$100,000 is a lot of money. That’s higher than some people’s mortgage! But it wasn’t even counting mortgage for us. That was all of our combined debt, not including our house. We had it all: student loans, credit cards, a car loan, medical debt. As […]
This is going to be a controversial topic, but I hope you stick with me. If you are married and have separate bank accounts (even if you have one joint account and a separate, individual account), you have company. 42 % of married couples, or […]
When we started paying off debt, my husband had an irregular income. It really threw me off. I wasn’t quite sure how to know exactly how much to allocate to different categories (including the snowball method for paying off debt) with a paycheck that changes […]
We’ve all had them. Everyone. Even the people who are great with money. So if you’re here, just know one thing. You are not alone. Money fights are hard, because finances are such an emotional topic. If things go south and your money is lost, […]
Fights about money are some of the most common in a relationship. There is undoubtedly something about money that the two of you do not agree on. And since money can be an extremely sensitive topic, it can get the argument heated very quickly. There […]
For my husband’s first Father’s Day this year, I wanted to make him a heartfelt gift. Especially with this being his first ever Father’s Day! So I decided to combine two things I know most everyone likes: a keepsake from their child and a good […]
A big question that everyone has about becoming a stay at home parent is, “how could you afford that?”. Unfortunately, I don’t have a quick fix answer for you, but I can tell you how we laid the groundwork. A few years ago, Alex and […]
Well, today is the day I decided to quit my job to become a stay at home mom. I should explain that better, because it’s so much more than that. Today, I decided to quit my 7.5 year career at my dream job at NASA […]