Friday - birthday thoughts!
I'm 35 today. One of the lessons Christina and I have learned lately - probably more me than her - let go. I'm not perfect and I have...
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Thursday thought - detail your car.
Here's a curveball for you. Two suggestions you may not expect from me; Drop off your paid for, used car at a mechanic you trust and...
Wednesday - why are we sacrificing?
We make these sacrifices now - looking a bit "weird", buying used, wearing used or hand me downs, shopping clearance, not shopping at all...
Tuesday Text - a WRITTEN budget.
I had a few people tell me over the last week that their budget wasn't balancing. As a result, I want to give you the components I...
Shed Playhouse Chronicles 2
You need a base! My wife informed me that we needed a solid foundation for our playhouse. So I didn't waste time arguing. Much time....
The Shed Playhouse Chronicles; Step One
Alright, here it goes - we have a great space out here in Warsaw; what can we do with it? I always wanted a playhouse as a kid, so here's...
Thursday - Budgeting - Not a Prison.
Your budget is not meant to feel like a prison. Your budget is meant to give you parameters. I'm encouraging everyone to try budgeting -...
Wednesday - we need to talk about storage.
We are down some financial flab. We shed it by letting go of things we didn't need, both in the last year and in the last few months. A...
Tuesday thought - your partner.
While you're on your journey to debt freedom, inventory the quality of the relationship between your partner and yourself. Has your...
Monday Musings
Guys, there will be times when your debt feels like it's not worth fixing, too hard to fix, "why can't I do baby step X first?" Stay...
Friday - let's talk making payments!
Minimum payments rob you of your income. If you take the time to look at what your minimum payments actually do - namely how much...
Thursday - decode your insecurities.
What broke person in your life is telling you that you can't do this? That the debt is insurmountable, that you don't earn enough, that...
Wednesday - Weird is Wonderful
On this financial journey, I have had friends, co-workers and family members question what we're doing - the Baby Steps being out of...
Tuesday Takeaway
When you feel like things are slowing down - that you've done a great job and want to relax - don't. Getting to your financial goals is...
Thursday Thoughts
"Children do what feels good. Adults devise a plan and follow it." - DR In our household, we know "why" we want to get into a healthy...
Wednesday - The Joneses'
One of the things I continue to experience as we go through our Total Money Makeover is that we face the person in the mirror daily - and...
Monday Money Musing
A sinking fund is setting aside money for a planned event in order to "cash flow" that event. Our move was paid for in cash out of our...
Tuesday Takeaway
Cash provides a "limit". Have you ever hit the limit on a credit card and been mystified why you were declined? Perhaps you had been...
Thursday Thought
The only person screwing up your chances of winning with money is the person in the mirror. Our family has learned to redefine "need" and...
Mid Week Money Musing
Credit is not security. Listen to how people react to the idea of cutting up AND closing down all credit cards; "But what do you do about...
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