by Amanda Spencer | Jul 19, 2020 | meal plans
Do you follow me on Facebook? For the past month or so, we have transitioned to getting most of our food from the local farmer’s market, and I have been posting pictures each week of what we buy – what catches everyone’s attention is how inexpensive...
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 | Aug 22, 2019 | product reviews
I have a friend who gets organic food so cheap, she practically gets paid to eat it. And rather than let that discourage me from even trying to save money, I use it as inspiration to find new places and resources to find my own cheap organic food. So when Imperfect...
by Amanda Spencer | Jul 21, 2019 | vegan lifestyle
Ten years ago, I had no idea what “organic” meant. I was an Extreme Coupon Queen. I could proudly rattle off the best ways to save tons of money on name brand beauty products, snacks, and a vast array of processed foods. All that came crashing down when I...
