred way of living! 🙌🏼
Hi Katie, here is California Wal-Mart has packaged pizza dough you can make at home for like 50cents. my family likes to season the dough with our favorite seasoning and make our own pizzas. it saves so much money and we can have whatever we want on it.
You guys are so funny. When we go shopping and I see a lady with her purse open in the cart I tell her she should always know where your purse is and take it with you.
Loving this series! Thank you again for your dedication and bts work to put forth the effort so that we can learn and grow with you both, along with knowing a little in depth of your day to day! The Transparency is appreciated! 💛
$4.00 Splurge - you will find having your home smell amazing helps your mood. I occasionally find a cute homey item in the Target Bullseye area $5 & under. Those tiny moments of joy are worth the hard work of budgeting. That doesn't mean every shopping trip because then it's not special but the month I have a little $$ left over I will explore the $5 & under bins.
Make some peanut butter & oats dog biscuits (Pinterest has tons of recipes) and put them in a Kong (in the dog toy aisle). It will keep the dog busy for a long time.
When your daughter wrote her coupons on Valentine's day. It could work for the budget. Instead of gifts. Write a coupon for something ie: massages, car washes, cook dinner. You get the idea!
Try a local lawncare company. Most places can do a single application or maybe 2. Since the house is on the market you won't need a full season program, but maybe just find someone that you can do single pay per applications with... would be less expensive and that way you can get those weeds treated and green the lawn up to look nice for showings... Love you guys 😊
You should try to get a sponsorship with Hello Fresh or Home Chef and learn how to cook from scratch. It will save you a significant amount of money in your food budget compared to prepared convenience foods, and it's tasty!
The gift cards will work. We have used ours for Lowe's and home Depot as we do repairs or projects around the house. Maybe get one of those for your lawn problems? I'm not really sure what you need to buy for that but just an idea.
The Aldi pizzas in the refrigerated section are 100% better than the frozen ones. They also have a take and bake cookie that is really similar to dominoes cookie pie thing.
You should save some those cards for birthdays and Christmas. Imagine having the rest of the years “special occasions” already taken care of. It wouldn’t help your debt immediately, but it would help on months that have way more events than others.
I'm all for giving the off-brand a fair shake. It's not the only off brand thing I might buy but when I was eating Froot Loops I tried the store brand instead to try it out. Turns out brand name Froot Loops are just coloured loops like coloured Cheerios but the off-brand turns out that they make theirs with actual fruit juice so you taste grape on the purple one etc etc. Good job sticking to the envelopes & I can't wait to see how you use the gift cards! Heather xo
Hope Gaines is feeling better from the "Flu Fort"! 💐 Brookes is so cute. OMG!! Thank the Lord for blessings such as these...gift cards to help you with your budgeting! Hallelujah 🙌 Amen.🙏 💗 Y'all are doing so great! Thanks for helping others too. 💖
I'm really sorry for your debt disaster but I'm loving seeing vlogs almost every day. Wouldn't wish the debt just for vlogs though. I'm liking some of the ideas you're passing to us.
Your videos inspired me to track my total spending for January across all accounts and cards and cash withdrawals and I just about fainted. February has been better so I’m excited to compare. But dang these videos have been so helpful!
We got one of those real bones for my dog and it lasted for like 2 weeks! You just have to watch the bone because when the actual bone starts coming apart it gets dangerous. Good luck Ada!
I know which ALDI pizzas you're talking about and they have different ones you need to get! They have some frozen ones in the plastic wrappers, then they have frozen ones in the box - like DiGiorno, Freschetta, etc. THOSE are the money - they are GOOD and we now prefer them to other brands! They are the Mama Cozzi brand. You won't be disappointed! 😊
I’m so glad you guy discovers that about the gift cards then I looked into mine and I got $300 in gift cards for restaurants since we cut that out of our budget! I’m so excited to get them this week! I even got myself a $50 starbucks card! Thanks!!! 😁
Just a thought....really strong smells are a big turn off for me. I have become way more sensitive to stuff like that after having kids. You may not need to keep buying those scent cubes if it's possibly turning people away. I'd rather go into a clean house that smells like nothing. Just something to consider.
