Food waste makes my skin crawl. Recently I read that nearly 50% of all purchased food in the US gets thrown out. (Source) And a lot of that is produce that went bad before it could be used. 

Today I wanted to share one simple way to reduce food waste. It's so easy you will wonder why I even took the time to write this post. 

Have you ever been shopping, mainly online shopping where the temptation is high, and before you know it you have hit that purchase button? And then the package arrives and you ask what you were thinking? Yup. 

Let's just be real, there is some stress associated with being a mom. Okay, maybe it's just me. I had some super stressful jobs before I had babies. I worked in a newsroom with a police scanner on my desk. It was loud and frantic and I loved it, but it was stressful. 

Today I am answering YOUR money questions. 

It's a new year and a new opportunity to make good money decisions. Here's the thing. No one is perfect with personal finance. No one. But one good place to get BETTER with personal finance is to stop making common mistakes that prevent you from reaching your goals. It's all about small steps. Small changes that have a big impact. 

This month marks four years since my husband paid off his last student loan. It was and remains a big deal to us. Life changing! I wanted to celebrate with a little giveaway. 

If you're anything like me you have tons of little brown essential oils lying around. We use oils in this house on a daily basis for everything from cleaning to making baby products to fighting off colds or just making our house smell good.

But that means I have a lot of empty bottles. I never want to just throw them out. Today I wanted to share how to clean those bottles and remove the label for reuse.