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
Sure, we’ve talked about using the cash envelope system as a method to save additional money, but the concept is still, according to comments and Facebook private messages, a foreign concept to many, and with good reason. While this incredibly effective method may seem like a simple process at the
When I worked as an Administrative Assistant, one of the best weeks of the year was Administrative Appreciation week. Not only did it always seem to catch me off guard, but it was the time when all of the people I worked with would make an effort to show the
I’m excited to welcome Holly Bird from Holly’s Bird Nest to share a bit of her story with us today. Holly and her husband, Tim, were blindsided early on in their marriage with a diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease and, later on, dementia. Since that time, she’s taken over as the
It’s no secret that my entire family participates in household chores. Just the act of family working together has played a huge role in achieving our long-term goals, but more than that, it’s instilled a feeling that we are all in this together, through the highs and the lows. Of
I’m not going to lie. Sometimes the idea of putting together a new monthly budget can seem intimidating. Often it’s because there’s not enough money coming in for all of the things we want to do. Sometimes, though, it’s because we have a little extra money and have to figure