Mariahsbudget

09/14/2026

Roaches, bedbugs, motels and Airbnb is why I am team Hilton Hotels!

I will never forget the 1 time I let my husband book two places on vacation and one was a motel that ended up having bed bugs and roaches which I had never seen before. We saw the roaches ASAP as I always record as I walk into a hotel/ place as I am not getting false damage charges. Luckily, we left almost all of our stuff in the car as the place looked sketchy. We saw a couple of roaches, got rid of them and then checked for bed bugs during the walk-through. I bring my lice/ bed bug spray everywhere so I always spray the beds/ furniture regardless of where I stay. I luckily didn’t see bed bugs otherwise I would have slept in the car. I would usually leave after seeing a roach but it was just so late, unsafe for us to drive, the area was sketchy so I didn’t want to sleep in the car and nothing else was nearby so we were SOL. I knew our stuff was safe from the roaches in the car. We only slept for a few hours as it was gross and we wanted to go obviously. My sister woke up to a few bed bugs in her bed. We sprayed it with the spray to make sure it works and it 💀 right away. So the spray worked but they were so deep in the mattress it didn’t reach them?!? Luckily, our bed didn’t have any. We left ASAP and checked for roaches again before we left to make sure none would sneak with us. We checked out, told them and we got refunded immediately. They even opened the free breakfast up early for us and said they wish they knew as they would of gave us a new room and refunded us.

Obviously, my husband is never allowed to book a stay without my triple check and approval ever again.
The nice thing about hotel/ motel is when this nasty stuff happens they can move you to another room or refund you.

Could you imagine spending hundreds a night on an Airbnb, traveling hours from home and you find the photos below within the first 20mins… You contact the host and they say they don’t have a pest problem and refuse to refund you 🤡 You then call Airbnb support and they are no help at all. Airbnb only refunds you if have bed bug bites and get a doctor letter I guess ?!? Now, you have to lug your kids to a hotel you hope has openings last minute and you don’t even have the refund to reimburse last minute new accommodations…

This happened to a relative of mine and is why I usually stay at hotels now. These airbnb hosts expect you to pay hotel prices, have a massive rule list, clean even though you pay a cleaning fee and the service is terrible… thoughts?

Team hotel or airbnb?

09/14/2026

09/14/2026

If you find bed bugs or roaches in your airbnb you won’t get a refund to stay elsewhere that’s clean unless you have bed bug bites and a doctor letter!?!

This is why people are going back to hotels!!

09/14/2026

I can’t have a grocery budget of $200, I have a household of 8! The budget we run under is typically $100 a person. So hypothetically, if your bill is anywhere from $600 to $800 a month for 8 that’s awesome . However, when my two siblings (9&10) stay for a month our bill goes from $200 to $300. One is type 1 diabetic, very athletic and picky. The other is very athletic, picky and lactose intolerant. They eat what I serve 🤷🏽‍♀️ They BEG to come to my house. They love to learn how to meal prep because at home they eat a lot of takeout and my mom gives them a never-ending supply of snacks. At my house they know not to ask me to buy things. They respect me way more than they respect my mom because she lets them run over her and they treat her accordingly. If my advice doesn’t work for you or your dietary needs that is perfectly fine. If you don’t want to learn how to save money that doesn’t affect my life at all. My content is here to help people who want to learn how.

Save on groceries-

Shop- Aldi or Sam’s Club- don’t have one?? Learn how to coupon to make the bill go down to bulk prices.

Cook- Eat at home you save so much money

Save time- Meal prep- I spend 3-5 hours a week cooking and cleaning up to make food for over 10 days.

No need for repeats- You do not have to eat the same meal prep meal every day. We put everything into the freezer and slowly rotate into the fridge, so everything tastes almost as fresh as when it was made. When we make fried foods, we heat them up in the air fryer.

Excuses – if you want to keep making excuses ( I have teens, I only want organic etc) and how this will never work for you. That’s fine, don’t follow my page. No one is making you lol. You’re just boosting up my post. 

Also to the thousands of new people joining our community ready to learn how to save money- Welcome!!!

Basic guideline when trying to cut down your bill- $100 per person
Limit snacks or make them at home- I have videos showing you how!
Limit prepackaged drinks and utilize that empty water bottle in your cupboard you bought and rarely use.

09/13/2026

This is why IDGAF about haters. This is one of mine that is mad I teach people how to save $.

He posted this on 9/11… Lives were lost, whether you are republican, democratic, apolitical, anti government etc lives were LOST and this is SICK!

This nation is so divided and it makes so so sad.
Almost everybody is miserable in one way shape or form. If you want to follow someone who’s average hater is mad they HELP people save $ follow my page.

09/13/2026

I have noticed that a lot of people love to complicate things. 1. They think you can’t eat good items on a budget but you can. You’re just not eating it every day or getting top of the line. You’re not eating steak and lobster every single day. 2. Every meal doesn’t need to be a gourmet special meal. 3. Use items you have at home FIRST! Someone in our community household of 6 did this and didn’t have to buy ANYTHING for 2 weeks and when they went shopping it was less than $100. 4. I did not shop sales so this helps people regardless of when they see it but shopping sales helps a lot! I could have gotten more meat and items. 5. Don’t go buy something just for a recipe, substitute it out. 6. I’m not adding seasonings etc to the cart because I have those at home 7. Shopping at Aldi, Sam’s Club or Walmart if you don’t have those saves you so much money! I also have a discount code for a Sam’s Club membership if you want that comment “discount Sam’s code” below. I also have the main items I buy at Sam’s Club like meat etc in my Sam’s Club store front if you want to see that as well, let me know! 8. This is a MOCK up grocery list of items we typically get. I post our actual trips in the reel tab and a combined one at the end of each month 1-20 days after the month is over. 9. If you have questions, ask nicely and I will answer you if it pops up. 10. Follow me to learn more ways to save !

09/13/2026

My $200 household grocery post pays for my groceries $200 household grocery bill every month!

It’s a mock up list to show how we get our bill to $200 a month. I post our OWN grocery trips and receipts in the reel tab. I post a combined video one for all trips each month 1-20 days after the month ends.

So if you want to learn how. Follow me!

09/13/2026

You can’t eat good for $200 a month. Yes, we can!!

You haven’t been to Aldi then 🤷🏽‍♀️ I made a different variation of the grocery trip with even more food by utilizing sales!

$200 gets you around-

37 pounds of meat
38 pounds of fresh produce
12 pounds of frozen veggie
4 gallons of milk
6 dozen eggs
2 pounds of butter
10lbs flour
4lb sugar
2 loaves of bread
is right under $200

This is in Mn but if you price compare to other states it shouldn’t go over $300. If it does you can substitute different things to get it lower and still get a bunch! Keep in mind I didn’t get rice, beans or pasta to stretch the meals. I also can get some of these items cheaper at Sam’s Club. Which is why we shop mainly at Aldi and Sam’s Club.

Learn how to save and follow my page!

09/13/2026

Make sure you follow my page for all the savings! Also, yes, I know trial is spelt wrong. I’m hoping people complain in the comments to boost the post.❤️❤️❤️❤️