Hi there! My name is Rebecca, and I’d like to welcome you to Unexpectedly Domestic.

Whether you want to conquer your physical or mental clutter, learn how to achieve financial peace through better money management, or save time and money at the grocery store, you can find that and more here.

I cover a variety of topics that fall within 3 main categories:

Your Home, Your Finances, and Your Happiness

Here are the most popular posts within each category. Feel free to click on any you’d like to read!

 

 

Meal Planning:

5 Easy Meal Planning Strategies for Beginners

10 Best Time-Saving Kitchen Gadgets

Create Quick & Cheap Meals with these 30 Pantry Staples

The Easiest Way to Meal Plan (for people who hate meal planning)

How to Create a Meal Plan That Works: 17 Common Meal Planning Mistakes to Avoid

How to Create Your Own Meal Planning Kit (with free printables!)

How to Get Started Meal Planning Today: 10 Super Easy Tricks

How to Use a Master Grocery List

How to Meal Plan on a Budget (+ cute weekly meal planner!)

25 Best Freezer Meal Supplies – to make the process much easier!

How to Meal Prep for the Week: 10 Healthy & Super Easy Ideas

Frugal Meal Planning – Everything You Need to Know to Eat on a Budget

 

Easy Meal Ideas:

30 Delicious Ways to Use a Pound of Ground Beef

 

Grocery Shopping (& Saving) Tips:

5 Ways To Save Money on Groceries Without Using Coupons

10 Surprising Advantages of Doing a Pantry Challenge

70 Best Things to Buy at Aldi

The Best Frugal Living Tips from the Great Depression (that we still need today!)

How Does Ibotta Work? A Review and Tutorial of My Favorite Cash Back App

How to Make a Cheap Grocery List: A Step by Step Guide (+10 Money Saving Tricks!)

How To Save Tons of Money on Groceries By Using a Foodsaver

How to Slash Your Grocery Budget in 5 Days!

The Quickest & Easiest Way to Create a Grocery Budget

The Ultimate Guide to Buying Organic at Aldi

15 Smart (Time-Saving) Tips to Be a More Efficient Grocery Shopper

How to Grocery Shop When You’re Broke

 

Cleaning Tricks:

6 Simple Ways to Keep Your House Clean ALL THE TIME

10 Minute Chores: Cleaning Tasks To Do When You’re Short on Time

12 Tricks to Motivate Yourself to Clean When You HATE Cleaning

Cleaning Supplies List: The Very Best Things to Keep in Your Cleaning Arsenal

How to Create a Cleaning Schedule for Working Moms ( and other busy people!)

How to Clean Your House Really Fast (step by step!)

How to Make Your Laundry Smell Good (a ton of easy tricks!)

How to Keep Your Home Smelling Good All the Time: 23 Fresh Smelling Home Tips

Overwhelmed by Laundry? 17 Tricks to Shrink Your Laundry Pile Faster

Why Homemaking Is More Important Than You Realize

The Ultimate Fall Cleaning Checklist – Reset Your Home for Fall

Essential Oils for Cleaning: Everything You Need to Know!

How to Make Your Home Smell Like a Spa

 

Decluttering & Organizing:

5 Quick & Easy Steps to Declutter Your Clothing Today

Decluttering Questions to Ask Yourself Instead of ‘Does This Spark Joy’

135 Things to Get Rid of to Organize Your Home Fast (whole home checklist!)

How to Declutter Your Kitchen Fast (the exact action steps!)

Get Your Closet Organized With These 10 Easy Tricks

10 Things You Need to Organize Your Messy Kitchen

How to Organize a Small Bedroom (on a budget!)

15 Things to Declutter Before the Holidays

How to Find the Motivation to Declutter Your House

 

Home Decor Ideas:

10 Easy Tricks to Make Your Living Room More Cozy

10 Pretty Essential Oil Diffusers (to make your home look AND smell fabulous)

How to Make Your Bedroom Cozy: 19 Easy Tricks

9 Cheap and Clever Ways to Change Your Home Decor for Every Season

Easy DIY Fall Wreath Tutorials to Embellish Your Front Door

Decorating for Fall on a Budget – 15 Beautiful Free Fall Printables!

 

Money Management Tips:

5 Ways to Make Money From Home with No Experience (+ the resources to get started!)

7 Ways to Pay Your Mortgage Off Early

10 Best Ways to Spend Your Tax Return

10 Money Myths That Are Keeping You Broke

10 Things to Do to Finally Get Control of Your Finances

12 Things Frugal People Don’t Do

12 *More* Things Frugal People Don’t Do

The 13 Habits of Financially Successful People

15 Spending Leaks that are Destroying Your Budget

Budgeting for Beginners: A Step by Step Guide for Getting Started

The Best Personal Finance Books of All Time (when you REALLY want to change your life)

Free Printable Monthly Bill Tracker (to keep track of what’s due!)

How to Live on One Income: 11 Tips for Living Well on a Budget

How to Pay Off Debt Quickly: 15 Ways to Start Today

Sticking to a Budget: 15 Budgeting Tips for Beginners

Where to Start When You’re Flat BROKE

7 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Buying Something

The Easiest Way to Keep Track of Your Spending (+free printable!)

