Personal Finance and Lifestyle Guide
We’re coming up on a big week in our house. It’s back-to-school week, and we could not be more excited! Our oldest daughter is going into the third grade and our sweet second born is going into kindergarten. She will be going to ‘real’ school for the first time, and she’s actually excited. As if […] More
Everyone with a pet peeve, raise your hand. I know I can’t see you, but I know there are hands everywhere. If I had more than two, they’d be in the air, too. I have a list of pet peeves so long it’s amazing that I find anything to smile about during the day. This […] More
August is here, and that means we have to get our holiday bodies ready. It really shouldn’t be that big of a problem since I do keep hearing people talk about how they never actually got their bikini bodies ready, after all. Now it’s time to get ready for the holidays and for football season. […] More
My husband started a new job this week. After 15 years and one week with the bank he began working for as a part-time teller in college, he finally moved on. He’d gone as far as he could go at the bank, and he was recruited by a company that the bank decided to work […] More
No matter how careful we are, no matter how diligently we plan, and no matter how responsible we are, at some point we will all make a mistake. We can hope it’s not a financial mistake, but it happens. I remember a time many years ago when I used to mail all our monthly expenses […] More
When was the last time someone said something to you or simply made a remark that stuck with you longer than it might usually stick with you? Like anyone else, it happens to me on occasion. There was the time when I was 20 and a complete stranger told me that perhaps I should never […] More
One of the best ways to reach financial success and freedom is to work your way to the top of your career and really make the big bucks; among other things, of course. We would be remiss if we did not mention that success and financial freedom are not found by making more money in […] More
Exercise makes me feel good; really good. In fact, if I don’t work out during the day, I’m not a very nice person. I become grouchy, cranky, irritable and kind of mean. I have little patience, everything annoys me and I constantly think about how annoyed I am that I did not have time to […] More