Save Money & Slay Debt
Hi friends. *Waves sheepishly* I know I haven’t been a busy little bee over here lately, but please don’t think I’m being lazy. Turns out, the children want me to do fun things with them this summer like go to the library and and take them to VBS and day camps. Also, I’m required to feed them lunch (who knew?). Plus I’ve had a full plate with a few other
Tips like these helped us pay off $127K in debt. You can read our story in Slaying the Debt Dragon: How One Family Conquered Their Money Monster and Found an Inspired Happily Ever After. Paying off debt isn’t for the faint of heart. It’s undoubtedly more difficult if you are a single parent. This week, I’m bringing you a couple of inspirational stories of a single mom paying off debt. They were faced
Friends, VBS nearly took us out. My meal plan was a big fat fail last week. The good news is that most of the food is still good (1 bag of spinach hit the compost bin) and can be used this week. Full disclosure: we ate out way too much and lived a harried existence for a week. I’m so unbelievably happy to be cooking an return to “normal” this
Ought oh, did you forget to get a gift for dear ‘ole dad? It’s not too late to celebrate Father’s Day with style. Here’s your last minute round up of Father’s Day 2014 Freebies and a few frugal gift ideas to boot! Freebies: Beef O’Brady’s is offering a free entree to dads (with the purchase of equal or lesser value entree). BJ’s Brewhouse will give all dads a FREE limited edition
Friends, let’s read a book together this summer! I’ve always loved leading a group of individuals through a book during the summer months. Our conversations typically occur over a cup of coffee at my kitchen table or in a local cafe. But this year, I thought it would be fun to take the matter online. I wanted to connect with friends in other states and of course you, too. I
It’s VBS week for us here in the Queendom. This means we’ll be eating our meals around 4 PM before we head out for an evening of fun serving at our home church Stones Crossing Church. It will be important not to let the business of the week overtake our meal plan. Grabbing something from the drive thru is typically easier and even we succumb to its call sometimes. However,
Tips like these helped us pay off $127K in debt. You can read our story in Slaying the Debt Dragon: How One Family Conquered Their Money Monster and Found an Inspired Happily Ever After. I was working on a post to encourage people to pay off debt and quickly filtered through my favorite stock photos to get a picture that might inspire or at bare minimum convey the essence of what I
Oh the lazy hazy days of summer. They beckon to us with vacations and road trips, blockbusters and fireworks. Around every corner, there’s another opportunity to spend money – sunblock, swimsuits, ice cream, barbecues, and new beach towels. There are new summer toys and flip flops, picnics and flowers for the yard. Don’t even get me started on the amount we spend on gasoline to mow our very large yard
