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My Top 4 Tips for Paying off Debt post is one of my most popular posts to date. I wrote this over two years ago, so I wanted to update it and add in another tip. Trying to save money? Pay off debts? Allocate money to college? It can be overwhelming to start or know what to do. If that is you, these tips are for
It’s October and majority of us are starting to think about Christmas. This time of year is truly the most wonderful time of the year, but often the Christmas hangover can be brutal. We let our emotions “purchase” gifts, all with good intentions, but we’re left with empty checking accounts and over spent credit cards. An absolute horrible way to start a new year. When
I often wonder how so many people afford the things they do. Sometimes I feel like I’m the only person who is not moving into a brand new house, getting a brand new car, buying name brand clothes, or going on multiple vacations a year. Anyone else? I ask my husband all the time how in the world some of the people afford to live
Marriage is tough. It takes work. I once heard, “marriage is more about holiness than happiness.” That doesn’t sound very exciting, but having been married almost 8 years now, I can say I believe this to be true. Not that it doesn’t make you happy, but it causes you to look at your relationship with Jesus and your Faith journey. I don’t normally post about
I’ve mentioned this here and there on my blog, but my #1 tip when it comes to budgeting deserves a post of its own. After all, it’s the first thing I ever tell someone to do do if they are not doing it already. At least this is what I believe is extremely beneficial in our budget, and to my surprise, not done by a
We live on one income. A teacher’s salary. That’s the one income we are guaranteed each month. We do have some extra money that we earn on the side from Ryan’s reffing job and my Etsy shop, but it varies and comes second to our family. I purposefully used the word “Thrive” in the picture above because I wanted to focus on the positives of
February is flying by! It’s been a great month so far! I haven’t taken many pictures, but here’s what we’ve been up to lately via the camera roll. On the 1st (Sunday) we went to a late lunch after lounging around the house in our pj’s all morning (we went to church the night before so we had no agenda this Sunday). We ate at
