Money

Money makes the world go round – whether you need help saving it, making more, or managing your finances The Best Nest has something to help.

Stretch your food budget

Ways to Stretch Your Food Budget

We're trying to get out of debt and catch up on bills so we've been trimming our budget. Hard. Add on the fact that my 11 year old needs a root canal and back to school shopping has to happen... And it's tight. Very right. So I've been searching how to stretch your...

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Home Business Ideas for a Stay at Home Mom

Being a stay at home mom is tough, but even harder if money is tight or you feel like something's missing. Here's some great home business ideas for a stay at home mom that won't take you away from the kids. If you're home with the kids and want to make a little...

How to Dial Back Your Spending - featured image of a woman standing in a store

How to Dial Back Your Spending

It happens to the best of us. You go on a weekend trip and spend more than you budgeted. Or you hit up the mall and thing, "why not?" - maybe it's something you need, maybe it's wants. Maybe you plan a bunch of activities for the kids that cost money. Whatever's...

How to Stop Spending Money: A Guide

How to Stop Spending Money: A Guide

Do you have some big financial goals? Struggling to pay off debt? I know I do, and it's really tough. I've had to learn how to stop spending money. - which hasn't been an easy thing. Especially when it seems like everyone around me spends however they want. I was...

How to Make Money as a Stay at Home Mom

How to Make Money as a Stay at Home Mom

Every day I see posts in groups and on social media from moms looking for ways to stay or become a stay at home mom. Sometimes the money just isn't there - moms have to work. To help you out, here's some actual ways to make money as a stay at home mom. Whether it's...

Things to do Instead of Shopping

50+ Things to do Instead of Shopping

Whether you're new to minimalism or you've been doing it for while, it can sometimes be tough to fill the space that shopping used to take up. After all, it's fun to browse online when you have nothing better to do, and a trip to the mall is a nice outing for most...

How to buy kids clothes second hand

How to Buy Kids Clothes Second Hand

Imagine the cost of buying new clothes for five kids every time they outgrew their size or the season changed? I would need an extra job just to pay for it all. I just read a Fortune magazine article that said on average families spend over $600 a kid on back to...