by Amanda Spencer | Feb 22, 2022 | sustainable lifestyle
The past two years have been super difficult financially since I became a single mom. Childcare costs are just freaking expensive, y’all. Plus I was paying rent for our condo plus the mortgage on the old house up until October of 2021. Thankfully, since selling...
by Amanda Spencer | Aug 24, 2020 | product reviews, sustainable lifestyle
That’s right, it’s officially been over a year since I’ve purchased laundry detergent, and close to a year since I stopped using it. No, I don’t make my own, that’s honestly too much effort for me to go through in my life right now...
by Amanda Spencer | Jun 22, 2020 | sustainable lifestyle
I have been a thrift store junkie since I was 18 years old. I wrote an entire chapter about how to shop at thrift stores in my first book, Dirt Cheap Adult, and shared the experience that got me hooked on thrift store shopping in the first place. Why Donate? First,...
by Amanda Spencer | Feb 6, 2020 | sustainable lifestyle
How do you start living a waste-free or minimalistic lifestyle? If you live on Instagram, you are probably bombarded with pictures of gorgeous homes where everything is perfectly curated and intentionally placed “just so.” And it might be tempting to just...
by Amanda Spencer | Jul 1, 2019 | sustainable lifestyle
Veganuary. No Shave November. We love to assign challenges to months, making each month a themed adventure of new activities. And now we have Plastic Free July, aimed at one of my favorite topics: reducing excess waste. Reducing waste has many benefits, reaching both...
by Amanda Spencer | Jun 16, 2019 | sustainable lifestyle
When we first bought our house, one of the things that made me a bit squeamish was the potential for higher bills than we were used to with our rental. Added together with my never-ending hunt for being as eco friendly as possible, and I was instantly on a mission to...
