Personal Finance and Lifestyle Guide
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Sometimes things just sit with me for a while, and I think about them quite often. My husband is going to be working solely from home in a few weeks, which is something we have been working toward for a while. His office now is almost an hour from home, and most of what he […] More
Investing in your future is always a good idea, but it’s not always boring and retirement-related. Sure, we believe in the power of investments that are financially responsible such as 401(k)s and stocks and bonds and CDs and all that good stuff, but what really makes me feel good is the kind of investment that […] More
Deciding what to spend on a computer is a big deal. In fact, it’s a big deal for everyone; not just those on a budget. For some people, it makes a lot of sense to spend more on a computer than it does others. For example, my husband is an IT administrator for a bank […] More
Every so often I’m reminded that my sweet babies are growing up, and I have such a love/hate relationship with that. While I’m so looking forward to the day I never have to buy another diaper or wipe another snotty nose, I’m going to miss these days so much. Our oldest will be 8 next […] More
The next two weeks cannot possibly pass quickly enough for my taste. In two weeks, my husband and I leave with our two favorite couples on a tropical paradise vacation – sans kiddos. That’s right; no kids allowed. We do it a few times a year, but usually just for a night or two and […] More
I’m supermom. Maybe you are, too. Or maybe you are one of the moms who doesn’t feel she has her stuff together enough to be supermom. Perhaps you feel discombobulated, out-of-sorts and even as if you are not doing it as well as those other mothers. I’ve got a secret for you; even supermom feels […] More
Minimalism does not work for everyone. I, however, am on a personal mission these days to make it more of a priority in my household. I’m not going full minimalist and getting rid of things we love and living off the grid or anything like that. I already have a bad habit of throwing things […] More
Grocery shopping is no joke in our house; not even a little. We have four kids, two adults and we frequently have my aunt and her 3-year-old son over for dinner during the week. She’s an unexpected single mother and a teacher, and she is a horrible cook. To help her out a bit, we […] More
My husband and I celebrated a special milestone one evening earlier this week. Our “middle” daughter graduated from VPK. I say middle in quotes because she is our sweet and sassy second born, but we also have twins younger than her, so I feel she’s a middle child even though she’s one of four. She, […] More
Noon today; my least favorite day of the year. It’s when I will ride through the pick-up line with the twins in the backseat dying for a nap since they do go to bed at noon to pick up my oldest daughter on her last day of second grade. The line will be long. Then […] More
Being a woman in a man’s world is a difficult task at times. Of course, being anything in this world is a difficult task at times. I’m aware that women still don’t make as much as men most of the time, and that not everyone views women as equals at all times. The fact of […] More
Your professional life has everything to do with your financial life. Imagine my shock when I recently overheard someone mention that they don’t see the correlation between their professional and their personal lives. It seems so simple to me; your professional life has everything to do with your job, and your job has everything to […] More