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12 Month Money Challenge

MoneyWhitney Carlson7 Comments
12 Month Money Challenge | He and She Eat Clean

You might be thinking, wait a 12 Month Money Challenge?! Yep, that's right! You've probably heard us talk about creating a new website for all of our finance tips and travel posts but in order to keep my sanity, we've decided to update this website to include those instead. You will find finance tips and trip/hike reviews in the coming weeks. We've also added a "money" page and "travel" page to the navigation. All of this will be continually updated as I move posts here from other websites.

You can read more here but we decided to add this section to our existing website to help individuals live an enjoyable life through health and wealth.  We share a strong passion for helping our community get better at budgeting, saving and investing, and general personal finance along with living a healthier lifestyle in regards to moving more and eating healthy.

>>>>> The Ultimate List of Ways to Save: 18 Ways to Save $15,000 in 2018!

Finance is just like Fitness - you have to STICK WITH IT to see results, sometimes they don't come as quickly as you would like but if you stick with it a year from now you will be amazed at what you accomplished!

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12 Month Money Challenge | He and She Eat Clean

If you have been "following" me you know that I love to save money.  My entire life I have worked and saved everything I made - it's in my blood.  I even ironed my money before putting it into my "cash box" when I was little.  You can read more about that here but I've received multiple requests to help share with you what I do to save money.  It's natural for me to save and I've actually had to work on letting loose of some of it.  I've realized that it's okay to spend money in order to create memories (for example, all the traveling we do).  I still have a hard time spending money on "things" though.  We choose to spend our money on organic food and quality supplements since those are things that really matter!

12 Month Money Challenge | He and She Eat Clean

I've shared a few posts on how to save/make money but I wanted to end this year with a "12 Month Money Challenge" that you can start in the new year! If you follow my savings plan listed you will save $1,050 in one year!  The monthly amount may sound like a lot at first but there are ways that everyone can cut back!

Below are a few examples to look over when you do your budget:

  • Prepare dinner at home instead of going out to eat
  • Do your own nails instead of getting them done
  • Watch a movie at home instead of going to the theater
  • Make your own coffee at home, skip Starbucks
  • Cancel your cable
  • Sell things you don't use/need
  • Or, find a way to make some extra money and put it away!

I challenge you, if you have more money to put away - double this.  If you REALLY can't make it work (I mean REALLY, not just that you don't want to give up your Starbucks or nails) then half the amount listed.

Strawberry Cucumber Flavored Water

Detox, Drink & Juice RecipesWhitney Carlson2 Comments
Strawberry Cucumber Flavored Water
Strawberry Cucumber Flavored Water

One of Scott's co-workers has been giving us cucumbers from her garden so I made our Cucumber Zings but still had a lot leftover! We normally don't make flavored waters because it's just extra ingredients to purchase (we're frugal, remember?) but we had organic frozen strawberries (that we buy at Costco) and these cucumbers to use so we decided to flavor our water. It turned out awesome and I bet this helps you drink more water!

STRAWBERRY CUCUMBER WATER

Ingredients:

  • 1 gallon of water
  • 6-8 large frozen organic strawberries
  • 1-2 cucumbers, sliced

Directions:

1. Add strawberries and cucumbers to a large pitcher.

2. Pour water on top and place in refrigerator.

He and She Tip:

We use the same cucumbers and strawberries for a few days (refilling the water) before we throw them out.

Strawberry Cucumber Flavored Water
Strawberry Cucumber Flavored Water

Healthy, Protein-Packed Hot Chocolate

Drink & Juice Recipes, Protein Shake Recipes, SeasonalWhitney CarlsonComment

We had a cold snap here in Georgia where all I wanted was hot chocolate. I'm pretty picky about hot chocolate too so it took me quite a few tries to get this one to where I would "approve" but I definitely think I hit the nail on the head, if I can say so myself! This will warm you up and also provide you with the protein you need. It's perfect as a "snack" during the day, maybe after breakfast or even right before bed while you are relaxing! You can't go wrong with this one! Try it and let us know what you think!

HEALTHY, PROTEIN-PACKED HOT CHOCOLATE

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk
  • 1 tsp cocoa powder
  • 2 small scoops stevia
  • 1/4 cup liquid egg whites
  • 1 packet TLS vanilla whey protein powder {If you are interested in ordering this product email us at thegang@heandsheeatclean.com and we can also send you a free Shake & Bake Recipe eBook!}

Directions:

1. Combine all ingredients, excluding almond milk. Blend together using a hand blender. You can use a regular blender but because there isn't much liquid it will be more difficult so I suggest a hand blender/frother or even combining by hand mixing.

2 Heat almond milk over medium heat until it starts boiling (Be careful as it will overflow quickly!)

3. Add hot almond milk to blended ingredients and stir to combine

Enjoy!

- Whitney