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Stop falling for this common marketing trap & save yourself some money!
One of the biggest marketing ploys in the world is the “It’s originally $1,000, but for today only, you can save $250 and grab it for just $750!”. The thing is, is that this level of marketing makes us...
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Kids sports cost how much????
I don’t know about you, but I want the best for my kids. Maybe you do to? Even if you don’t have kids, you probably know a parent, and if you think they may benefit from this email, please forward...
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We paid cash for a truck!
Well, we did it again! We paid cash for another car! This time, it was for a new truck for my husband. It’s his first new truck in 13 years. And in case you’re new here, my husband has been in need...
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How to NOT go broke as a wedding guest this year
I don’t know about you, but it seems like weddings just keep getting more and more expensive. And I don’t just mean for the bride and groom; it is becoming more and more expensive to be a wedding...
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Is this destroying your life?
Do you ever find yourself in an anxious state – you know, one where you feel like you’re in some imaginary race against someone else and a clock that you can’t see? I know I find myself here more...
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Our Family Beach Vacation on Tybee Island
This year marked our 3rd Annual Family Vacation in Tybee Island, Georgia and I still can’t believe it’s been that long ago that we paid off over $55k of consumer debt! One of the things that I love...
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The one money question you should be asking yourself.
Have you ever stopped to ask yourself, “what do I want my money to do for me?” If not, don’t worry because you’re not alone. Most of us don’t bother to really think about what we want our money to do...
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Money Stress Sucks. Here’s what to do about it.
Let’s get real. Money stress sucks. And I don’t mean just a little bit. It sucks – sucks the life out of everything and everyone it comes in contact with. Want to know how I know? Because I’ve...
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Marriage and Money: What to do when you’re fighting about money
This past week, my husband and I celebrated 9 years as husband and wife. Now, I know that’s not really an impressive number in the grand scheme of things, but the truth is, we wouldn’t have made it...
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Nope, making more money won’t help you.
I know, I know, everyone and their mama wants to make more money, and honestly, this title is a little deceiving. Yes, making more money can totally help you, so long as you know how to manage it. I...
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Meal planning for those that hate meal planning
I have such a love/hate relationship with meal planning. I mean, I LOVE having a plan in place (it makes life soooo much easier), but I don’t like having to sit down and figure out what to feed my...
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Our “Funds” Budget System Explained
If you’ve been reading my blog for any length of time, you’ve heard me mention before about our “funds system”. Basically, we have funds budget system where we have certain automatic withdraws happen...
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Why we skipped Dave Ramsey’s Baby Steps
Okay, so we’re about to get real up in here. First, I love Dave Ramsey, The Total Money Makeover, and the Baby Steps. Straight up, I have no problem whatsoever with any of those, but in the last few...
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5 Ways to get un-stuck and find the success you crave
Stuck. Just stuck. Just flat-out, plain-old stuck and unable to move. That’s exactly how I felt in my early adult life. I felt like I couldn’t move – I didn’t know how to “move up” in the sense of...
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From financially stressed to financially free.
A few years ago, my life looked really different. Aside from the obvious fact that we had fewer children then, it was really just a very different time in our lives. We were constantly stressed about...
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24 Must Read Books for 2019
I love reading. In fact, the average millionaire reads two books or more a month. The very successful Zig Ziglar was quoted as reading three hours a day despite his super tight schedule. There is...
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Using a No Spend Month to stop overspending
A No Spend Month? What the heck is that??? Have you ever heard of a No Spend Month? If not, a No Spend Month is basically this, you go on a “spending fast” for 30-31 days where the only money you...
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I had a shopping addiction… + how I overcame it and got my financial life in...
I hope you had a wonderful Christmas, but I’m also aware, that not everyone reading this email had a great Christmas. I know for me, way back in 2007, that Christmas was one of the worse. Not only did...
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January Budget Update
Usually, about this time, folks start waning on their New Year’s Resolutions. And if budgeting or managing your money or becoming debt-free was on your list, you may have already run into a few...
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Nope, we’re not saving for our kids college. Here’s what we’re doing instead.
Most folks gawk at my husband and me when we tell them that we aren’t saving up for our kids to go to college. We hear all sorts of things like how it’s our “duty” to save for our kids to go to...
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