The Hello Bello elderberry gummies at Walmart are awesome! I'm convinced its why we've barely been sick this season. And my whole family of 6 takes them. It might be cheaper than the bottled syrup
Use some of those Amazon gift cards and buy a bag of Elderberries for $25 and make your own syrup! That way you know exactly what's in it and it will save you so much money in the long run!!!! We just bought our first bag and my brother in law made a batch for us and gave us the recipe. So much better than from the store. Just be careful to do it during a time when a showing can't be scheduled because it will make your kitchen smel like feet for a short time 😂.
Love watching these videos and watching your journey! If you get Ada the real bones be careful cause they have a tendency to splinter and should only be given under supervision.
You guys have to try the Walmart brand “vibrant life” cat litter. Seriously a game changer!!! It’s light weight , and doesn’t smell like regular cat litter!!
Totally not judging for what you purchased, but you guys usually say certain things are ‘for the kids’ aka the corn dogs or fish sticks in a previous video. You guys have to eat too! What are you guys do for lunches or dinner? Also, Frugal dinner ideas would be a fun video idea make you could do in the future!☺️
Tonight, for example, the kids had the corn dogs, I had leftover spaghetti, and Cullen had leftover tacos. It’s very often a hodge podge of leftovers. 😂 But our kids don’t eat red meat (not intentional, they just don’t like it AT ALL 🤷🏼♀️). They also don’t like soups or casseroles. 😩 So that cuts out many of the meals that Cullen and I like to eat like spaghetti, chili, tacos, burgers, etc. So that’s when the kids get the other random easy-heat-up stuff that Cullen and I don’t eat as much of!
Aldi does have thicker pizzas!!!! In my Aldi there are pizzas in the refrigerated veggie department AND in the frozen food section where they even have 'stuffed crust' pizza. I often buy the plain cheese bread strips that are with the pizzas & add our own toppings, they are cheaper and more to our taste, I personally love them just plain-they cook quickly also!
Most of us look for ways to save money and get debt under control. I see buying a house as smart debt that will appreciate in the long term. I think you might want to reconsider selling it unless you're moving for a job, otherwise you're going to take a hit that will increase your debt. It might of been a case of biting off more than you can chew but it's still the one good thing you're spending money on. Look for ways to increase yearly income as well as getting rid of the non essential debt and try to keep the property. I think that along with the cost cutting measures you've put in place will put you into a better financial position. When you get to a position on the house where you have some decent equity built up, then you, imo, will be in a better position to sell and make money doing it. Just a suggestion.
I know you kind of laughed at picking up that giant dog bone for Aida, but we buy those for our dogs all the time. My husband will use a skill saw and cut them into three pieces. So $7ish for 3 servings 😂🤷🏼♀️. It works out to be a pretty good deal. Also I don’t know if you have them in your area, but we have a discount pet food chain here called Pet Club. It’s kind of like Costco for pets. But there’s no membership, it’s just discounted. Sometimes those giant bones will be on sale for $5 or less!
It’s just the “Notes” app that comes with the iPhone! If you create a new note in the app, there’s a little section in the middle of the screen between the keyboard and where the text shows up. It has different options and there is a circle with a check mark in it. Click that and it starts your checklist! Game changer for sure!!!
You can use the numbers app that comes on your iPhone and add each item to that spread sheet and it will calculate your sum! :) Then you won’t lose track! When I use the actual calculator I always mess it up and lose everything! PS: Thanks for the tip on buckling my bag into the cart! Love that! I’m always paranoid someone will snatch it!
Please look at the ingredients in the dog treats and research the bone you are feeding your dogs alot of things that are being sold actually have toxic ingredients in them!
It’s just unbelievable how much happier you both seem.
This whole debt thingy is obviously causing you two to be closer than ever before. Working hard together to accomplish your goal is fun and very inspiring to watch. Finding alternate ways to save money is a challenge and enables your creative sides to blossom. Keep up the positivity and it will all work out. Ive been watching y'all since before Gaines was born and hope y'all continue to share your life with us. ❤️charly
Y’all NEED to try the deer antlers for the dogs! More cost upfront BUT they last literally YEARS. And they don’t smell or splinter in the dogs stomach like the rawhide type ones
Katie you can buy a pack of microfiber cloths to dust with for just a few dollars more than those swifter dusters to dust with and to use on the floor swiffer! The. All you do is wash and reuse them!!!
