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Happy Monday! I had such a fun time co-creating this infographic with Auto Credit Express. I mean, how could I resist when they put the beans and me in cartoon form? And they even put the beans in cloth diapers. Love that! It’s all about the fine details, people. This infographic all started with a casual conversation about all the … Continued

If you follow me on Instagram, you might have seen me getting ready to head out for my first public speaking gig as Budget Blonde this past Monday! It was seriously so much fun. I really want to do it again. I was fortunate to get the gig through a friend of mine who works … Continued

It’s the beginning of another week, folks, and I had to pop in and say how much I appreciated all of the e-mails and comments that I got last Monday when I wrote about trying to find balance. Writing is such good therapy for me. It always has been, and I had many of you … Continued

It’s always been important to me to have children who are financially literate. I’ve often said that understanding money is one of the most important things in the world. Now, people argue with me and say, “No, Cat. Family and friends are the most important thing in the world,” but notice I didn’t say money is the … Continued

For the past few months, I have been so, so unsettled. And I really hate that feeling. With moving across the country, figuring out how to care for the babies, being away from all family, having hubs get used to a completely different and very hectic schedule at the hospital, etc. etc. etc. I felt … Continued

The legendary blogger Jon Morrow describes a viral blog post as one that has been shared more than 1,000 times. I think for a video to be viral it has to be shared a million or so. But anyway, I always wondered if anything I wrote would be shared to that magnitude. I always hoped … Continued

Hey everyone! I’m Olivia from DIY Mother. I reached out to Cat sometime last month in hopes that a budget-friendly DIY project might lighten the load while she tended to the twins. I’m excited that she’s letting me share it with you guys today. When I originally started on this project, I wanted it to be … Continued

As many of you know, we are fist pumpin’ New Jersey residents these days. How you doin’? It’s actually going really, really well. I owe you a more legitimate update soon but let’s just say we’re feeling positively happy that the fates moved us to a place we never, ever thought we’d end up. Of … Continued