Furnishing Your First Apartment on a Budget

When it comes to furnishing your first apartment on a budget, it’s all about knowing where to shop. Just because you have a small budget, doesn’t mean your destined to buy Walmart furniture. Please, please think outside of the Walmart box! The Budget Diet Girl would love to expand your furniture shopping horizons…on a budget, … Read more

Easy DIY Easter Decorations

easy DIY Easter decorations

Skip the expensive trip to Potterybarn for Easter Decorations, and make your own this year! These easy DIY Easter Decorations are all Budget Diet approved which means… They’ll cost less than $5. They’re quick and easy to make. They won’t require any special tools or Martha Stewart skills. What more could you want? Let’s get … Read more

Hershey’s Symphony Candy Bar Brownie Recipe

Hershey symphony bar brownie mix

If you want to kick your basic box brownie mix up a notch, this Hershey’s Symphony Candy Bar Brownie Recipe is for you! Don’t get me wrong, I love a basic brownie, but I love Hershey’s Symphony Candy Bar Brownies even more. Until you taste these brownies, it’s hard to imagine that simply adding candy … Read more

DIY Floating Bookshelves

how to build DIY floating bookshelves

First apartment, first real job, fancy part of town = really nice but really small apartment! Welcome to Uptown Dallas, Texas! My son gave me the task of decorating his apartment, on a budget, of course! Once we got the essentials in place like the bed and the TV, he determined that he really needed … Read more

Downsize Your LIFE!

downsize your life

My parents are in their downsizing phase of life…ready to move from a 5000 square foot home to a 2000 square foot townhouse. Less house = less work = a simpler life. Of course, there’s more to downsizing than just buying a smaller house. Cutting square footage by more than half requires a serious paring … Read more

DIY Anthropologie-Style Trinket Dish Tutorial

If you’re like me, you absolutely LOVE Anthropologie…but you’re not so fond of their prices. The chic and boho designs are fantastic, the sometimes muted and sometimes bold color schemes are great, but paying $80 for a trinket dish is a little out of my comfort zone. So, I created an Anthropologie-style trinket dish that … Read more

No-Bake Chocolate Oatmeal Cookie Recipe

no bake chocolate oatmeal cookie recipe

Craving a quick, homemade chocolate treat? These delicious cookies have been my go-to recipe since I learned to make them in Girl Scouts. The ingredients are all items most people have on hand, so you don’t even need to make a trip to the store. 10 minutes and they’re done! My teenage daughter seems to … Read more