Katie, have you thought about adding your items to your Walmart Grocery app as you shop? That way you're keeping up with your total for when you get ready to checkout. :)
Ooo that’s a really good idea!! I’ll have to try that!
Omg those dang bath and body works candles!! I could spend a fortune on those and still not have enough!! The mahogany teakwood is my absolute favorite to!!
Instead of continuing to buy pods for the Keurig, because pods can get expensive, I found filters cups for the Keurig and I bought the big thing of folders coffee grounds and scoop some up and put it in the filter in the morning! You can also get like 5 uses out of the one time you put the grounds in so you could have a cup in the morning and then use the same one for another cup later! It lasts such a long time and saves you so much money in the end! Just a suggestion! I love making the switch that I did!
Awe!!! I love the showing of affection at the end.
God Bless you all!!! ❤🤗🥰
YES! I always strap my purse into the cart - you gotta be safe!
The take and bake pizzas from Aldi are amazing. They are huge pizzas, and I think the cheese pizza is right under 5 dollars. Highly recommend!
I haven’t ever commented on your videos, but have watched for a few years. For whatever reason, these budget videos are speaking to me! We are good with our budget, and haven’t had any debt until last week when I bought a new car. Your videos have really encouraged and inspired me to buckle down on our budget. We too have a UA-cam channel, but it hasn’t grown to the point of needing to budget those funds. Learning from you guys is really going to help IF we can ever make our channel work. I’m rootin’ for you guys! Also, when I talk to my husband at night about your videos, he now knows you by name...like friends that we regularly chat about! Kind of fun. Thanks for being brave enough to share; you’re an inspiration to so many that are struggling and don’t know how to help themselves. Good luck!!
Dayna (Dayna creates)
I would LOVE a whole video on selling your home . Like everything you didn’t know until now and more stories about iy
The dog chewy choosing struggle is real. 😂
I love that you use the off brand swifters to dust because I’ve been doing that for YEARS and I think it works better! And it’s easy because you already have them in the house!
I consult with Norwex. I’m not sure how you clean your windows, but..... you can get a dust mit/ or wand, envirocloth and window cloth to replace buying dusting wipes, antibacterial wipes, windex type products and paper towels :). Saves a lot of money and waste!!!!!! Also better for your family and environment 💕 loving all you vlogs as of late. The struggle is real and I appreciate your honesty. It’s helping me reconsider things as well!
Get your pup cow bone marrow bones in the Publix frozen section. Ask the butcher where they are. They have actual tendon and what not attached and they are nutritional and CHEAP! Good for them!
I hope Gaines is feeling so much better very soon!! Poor Girl!! Thank God noone else caught it!! 🙌🙌
I love grocery and shopping hauls!!
I used to take a calculator, but then I started using google sheets. I put my grocery list on it and then when i get an item I write the price out beside it and you can see your total by highlighting all the prices.
Thank you for the belting your purse in the cart tip! I’m not sure why I never thought of that!
I just love yall! So real, so honest, and so hilarious :)
Kudos to you and your family for being so upfront about the situation you've found yourself in and the process you're going thru to slowly turn it around. Inspiring for sure!
I love the wax cubes!!!! They work so great! But if you are trying to put one in a smaller area cut it in half so that it doesn't overpower that one area
Yes!! I always strap my purse into the cart. I thought I was the only one that did that.
Y’all have inspired me so much. I’m the nerd and we went through FPU last year. Found out I was pregnant, so we were in storm mode to pay our high deductible. Baby is here I am now focused on getting our debts paid off. Been watching my grocery spending, check out budget bytes, and all of their spending while throwing extra $ from teaching online. We got this!!
As a dog trainer and someone who works with dogs- AVOID rawhide and all bones at grocery stores. If you have a pet supplies plus or something similar nearby, ask for raw marrow bones, bully sticks, thick cut water buffalo horns, and Kong’s frozen up. You’re just asking for a vet bill, I promise you! Our favorites to give the dogs are primal raw marrow bones.
I really have to give you guys total respect for opening up all your finances and for being so open about your issues My husband and i get it we are going thru it also i just wanted to say that you guys have helped us rethink have we do things Ty
Loving all the debt disaster videos!
