Having a passion for helping others is what inspired me to create and launch this website. Throughout the site you’ll discover financial planning advice, frugal business advice, money-saving tips, deals, freebies, ways to earn extra money and much more!
The Reason I Know How to Live a Frugal Life
Now that you know more about this site, let me tell you a little about myself. My name is Misti Sandefur, founder of Living Frugally.
My husband and I raised our blended family of five children: his son and daughter as well as my two sons and daughter. Then our household size increased to eight when I became a caregiver for my dad, after he was diagnosed with lymphoma and leukemia.
Before my father passed away in February 2013, and all but two of the kids moved out, my husband and I struggled to support a household of eight. I learned quite a bit more about saving and managing money. As you can imagine, with eight of us under one roof, it wasn’t easy financially, but I became even more thrifty and discovered additional ways to save and manage money. I was even able to create a household budget. My simple monthly budget gave us a little extra spending money from each paycheck, helped us pay off debts, and we were even able to start a savings account for emergencies.
Although the kids have all grown up and moved out, we sometimes still have hard times. It’s okay, though, because first and foremost, God takes care of us. Secondly, I still have my same budget plan that I follow and am always looking for the best deals and freebies.
I’ve learned so much over the years that in 2018 I improved my credit score. It was below 600 for a long time, but in just a few months I was able to get it to over 700! Yes, I’m bragging, but I’m very proud of that accomplishment, and I’m sure you would be as well, right?
As the saying goes, “you learn something new everyday.” That being said, I’m still learning and will share with you the exciting ways to save cash, earn extra spending money and manage money!
What I Do for a Living
In addition to managing Living Frugally, I write content for SEO companies, entrepreneurs and others in need of quality content from a dependable, professional and dedicated writer. My main areas of expertise include frugal living, caregiving/elderly care, couponing, inspirational fiction, travel guides, and inspiring human interest stories.
If you or someone you know is in need of compelling content, I’d be happy to help. In fact, I offer new clients a discount of 10% off their first order! To take advantage of my special offer, just mention LFNEW when contacting me about my freelance writing services.
In addition to writing for others, I also pen Christian fiction novels. Currently, I’m rewriting Help From Above, and once I finish the rewrite, I’ll be making it available to everyone as a FREE download. Then when that’s complete, I’ll begin writing Spiritual Journey, which will be book one in my Acts of Kindness series.
My Hope for You
I hope this introduction inspires you to explore Living Frugally and come back often. I can only pray that the information you discover within helps you save as much money as you can.
If any of the advice I share helps you in some way, I encourage you to let me know what advice helped you and how. If your story excites me and I believe it will benefit others, I’ll feature you in an upcoming article, with your permission, of course.