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Today is Ash Wednesday, the start of the Lenten Season for Christians. Lent can be a great time to focus on spiritual renewal and refresh our financial habits. As Christians, when we profess to Continue reading...
Our home, for the past few weeks, has been total chaos. We've been having some much-needed "freshening up" happening. But my goodness. It's tough when you're a Type-A keep everything neat and tidy Continue reading...
Recently on Instagram, I asked what my follower's number one financial concern was. And an overwhelming majority said "saving money." Which, to be honest, surprised me. I figured "food costs" or Continue reading...
Money stress is real. According to an NBC survey, over 75% of Americans are concerned about money and feeling the strain of money-related stress. So how do we get over money stress? How do we protect Continue reading...
Anytime someone hears how old my car is, they get uncomfortable. Like, "How can you drive that? Is it safe? Is it reliable?" And the list goes on. I get it. I drive a 2001 Toyota Sequoia with over Continue reading...
In last week's post, I talked about closing the gap between our income and expenses. And in that email I talked about cutting and reducing expenses. But this week, I want to expand a little more on Continue reading...
I've only been a mom for eleven years, but I remember wishing that all those "baby how-to" books told you how to prepare financially for having a baby. No joke, less than 24 hours after my oldest Continue reading...
It's been almost eight years since we became consumer debt-free and four years since we paid off our house, making us 100% debt-free. And even though we now get to enjoy many things we didn't get to Continue reading...
2022 was one heck of a year! Can anyone else relate? I know for us our budget was hit more times than once. Every year at the end of the year I do a spending and budget review. This helps me to Continue reading...
I know Christmas isn't even here yet, and I'm already giving you a to-do list before January 1st...Don't worry, you don't have to do all of this right now! Just make a note to do this sometime in the Continue reading...