Katie, don't let people make you feel guilty about your grocery choices. We all have to feed our kiddos. Let them worry about their children and you worry about yours. I got tore up reading some of the comments on the Aldi grocery haul video. I felt personally attacked, I guess bc it looked like MY own grocery haul, just in your house. Lol. Then I reminded myself and you not to worry about what other people think. We have to do what works best for our families. My husband loves those $1 Pot Pies too. Lol. It is what it is, man. There are more important hills to die on. I love y'all SO much. ❤❤❤
I loved this. Thank you for sharing your shopping tips.
Go to the meat section and ask them if them if they have any raw beef bones they’re throwing away! I get my dog raw bones from our meat department. Super cheap and way better!
The best thing to give our fur babies to chew on are reindeer antlers. They don’t break down, they don’t splinter, the don’t smell and they are so good for them . Check out your local Petshop
love all of the Walmart ideas, I will look for the mahogany wax cents, our favorite candle for the bathroom is the Mahogany from bath and body.
It smells JUST like it!! 🥰🤤
Great vid! Bravo for shopping at Aldi and WalMart. 👏🏻 After your debts are paid, what about continuing the same way? Savings would towards children’s college, your retirement, etc.?
Yes, that is the plan!! We spent this debt-free way for the first 7ish years of our marriage, but got off track for the past 5. Excited to be back to our goals & preferred way of living! 🙌🏼
If you get a Benebone for your pup, it lasts for months and months. Just be sure to get the Y shaped one. They’re on Amazon.
Hi Katie, here is California Wal-Mart has packaged pizza dough you can make at home for like 50cents. my family likes to season the dough with our favorite seasoning and make our own pizzas. it saves so much money and we can have whatever we want on it.
Yesss the gift cards came! I'm so glad y'all learned about that!
You guys are so funny. When we go shopping and I see a lady with her purse open in the cart I tell her she should always know where your purse is and take it with you.
Loving this series! Thank you again for your dedication and bts work to put forth the effort so that we can learn and grow with you both, along with knowing a little in depth of your day to day! The Transparency is appreciated! 💛
$4.00 Splurge - you will find having your home smell amazing helps your mood. I occasionally find a cute homey item in the Target Bullseye area $5 & under. Those tiny moments of joy are worth the hard work of budgeting. That doesn't mean every shopping trip because then it's not special but the month I have a little $$ left over I will explore the $5 & under bins.
You guys should get one of the refillable pods for your Keurig. You can just put any ground coffee in it instead of buying those pods everytime.
i fill my own Kcups and it is so much cheaper.
Make some peanut butter & oats dog biscuits (Pinterest has tons of recipes) and put them in a Kong (in the dog toy aisle). It will keep the dog busy for a long time.
When your daughter wrote her coupons on Valentine's day. It could work for the budget. Instead of gifts. Write a coupon for something ie: massages, car washes, cook dinner. You get the idea!
Used dryer sheets are PERFECT hand dusters. 😀
When you get the upload notification and you stop everything and watch
Try a local lawncare company. Most places can do a single application or maybe 2. Since the house is on the market you won't need a full season program, but maybe just find someone that you can do single pay per applications with... would be less expensive and that way you can get those weeds treated and green the lawn up to look nice for showings... Love you guys 😊
Get a price from Open Door for your home.
They buy your home directly and fees are similar to realtors fees. (so I’ve heard)
Walmart special kitty odor control cat litter works great! $5.38 for the big 20lb tub. We switched after years of using the expensive brands.
That’s exactly how I shop at Aldi, try everything then buy the things you like. You’re not going to like all their things. 💙
You should try to get a sponsorship with Hello Fresh or Home Chef and learn how to cook from scratch. It will save you a significant amount of money in your food budget compared to prepared convenience foods, and it's tasty!
The gift cards will work. We have used ours for Lowe's and home Depot as we do repairs or projects around the house. Maybe get one of those for your lawn problems? I'm not really sure what you need to buy for that but just an idea.
Get you some cafe bustelo!😂 that’s what we use in our Puerto Rican house hold and you only need a little bit or you’ll start sweating!