How to Recover from Holiday Spending…FAST!

 

Money Saving Tips:

15 Money Saving Challenge Ideas (with something for every budget!)

25 of the Best Dollar Store Party Supplies

27 of the Best Thrift Store Shopping Tricks

75 Travel Essentials You Should Be Buying At The Dollar Store

The ‘How I Saved’ Series

How to Save Money on Greeting Cards for Every Occasion

 

 

Productivity & Happiness:

5 Productive Steps to Overcome Overwhelm

10 Benefits of a Social Media Detox

12 Habits That Just Might Change Your Life

12 Ways to Enjoy Your Life More 

15 Rich People Habits You Could Start Today

20 of the Best Ways to Find Time to Read

Twenty 30-Day Challenge Ideas That Will Improve Your Life 

How to Get Out of a Rut in Life: 21 Tips for Breaking Out of Your Funk

How to Get Your Life in Order in 7 Simple Steps

How to Live a Happy Life: 15 Things Happy People Don’t Do

Lists to Make to Organize Your Life

How To Set Goals You’ll Actually Achieve

Self Care Checklist (+10 ideas that will actually nourish your soul!)

12 Days of Christmas Self Care – How to Take Care of Yourself During the Holiday Season

 

Books Suggestions:

The 7 Awesome Books I Read in January 2019

The 40 Books I Read in 2017

January 2018 Reading List

February 2018 Reading List

March 2018 Reading List

April 2018 Reading List

May 2018 Reading List: All Fiction!

June 2018 Reading List

July 2018 Awesome Reading List

August Reading List

September Book Reviews

October Book Reviews

November Book Reviews

December 2018 Book Reviews (thrillers abound!)

 

Beauty & Health:

Pamper Night Essentials: Exactly What You Need For a Spa Day at Home

7 Beauty Products You Could Be Buying at the Dollar Store

5 Tricks I Use to Avoid Getting Sick

35 Workout Motivation Tips to Kickstart Your Fitness Routine

 

Seasonal:

Summer:

13 Easy & Fun Ways to Make Your House Smell Like Summer

51 Things to Do Before Vacation (+free vacation prep checklist printable!)

120 Free and Cheap Summer Activities

13 Cheap BBQ Ideas for Hosting an Awesome Cookout on a Budget

Ultimate List of the Best Summer Movies

Fall:

107 Ideas for your Fall Bucket List

25 DIY Fall Wreath Tutorials to Embellish Your Front Door

22 of the Best Fall and Halloween Movies

63 Cute & Romantic Fall Date Ideas (for any budget!)

Decorating for Fall on a Budget – 15 Beautiful Free Fall Printables!

How to Reset Your Home for Fall (+FREE Fall Cleaning Checklist!)

17 Easy & Cozy Ways to Make Your House Smell Like Fall

Winter:

75 Winter Bucket List Ideas to Help You Enjoy the Season More

Spring:

Fun Things to Do in the Spring: 70 Ideas for Your Spring Bucket List

 

Holidays:

Christmas:

57 Unique Gift Ideas Under $25

How to Make Your House Smell Like Christmas

5 Ways to Stay Sane During the Holiday Season

8 Surprisingly Helpful Christmas Items from the Dollar Store

19 Things You Can Do Now to Get Ready for Christmas Early

35 of the Best Christmas Movies

12 Days of Christmas Self Care – How to Take Care of Yourself During the Holiday Season

25 Easy DIY Christmas Ornaments – Easy Homemade Gifts & Decor!

How to Create a Christmas Budget (and actually stick to it!)

21 Ways to Earn Extra Money for the Holidays

How to Throw a Fabulous Holiday Party on a Budget

Learn How to Be a Better Gift Giver With These 15 Easy Tricks

51 Cheap Gift Ideas Under $10 (that people will actually want!)

80 Super Unique Christmas Traditions to Try This Year

15 Things to Declutter Before the Holidays

GIANT List of 150+ Stocking Stuffer Ideas!

Halloween:

22 of the Best Fall and Halloween Movies

25 of the Best Halloween Songs for Your Halloween Party

55 Cheap and Easy Halloween Costume Ideas You Can Make From a Thrift Store

Easy Halloween Party Food Ideas that Everyone Will Love

Thanksgiving:

25 of the Best Things to Stock Up on at Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving Movie Watch List

How to Host Thanksgiving on a Budget

15 Hearty Thanksgiving Side Dishes for Your Slow Cooker

45 Easy Leftover Turkey Recipes to Reinvent Your Thanksgiving Leftovers

 

 

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How to stay connected:

If you’d like to know a little more about me, you can check out my About Page here.

If you have a question about a specific post, you can leave on a comment on that post. I read and respond to all comments.

If you want to keep in touch, feel free to email me at rebecca[at]unexpectedlydomestic.com, or fill out the form on my Contact Me page.

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Thank you so much for stopping by! I hope to see you again soon!