How to Buy a House
One of the questions I'm often asked is about buying a home. There are so many different ways to purchase a home and so many different components that go into that it can be daunting. So I want to Continue reading...
Homemade Dill Sour Cream Chicken Salad
Nothing says summertime in our family like homemade chicken salad! And being that we like to eat a relatively clean diet, I prefer to not use mayonnaise in our chicken salad. So, this recipe contains Continue reading...
Stay at Home Resources (to try to keep your sanity!)
I know that right now is a crazy and kind of scary time for most of us dealing with Covid-19. From trying to homeschool our kids, keep our finances in tack, and try to keep our minds from completely Continue reading...
A $1,000 Isn’t Enough. Dave Ramsey is wrong.
Okay, I'm saying it and yes, I feel kind of bad about it. A $1,000 isn't enough and Dave Ramsey is wrong. Hear me out. I love Dave Ramsey. My family is 100% debt-free and is in a way better spot Continue reading...
How to Set Up a Budget Binder for Your Household
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...
What my family is learning from COVID-19 quarantine & what you can do to prepare
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...
How to Increase Your Credit Score When You Have No Debt
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...
Want to become debt-free? Here’s what we did to make it happen.
"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?” – How I budget for StitchFix and get the most out of a box.
"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...
Paying off our mortgage early is one of the best things we’ve ever done
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...
Must Read Books for Moms this Year!
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...