The Aldi pizzas in the refrigerated section are 100% better than the frozen ones. They also have a take and bake cookie that is really similar to dominoes cookie pie thing.
Thanks to your recommendation I shopped at Aldi this week!
Kids...
Dinner can wait C&K just posted a video!!
😂😂😂😂😂😂❤❤
You should save some those cards for birthdays and Christmas. Imagine having the rest of the years “special occasions” already taken care of. It wouldn’t help your debt immediately, but it would help on months that have way more events than others.
I think I did an out lout happy gasp when Cullen showed the cards 🙌🏻
I'm all for giving the off-brand a fair shake. It's not the only off brand thing I might buy but when I was eating Froot Loops I tried the store brand instead to try it out. Turns out brand name Froot Loops are just coloured loops like coloured Cheerios but the off-brand turns out that they make theirs with actual fruit juice so you taste grape on the purple one etc etc. Good job sticking to the envelopes & I can't wait to see how you use the gift cards! Heather xo
Hope Gaines is feeling better from the "Flu Fort"! 💐 Brookes is so cute. OMG!! Thank the Lord for blessings such as these...gift cards to help you with your budgeting! Hallelujah 🙌 Amen.🙏 💗 Y'all are doing so great! Thanks for helping others too. 💖
I'm really sorry for your debt disaster but I'm loving seeing vlogs almost every day. Wouldn't wish the debt just for vlogs though. I'm liking some of the ideas you're passing to us.
I couldn't wait for another video. So excited hope all is well.
Your videos inspired me to track my total spending for January across all accounts and cards and cash withdrawals and I just about fainted. February has been better so I’m excited to compare. But dang these videos have been so helpful!
What were the gift cards for
It’s amost 1am in Glasgow Scotland but I’m watching the new vlog even though I start work at 8am 🥴
We got one of those real bones for my dog and it lasted for like 2 weeks! You just have to watch the bone because when the actual bone starts coming apart it gets dangerous. Good luck Ada!
I know which ALDI pizzas you're talking about and they have different ones you need to get! They have some frozen ones in the plastic wrappers, then they have frozen ones in the box - like DiGiorno, Freschetta, etc. THOSE are the money - they are GOOD and we now prefer them to other brands! They are the Mama Cozzi brand. You won't be disappointed! 😊
I’m so glad you guy discovers that about the gift cards then I looked into mine and I got $300 in gift cards for restaurants since we cut that out of our budget! I’m so excited to get them this week! I even got myself a $50 starbucks card! Thanks!!! 😁
Just a thought....really strong smells are a big turn off for me. I have become way more sensitive to stuff like that after having kids. You may not need to keep buying those scent cubes if it's possibly turning people away. I'd rather go into a clean house that smells like nothing. Just something to consider.
The Hello Bello elderberry gummies at Walmart are awesome! I'm convinced its why we've barely been sick this season. And my whole family of 6 takes them. It might be cheaper than the bottled syrup
Use some of those Amazon gift cards and buy a bag of Elderberries for $25 and make your own syrup! That way you know exactly what's in it and it will save you so much money in the long run!!!! We just bought our first bag and my brother in law made a batch for us and gave us the recipe. So much better than from the store. Just be careful to do it during a time when a showing can't be scheduled because it will make your kitchen smel like feet for a short time 😂.
Love watching these videos and watching your journey! If you get Ada the real bones be careful cause they have a tendency to splinter and should only be given under supervision.
Cullen is 1000% right! The $1 pot pies are way better than the more expensive ones! I eat them all the time
You guys have to try the Walmart brand “vibrant life” cat litter. Seriously a game changer!!! It’s light weight , and doesn’t smell like regular cat litter!!
Yay! Love your videos 😍 So much inspiration from you guys!
I Love the Banquet pot pies. I ate them as a kid as well in California. They're so much better than Marie Callender's.
Totally not judging for what you purchased, but you guys usually say certain things are ‘for the kids’ aka the corn dogs or fish sticks in a previous video. You guys have to eat too! What are you guys do for lunches or dinner? Also, Frugal dinner ideas would be a fun video idea make you could do in the future!☺️
Tonight, for example, the kids had the corn dogs, I had leftover spaghetti, and Cullen had leftover tacos. It’s very often a hodge podge of leftovers. 😂 But our kids don’t eat red meat (not intentional, they just don’t like it AT ALL 🤷🏼♀️). They also don’t like soups or casseroles. 😩 So that cuts out many of the meals that Cullen and I like to eat like spaghetti, chili, tacos, burgers, etc. So that’s when the kids get the other random easy-heat-up stuff that Cullen and I don’t eat as much of!
