Budget, starting where you are now.
Credit cards are everywhere these days! Chances are you’ve had at least one (I know I did!). You’re wondering if you should keep it, or possibly get another one. But let’s talk through this first. We had just gotten out of debt and started on […]
Bills that fluctuate in amount can really throw a budget off. And irregular bills can account for a good chunk of overall monthly expenses. Think things like electricity, gas, groceries, water. These monthly expenses make it difficult to sit down once a month and create […]
Getting out of debt was one of the most challenging, rewarding, exhausting, and exhilarating processes we have done. We had a goal and we worked really, really hard to get to it. I spoke about it briefly in the Digging out of debt to stay […]
This is a big one, and one that has a lot of people turning back around and walking away. Cloth diapering. In essence, it sounds nice. It saves you a ton of money on disposable diapers and saves the environment. On the other hand, you […]
I quickly mentioned part of Dave Ramsey’s baby steps in my post about getting out of debt to be able to stay home with our baby. Let’s dig into it a little more to see what it can do for you. Dave Ramsey put together […]
Budgeting is hard. I’m just going to say that right now. We work hard and want to unwind and spend what we want, when we want. The problem with spending what we want, when we want is that we will run out. Fast. And before […]
Christmas is both an incredibly happy and incredibly stressful time. Any adult knows that. People are kinder and more generous during the Holiday season, but are also stressed out from finding gifts for everyone they know. Let’s put together a game plan for the Holiday […]
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 […]
Last week, we took little H on her first plane ride and first trip to Disney World. To say mom and dad were anxious is probably an understatement. We had no idea what to expect. Would she handle the plane ride okay? What about germs […]
Did you know these were a thing? We found this pleasant surprise when traveling for the first time with the little one to Florida a couple of weeks ago. I have always been a modest person, but I am getting better about nursing in public. […]