Over this past week my basement was a casualty of the record level rain fall on the East Coast. We’ve…

We recently met with our financial planner and while we were there we decided to review our life insurance. Currently…

In all many of the significant books and television shows of my childhood, somehow there was always a character who…

I thought this step was very helpful. While it didn’t end up saving us much money, I still think it’s…

This past weekend I was inaugurated into a special club: parents who take their children to the ER on a weekend….

Coming in under budget is an exciting feeling. It’s easy to start looking for ways to spend that money. In…

I still consider myself a relative newbie to the blogging universe. For the first time in years I find myself…

One of the major reasons why this step is so difficult for us is that our debts don’t seem real….

I have heard the philosophy of “paying yourself first” before. I agree that it is helpful to keep a separate…

The most disturbing part of this step for me was the reality part. The reality for me is that we…

  I am a pretty low maintenance person. My makeup routine during my high school years was minimal, unless I…

photo courtesy of Twinkle Photo   I was recently able to share with my MOPS group some of my thoughts…

Last month I shared that our family would be embarking on a first time ever no spend month. I was…

Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about the different names of God that appear in the Bible, especially the Hebrew…

It’s the end of the year. When holiday sales declare “You NEED this and if you don’t buy it now,…

  I told myself this year would be different. I would be less stressed out and I’d engage more. But…

I spend money every day. You probably do too. Sometimes it’s boring things like rent, mortgage and utilities, or necessary…

My social media feed is full of it. Moms lamenting peeing their pants and the belly that just hangs and…