[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=US86-048qTY[/embedyt] Want to know how to make a budget for your family? The first step to reaching your financial goals is to take control of your money by creating a budget plan. But figuring out how to start a budget that actually works can be tough. That’s why we’ve put together this comprehensive guide […]

We all want to live better, more fulfilling, and happier lives. Not surprisingly, here on One Big Happy Life, we’re often asked to share insights on how to live a happy life. Or, asked a different way, whether our family is genuinely as happy as we seem. Well let me assure you that our family […]

We’ve been wanting to go to Great Wolf Lodge for years now and Reeves’s second birthday provided us with the perfect excuse to visit an indoor water park. We had initially planned to hang out at home with Reeves for his birthday. As I was brainstorming ideas for things he might like to do, it occurred […]

[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgEjbAIJ4TA[/embedyt] As a working mom I am always trying to be better at time management. I look for ways to find more space in my life to fit in all of the things that I want to do plus all of the things that I have to do. And there’s no way I’d be […]

Welcome to our first ever online income and traffic report! We are no strangers to talking about money. In fact we happily share our family budget with the entire world. But this is our first ever online income report where we delve into the details of our business. I’m not going to lie, it’s strange […]

Today I’m sharing one of my favorite DIY project of all time, my DIY mirror frame made from pistachio shells. I made this gorgeous upcycled mirror a few years ago when we were living in Texas. Alexis’s room was the first first room we decided to tackle when we bought our house in Dallas. We’d […]

[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkcAusnfQig[/embedyt] There are so many Youtube channel ideas you can choose from when you are starting a Youtube channel, but how do you choose the right one? Succeeding on Youtube takes more than just picking up your phone and shooting a video that you then upload onto the internet. If you want to start […]

[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-J8BVgH9mlo[/embedyt] We saved an unbelievable $85,000 last year! That is the most we’ve ever increased our savings in a single year. In May we it a big financial milestone: we had saved our way to a $200,000 nest egg. Then six months later we hit another amazing milestone. Thanks to our decent savings rate […]

[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkcAusnfQig[/embedyt] 2017 was an amazing year for is in so many ways. Not only did we hit a bunch of our financial goals, but we finally launched our Youtube channel and this blog! I’d wanted to do both of those things for many years but never mustered up the nerve or set aside the […]

After our mortgage and day care, food is the number one biggest expense in the OBH budget. And eating out is the biggest budget buster of all. Take out can run $30-50 and a sit down meal at a restaurant can easily be double that. We rely on meal prep to help us stay on […]