It’s easy to overspend around the holidays. I know that when I’m armed with wishlists from kids and family members, I have a hard time avoiding the shopping frenzy that seems to take place every time I leave the house. After all, those sales are tempting and who doesn’t need
Once you start a family, you want nothing more than to protect everyone in it. Ironically, one of the best ways to protect our family is by planning for the worst, and over half of American parents don’t even have a will in place. I know, I know – you
I don’t know about you, but the holiday season always seems to catch me off guard. I mean, it was only a month ago that we were preparing for back-to-school season and now we are heading into the end of the calendar year. While I’m not ready to decorate the
We sent our kids to camp this summer. It wasn’t planned, but in lieu of a vacation we couldn’t take due to medical reasons, it made good sense for everyone to have a break. So, while we didn’t necessarily plan for it, we did have the funds to make it
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