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...
Jul 26, 2015 | Finances for Kids
This coming weekend, I co-host my 5th annual Becoming Conference . As I prepare for one of my money saving workshops, I dusted off some prior posts and even after a few years of writing this, I still stand by all these tips. One of my blogging goals this year...
Jun 1, 2015 | Debt Free Living, Finances for Kids
I’ve had some mommy moments these last few weeks. This summer, I only have three weeks when my “babies” will all together and last week was one of them. I can’t even tell you how wonderful it was, but I realize just how much I miss my big guys...
Nov 18, 2014 | Finances for Kids, Intentional Living
As the holidays arrive, stoves simmer, and families reunite, the Most Wonderful Time of the Year resonates in our hearts. We want our family to know they are loved beyond measure, yet everything around us during this season equates with BUY MORE PRESENTS!! Over the...
Oct 23, 2014 | Debt Free Living, Finances for Kids, Getting Out of Debt
I can remember the specific day. Enrolled in my first year of college as a Mass Communications major, (yes, I was going to be the Today Show’s next female anchor woman), I had an epiphany. Sitting under the tutelage of our university’s president, during a...
Sep 15, 2014 | Debt Free Living, Finances for Kids
A little over two years ago, I opened up an incredibly interesting can of worms on my facebook page with the status updated, “Why we won’t let our graduating senior go to college in the fall, unless things change.” As you can imagine, it opened up...