TwentyFrugal

One of the most difficult things about getting in shape and staying in shape is accountability and consistency. This especially applies if you are trying to do it all yourself. I struggle with this personally. My wife and I have done this and absolutely loved using this tool to hold ourselves accountable. Here's how to use it! 1. Print out this chart and post it somewhere in your house that you have to pass every single day. Make sure you have three different colored markers or pens and a black pen sitting next to the location. (We posted it above our scale in our closet) 2. Pick 3 "completion goals" such as:  - Drink 1 gallon of water  - Work out once for the day  - Eat only whole foods today, etc. 3. Write these goals somewhere on the tracker and choose a color for each goal. 4. Each day, mark using the assigned color, which goals you completed the day of, or the day before (depending on when you fill it out). 5. Every other day, write down your weight for the day. (Thi...

The Cost of a Gym Membership in 2019 The average cost of a gym membership in the United States is as much as $600 a year. This is for your run of the mill average gym. Then if you get into the specialty gyms like CrossFit or PureBarre that you need a coach and classes for, your annual cost goes even higher. If you are a member of one of these gyms, I challenge you to make a working list of the equipment that you use at your gym and, in a separate column, whether that equipment is critical to your routine or if you could do without it.  Building a Home Gym After you have made this list of what is critical to you and what isn’t, you can start looking at the cost of this equipment. I recommend looking for secondhand equipment on resale sites like Facebook Marketplace, EBay, Craigslist, etc. I personally built my last home gym for only $250 solely on Facebook Marketplace. This was my breakdown: Bench press/leg press with about 300lbs of free weights: $100 Power Tower ...

I've been using these rules in the grocery store for about 3 years now. I've used them for bulking diets, cutting diets, and just all around healthy diets. 1. Pick your staples My staples are: Eggs Tortillas Salsa Spaghetti Chicken Milk Apples Brown Rice Assorted Steamfresh Veggies These are the things I can eat week after week without getting tired of them. If I am trying to stay on a tight budget, I will stick to just these staples, but if I can, I will usually try to spice things up. 2. Buy in bulk When I say buy in bulk, I mean buy your staples in bulk. If something is on sale, buy more of it and stock it up in your kitchen. You will be buying those staples regularly anyways. I try to stock up on meats when they go on sale and freeze them until I need them. 3. Meal Prep Buying meal prep containers and planning your meals for the week will help you be more intentional at the grocery store. It will also help you portion control which makes...