Little One's New Clothes

I've been wanting to get my sewing machine out for a while now, but I wasn't really sure what to make. I've been seeing a lot of cute toddler clothes so I figured I'd give it a try since it looked pretty simple and I am not a very experienced seamstress. 

My mom stayed with us for a few days a couple of weeks ago and we went a little crazy making some super cute tops for my daughter. They are almost long enough to be sundresses on her now at 14 months. Next summer and maybe even the one after that as well they will probably be more like cute shirts.

The first one took a little figuring out, but then we got going so good that night we pumped out four of them for her. They are so quick and easy my mom has even made three more since she's been back home to send down for next year.

She doesn't slow down much so it's hard to get good pics of her :)

Supporting Tennessee with daddy.

New Cash Envelopes

I am very excited to be starting Dave Ramsey's cash envelope system. Even more excited since I found a great tutorial through a Pinterest search and was able to make my own envelopes! These are so simple to put together and I love that I was able to customize them to fit our budget. Making more for changes in our budget in the future will also never be a problem.

One note about the gas envelope, it doesn't actually have money in it since I have two little ones and taking them into the store to pay with me every time is just too much of a hassle. I have a piece of paper in it with the monthly allotment for gas. Each time I fill up I can just subtract the purchase from the total. It is also very simple to pull out the envelope before pumping to see how much is available in the account so I never go over.

Carrying a lot of cash does make me a little nervous so I love that I can just take the envelopes with me that I know I will be using that day.

There is a small zippered pocket in the back of my purse so I just dump the coins in there so they are not a problem. When I get home they go in a jar, which is another sneaky way of saving money.