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Apr 12, 2017 | Balancing the Budget, Debt Free Living, FINANCE
We did it! I still can’t believe it’s ours. For the last few weeks, we’ve been taking a Sunday evening family walk through the woods, strolling along leisurely trails, jumping rocks across beautiful creeks and listening to the rustling of the water...
Sep 29, 2016 | Balancing the Budget, Debt Free Living, FINANCE
Parenting adult children. I can’t believe I’m actually typing that, but reality has hit. While our baby girl still has six years before she leaves for college, our eldest son is officially an adult, as in, on his own and managing incredibly well without us...
May 12, 2016 | Balancing the Budget, Debt Free Living, Finances for Kids
Seventh grade cheerleading. The moment had finally come. I made the squad. Yes, thee cheerleading squad and it was time to buy the uniform. The school provided the skirt, but we had to purchase the sweater. Now during this certain decade (the decade that must not be...
Mar 22, 2016 | Balancing the Budget, Debt Free Living, Getting Out of Debt
Our credit card statement came this week and I saw money flushed down the invisible money toilet. Even though I often share credit card’s potential for danger, the fact that 69% of all bankruptcies filed state credit card debt as the #1 cause of bankruptcy, and...
Dec 19, 2014 | Balancing the Budget, Debt Free Living, Getting Out of Debt
As the holidays greet us and this last week meets us with trips to the stores, charges on our credit cards and anxiety that shouldn’t occur during this “most wonderful time of the year,” I’ve decided to re-visit some of the top money mistakes...
Jun 2, 2014 | Balancing the Budget
I remember the day well. My first car purchase. All grown up and living on my own, I didn’t know what I didn’t know and I fell for every sincere sounding bit of advice the dealer told me. He had my best interest in mind, right? No, he wanted to make a...
