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Christmas will be here before any of us are ready for it. But there's one thing you need to make sure you have in place BEFORE you do any Christmas shopping. Serious. Don't do ANY Christmas shopping Continue reading...
I've been in a season of life where I honestly feel like I'm drowning most days. Things have been crazy and chaotic. Maybe you've found yourself in a similar life situation where it all just feels Continue reading...
Job loss is real and painful. I hope that you never have to go through it, but unfortunately, it's a reality that many face. So how do we survive it? Pat and I survived job loss back in 2008 when the Continue reading...
It's a brand new month! Do you know how much you've spent this past month? How much you've been paid? How much your total bills were this past month? I know these seem like intense questions to throw Continue reading...
This week, our big Money Move is to start the process of changing our main bank. We've been using Wells Fargo since we first got married 14 years ago, and honestly, it's way past time to move on to a 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...
As a mom of three kids who I homeschool, I understand the need for simple, easy, and sometimes quick lunches. And I also know that packing a lunch for a field trip or just Sunday lunch when the whole Continue reading...
Even though we've been working together to manage our money for years, we still have hiccups with our budget. Unexpected expenses pop up. Or even, as has happened a couple of times, our debit card Continue reading...
Just a few weeks ago, my husband and I celebrated our 14th wedding anniversary. It's a big deal for us because we both come from divorced families that only made it 15 years ago. So it's exciting to Continue reading...
Even though school is back in session here in Georgia, it's still hot as all get out. August is always the hottest month for us in the South. That's why I love a good recipe that doesn't require me to Continue reading...
Here in Georgia, tomorrow is the first day of school. Yep. August 1st, we go back. Long gone are the long days of summer when we actually got three months off. Now it's only two months off. And even Continue reading...
