Right now, it might feel like you’ll never be able to dig yourself out of the hole debt has created, but everyone no matter how deep in debt they are can turn things around in the future. In fact, many of you reading this right now will be able to free yourselves from the burden […]
How to Get and Stay Out of Debt Looking back, there are two critical habits my husband and I repeated that got us out of debt. Just yesterday, I realized that they are still as critical, years later. What are the two habits? Everything boils down to one of those two points. Turns out I’m […]
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I propped my head up with my hands at our kitchen table as my 3-year-old daughter scribbled in her coloring book. It was just one of those days where our modular home felt too small, our secondhand furniture felt too beat up, and I wasn’t seeing the silver lining in all this “frugal living” stuff. […]
Personal finance is 80% BEHAVIOR and only 20% HEAD KNOWLEDGE. – Dave Ramsey Photo Credit: TheTaiChiClub (MorgueFile) The books, articles and blogs that save me the most money do so by inspiring me, not just offering printable coupons and deal alerts. Why do you think that is? For me personally, I’m fueled by stories about real people sacrificing […]
Every summer, I play women’s softball. It’s dear to my heart (and forces me to exercise). Even though my current league is slow pitch, injuries do still occur. Verrrry sloooowly. Just kidding. Shortly after taking a softball to the face last week, I was pretty tough on myself about how the injury could have been […]
Sooner or later, your child will be presented with the chance to borrow money. We love our children, so it is our job to teach them the consequences of their decisions. Sometimes that means sticking to our guns in order to give them a taste of what the real world is like. Today’s story […]
