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I'm Tina

I’m the owner of Carrots ‘N’ Cake as well as a Certified Nutrition Coach and Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner (FDN-P). I use macros and functional nutrition to help women find balance within their diets while achieving their body composition goals.

FASTER METABOLISM

An in-depth, 4-week reverse dieting course for women who feel like their metabolism has slowed down, think they might have hormonal imbalance and can’t lose weight no matter what they do.

Taking Care Of My Family

This post is sponsored by Haven Life but opinions are my own. You guys know I’ve been busy lately. I’m running three businesses, all while parenting and helping to manage our household. Every morning I wake up with a To-Do

Secrets to Saving Time and Money at Trader Joe’s

Good morning! You guys know how much I love Trader Joe’s, right? Of course, you do. I’m also a big fan of scoring deals and doing things efficiently, so when Remy from Miss Mamie’s Cupcakes reached out about sharing her “secrets” to

Five Ways We Create Financial Peace of Mind in Our House

This post is brought to you by Haven Life. My husband, Mal, and I aren’t financial experts by any means, but we’re pretty good with our money. Mal is a successful teacher, and I’ve been fortunate enough to form an

How We Saved $625 for Our Family Vacation

Hi, guys! Our little family planned a getaway for next week during Mal’s school break, so when You Need A Budget (YNAB) reach out about partnering on a blog post, I knew it would be the perfect opportunity to set

Find Your Healthy for Less Than $10 + Giveaway

Disclosure: I’m proud to partner with CVS/pharmacy for the #FindYourHealthy campaign. I am being sponsored by CVS/pharmacy for my posts and activities, but all opinions expressed are my own, and all product claims or program details shared should be verified

Black Friday Holiday Sales

Helloooo! You guys know that I love a good deal, so here are a bunch of Black Friday sales you might be interested in. Most of them are only good through Friday, so be sure to hop on them. And I

Woohoo! Enter to Win $100 Cash!

You guys have heard of Ebates, right? If not, Ebates basically gives you money back in your pocket for shopping online. For example, if there’s an Ebate’s offer for 10% back at Old Navy and you buy something online, you

Shopping Sales & Using Coupons at Whole Foods {Week 5}

Ok, here we go! Week 5 of my grocery budget experiment! This week I was all about shopping sales and using coupons at Whole Foods to guide my meal planning for the week. I ended up shopping the in-store sales

Two Weeks of Grocery Shopping at Trader Joe’s

So, I think this week’s grocery shopping was a success? I created a meal plan and headed to Trader Joe’s with my list in hand. I tried to stick to my Trader Joe’s shopping list, but I veered off track

Food Budget Intervention & Grocery Shopping Experiment

Oops, this post was actually suppose to publish yesterday, but I am a space cadet and set it as a draft, so it never did. Anyway, here it is… better late that never! After months and months of not wanting

Target Cartwheel App & $200 Gift Card Giveaway

Good morning! I have an awesome giveaway for you Target lovers out there! During the month of January, Target is offering some amazing discounts on its C9 by Champion line that we all love so much. And you save even

Extreme Cheapskates & Photos from the Weekend

Good morning and happy, happy, happy Monday! We had another low-key weekend around here, but it was so nice and much-needed. Here are some photos from it! Clockwise from top left: Poor Murphy just wasn’t feeling Sunday morning and stayed

The Best Money I Ever Spent

Hi, guys! Good morning and happy Hump Day! (Uh-oh! Guess what day it is!?) Breakfast I’m back on the oatmeal train, and it’s as delicious as I remember! In the mix: rolled oats, almond milk, chia seeds, a handful of

Price Books, New Products & This Week’s Meal Plan

Have you guys ever heard of a price book when it comes to saving money at the grocery store? Me either until the other day. I read an article in ALL YOU (September 2013) called “Build the Best Price Book,”

My Favorite Budget Beauty Buys

I went to Target the other day and spent a boatload of money. You know how it goes: Go into Target for a few things. Leave with $100 worth of stuff. It happens every time. Anyway, one of the things that I

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