by JillSavage | Feb 16, 2023 | Living With Less
Have you ever considered the white space when you’re reading? Because of the white space on this page, or “margin,” we’re able to read the black words on the page. We don’t often think about the margin, but if it’s missing, and all the words were to jumble...
by JillSavage | Jun 9, 2022 | Home, Living With Less, Moms, Moms with Kids 5+, Moms with Kids 9+, New Moms
Many years ago, Mark and I decided that we wanted to be a family that learned to live with less money so we could have more intentional time with our family. Today’s article is an adapted excerpt from our Living With Less So Your Family Has More book and is all...
by JillSavage | Dec 2, 2021 | Empty Nest Moms, Happy Marriages, Living With Less, Moms, Moms with Kids 17+, Moms with Kids 5+, Moms with Kids 9+, New Moms
This may sound crazy, but the holiday season doesn’t have to be a time where you spend a lot of money. It’s true! In our book Living With Less So Your Family Has More, Mark and I share how even though our world often tells us the message that “bigger...
by JillSavage | May 26, 2015 | Living With Less, Moms with Kids 17+, Moms with Kids 5+, Moms with Kids 9+, New Moms
It all started with a picture and comment my friend and coworker, Connie, put on Facebook. I like my little Living With Less So Your Family Has More car, but honestly I get razzed about it all the time. “What CEO drives a 23 year old car?” I’ve been...
by JillSavage | Feb 8, 2011 | Living With Less
Last week I had to face one of the discouraging realities of living with less…disappointment. Three weeks ago, my daughter invited me to take advantage of a promotion at the gym where she has a membership. They were offering two weeks of free admission to the...
by JillSavage | Feb 2, 2011 | Empty Nest Moms, Living With Less, Moms, Moms with Kids 17+
As Mark and I state in the first few sentences of our “College: Higher Education at Lower Cost” chapter in Living With Less So Your Family Has More book…”If you want to know one Savage parenting regret, just ask us about our experience leading...
by JillSavage | Jan 19, 2011 | Living With Less
Yesterday’s conversation about needs and wants was so good! My blog posts are also posted on my Facebook page and there’s always a second conversation going on over at Facebook for each post. I thought two suggestions were worth mentioning here today....
by JillSavage | Jan 18, 2011 | Living With Less
Just like most everyone else, I love a good sale. And right now those after-Christmas sales lure us like a siren call. But I’ve learned the hard way that is doesn’t really matter how good the sale is, I still have to ask this question, “Do I need it...
by JillSavage | Oct 26, 2010 | Living With Less, Marriage
When Mark and I wrote the book the Living With Less So Your Family Has More we wanted to challenge families to live with less stress, less activities, and less money than is culturally acceptable. I recently discovered the CWIVES website: Christian Wives...
