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Real mom. Real wine. Real budget-friendly recipes. (And impulse buys are my kryptonite, despite my frugal living tips and household budgeting efforts.)
Real mom. Real wine. Real budget-friendly recipes. (And impulse buys are my kryptonite, despite my frugal living tips and household budgeting efforts.)
30-something year old teen mom and Brooklyn girl. Mom to a teenager. Foodie on a budget, with a knack for budget friendly recipes. Just a real woman figuring it out. 😂
I had my daughter when I was 19, so we basically grew up together. Now she's 16, and parenting in 2026 is a whole different beast. Some days we're laughing over dinner, enjoying my budget friendly recipes. Other days I'm begging her to put her phone down. It's real over here.
So why "Wanderlust with Rox"?
You might look at my domain and wonder why a site about couponing, real life, and figuring out my finances features that word.
To me, wanderlust isn't about packing a suitcase or booking an expensive trip. It's a relentless, beautiful desire to explore a better way of living. It’s about wandering away from financial stress, inflation fatigue, and survival mode — and journeying toward true freedom and peace of mind.
Why I started this space:
I needed somewhere honest.
Scrolling through social media, it's easy to feel like you're failing. The perfectly curated meals, the spotless homes, the moms who seem to have it all together while making it look effortless. It creates this nagging feeling that you're not doing enough, not being enough, not fitting into some cookie-cutter version of motherhood that doesn't even exist.
I'm not here to sell you a lifestyle. I'm here to share my reality.
I love good food, good wine, and treating my kid... maybe a little too much. Every time I have extra cash, I blow it. Impulse buys are my kryptonite (unfortunately).
I'm not a financial expert. I'm not a perfect mom. I'm just a real woman trying to figure out household budgeting, enjoy life without the guilt, save money without feeling deprived, and remember who I am outside of being "Mom."
This is my corner of the internet where we keep it realistic. Where we laugh at the chaos instead of crying over it. Where we admit that sometimes I want to scream "fuck them kids" — even though I would quite literally move planets to ensure the happiness of my little brat. 😂
No shame. No judgment. Just a Brooklyn mom figuring it out one budget fail at a time. 🥂
Where we're headed:
This site is a work in progress — just like me, just like my budget, and just like this whole motherhood thing. I'm revamping, rebuilding, and figuring it out as I go. But isn't that the whole point?
If you're a mom who wants to enjoy life without breaking the bank, share easy recipes, sip good wine, and learn some frugal living tips while laughing about the chaos of raising a teen — you're in the right place.
Grab a glass. Let's wander together. 🥂
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