You can use dryer sheets to dust with too
Aldi does have thicker pizzas!!!! In my Aldi there are pizzas in the refrigerated veggie department AND in the frozen food section where they even have 'stuffed crust' pizza. I often buy the plain cheese bread strips that are with the pizzas & add our own toppings, they are cheaper and more to our taste, I personally love them just plain-they cook quickly also!
you could save the amazon cards for birthday prezzies, easter etc
My mom and I always strap our purse in lol
Get better Gaines!!!! Take care you guys! Love the videos!!!! Thanks for being real! Clicked fast when I say notification lol!
Most of us look for ways to save money and get debt under control. I see buying a house as smart debt that will appreciate in the long term. I think you might want to reconsider selling it unless you're moving for a job, otherwise you're going to take a hit that will increase your debt. It might of been a case of biting off more than you can chew but it's still the one good thing you're spending money on. Look for ways to increase yearly income as well as getting rid of the non essential debt and try to keep the property. I think that along with the cost cutting measures you've put in place will put you into a better financial position. When you get to a position on the house where you have some decent equity built up, then you, imo, will be in a better position to sell and make money doing it. Just a suggestion.
If y’all like the Walmart swifter pads, dollar tree sells them to!! I think there’s 20-40 per pack for $1, and they work the same.😄
awwww love this Vlog!! thanks for sharing
Yes!! The mahogany ones are my fav!
Omg strap my purse in every time and I make sure it’s zipped. In the winter I’ll even put my coat over it.
Oh also our chewer loves nylabones. She had the same ones since she was a puppy so 7 years!
I had no clue that’s what the orange part meant on the prices. I would always do the mental math to figure it out. 🤓😂😂
The ALDI take and bake pizzas are where it’s at. A little more expensive than the frozen ones, but sooo good
That's why I love Mahogany Teakwood....smells like a good smelling man.
Have you tried a Kong for your dog to chew? They are a one time purchase and you can put PB or treats in it as well.
It kind of make shopping more fun can't wait until you start using coupons
I know you kind of laughed at picking up that giant dog bone for Aida, but we buy those for our dogs all the time. My husband will use a skill saw and cut them into three pieces. So $7ish for 3 servings 😂🤷🏼♀️. It works out to be a pretty good deal. Also I don’t know if you have them in your area, but we have a discount pet food chain here called Pet Club. It’s kind of like Costco for pets. But there’s no membership, it’s just discounted. Sometimes those giant bones will be on sale for $5 or less!
I totally buckle my purse!!!
Walmart has really good wax warmers for 98 cents, they should be in the candle isle. The donut apple is my personal favorite
I'm gonna say it for the millionth time. The aldi take and bakes are amazing and super cheap!!!
HOW DID YOU DO THAT GROCERY LIST WITH CHECK BOXES?! Game changer! I’m 26 and don’t know technology hahahah
It’s just the “Notes” app that comes with the iPhone! If you create a new note in the app, there’s a little section in the middle of the screen between the keyboard and where the text shows up. It has different options and there is a circle with a check mark in it. Click that and it starts your checklist! Game changer for sure!!!
Cullen & Katie you’re a saint 🙏🏻 so cool! Thank you!
You can use the numbers app that comes on your iPhone and add each item to that spread sheet and it will calculate your sum! :) Then you won’t lose track! When I use the actual calculator I always mess it up and lose everything! PS: Thanks for the tip on buckling my bag into the cart! Love that! I’m always paranoid someone will snatch it!
I've never seen that many gift cards in my life! Where did they all come from? Are they rewards cards from having spent so much money at Amazon?
Yay!! The gift cards arrived. Whohoo!!
Yay was able to watch the vlog before going to work today here in Australia. Keep up the great work guys 💗💗💗
Please look at the ingredients in the dog treats and research the bone you are feeding your dogs alot of things that are being sold actually have toxic ingredients in them!