Happy New Year!

If you're casting about for ways to improve this month here are a few suggestions:

Join Money Saving Mom and eat from your pantry for the whole month.

Don't have a full pantry? Try here, here or here for instructions.

The Simple Dollar's series "31 Days to Fix Your Finances" is a great tutorial for getting your financial life in shape.

And there's still plenty of winter left to join in on Crunchy Chicken's Freeze Yer Buns Challenge.