In total honesty…we fell off the budget wagon some time at the beginning of May. I could make a ton of excuses as to why that happened, but we all know that life happens, right? …and sometimes the budget just doesn’t make the cut. How to Reset a Budget Gone
Jessica Brodie is an award-winning Christian novelist, journalist, editor, blogger, and writing coach and the recipient of the 2018 American Christian Fiction Writers Genesis Award for her novel, The Memory Garden. She is also the editor of the South Carolina United Methodist Advocate, the oldest newspaper in Methodism, and a member of
Jessica Brodie is an award-winning Christian novelist, journalist, editor, blogger, and writing coach and the recipient of the 2018 American Christian Fiction Writers Genesis Award for her novel, The Memory Garden. She is also the editor of the South Carolina United Methodist Advocate, the oldest newspaper in Methodism, and a member of
I’ll be honest…I’m not in a season of weddings. At the moment, most of my friends are married (with the exception of one couple whose wedding we will attend in the fall), and baby showers are a bit more prominent. And yet, we’ve been there…when every trip to the mailbox
Today’s post comes from Kalen Bruce, founder of Freedom Sprout, who helps parents raise money-smart, non-materialistic kids. He’s a writer, husband, father of five, and war planner for the U.S. military. His writing has been featured in Simple Money Magazine, and on many publications, to include: Yahoo! Finance, CNN Money, The
Summer is fast approaching and after the stress of April, I’m certainly looking for the sunshine in both the weather forecast and our budget. May Savings Challenge: Flowers after Showers For the month of May, my family has made the goal to place half of all of our extra income
One-third of the way through the year and it’s time to see what progress we’ve made to-date. Our Debt Recap – April Edition One of the hardest things about writing from a personal standpoint comes when times get tough. I waited an extra week to update you on our April
With the launch of the Blessed Budget Planner, I’ve had several questions about how I categorize my monthly expenses, so I thought I’d walk you through step-by-step, the line items in my budget. I’ve also placed an asterisk (*) next to all of the categories that are part of my
We are coming up on the end of the school year and that means that another graduating class will be moving into adulthood with potentially tens of thousands of dollars’ worth of student loan debt. While I could quote the statistics of how many people in America have student loans
As we enter the second quarter of 2019, I’m so excited about the possibilities it brings. My hope is that these savings challenges help motivate you to do a little more when it comes to achieving your financial goals. April Savings Challenge: A Little More Attention to Detail For the
We are one quarter of the way through 2019 and I’m so excited to report our progress for the month of March. So much took place over that 31 days and I can’t wait to share it all with you. Our March Debt Recap Sometimes it can be fun to
Full disclosure: I am not the cook in our home. In fact, my family all groans a bit when I am responsible for meals, which typically involve one of two things: leftovers from the fridge or something related to tacos. I am a decent baker, though, but there is nothing