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Struggling to stick with a budget? Keep getting those email notifications from the various online budgeting platforms you've tried to use but then never stuck with? Wondering where on earth you stuck Continue reading...
Can I be honest? This wasn't the post I was expecting to publish today. In fact, I had another that I really wanted to publish. However, seeing how my little corner of the world has been deeply Continue reading...
If you've been following my blog for a long time, you know that my family became 100% last January. And you also know that we cut up and closed all of our credit cards in 2013 (more on life without Continue reading...
"Death by a thousand cuts" - have you ever heard that phrase? It's along the same lines as how you eat an elephant - one bite at a time. Meaning, to accomplish big things, takes small actions. And Continue reading...
"Is StitchFix worth it?" "Do you get anything that you actually like?" "How much is StitchFix?" These are all questions that I used to wonder about with StitchFix. I've now discovered how to make Continue reading...
If you hang around the personal finance world long enough, you'll discover a massive debate. This debate about whether or not paying off your mortgage early is a good idea or not. If you're new here, Continue reading...
It's no secret around here that one of my biggest budget weaknesses is books. I LOVE to read! And several years ago, I discovered while doing an Annual Money Review that I had spent over $250 on books Continue reading...
Ahhh, the New Year. It always brings about a willingness to change, to renew, recharge, do better, and finally achieve those dreams and goals. But how many times do we make those New Year's Continue reading...
One of my family's "secrets" to becoming debt-free was using No Spend Months in order to generate a significant amount of money in our budget to throw at our debt. However, it wasn't always easy. I Continue reading...
Many folks were requesting that I share about how I plan out my upcoming year after sharing about it on Instagram. So I'm going to walk you through how I plan out the upcoming year that helps me to Continue reading...
This year will be my family's 6th debt-free Christmas. What does that mean? That means we pay for Christmas in cash - we don't even have a credit card to use if we wanted to! Why is this important? Continue reading...
