I had our taxes done and it is heartbreaking to admit but we made 20% less than we did in 2010. I seriously thought in 2010 that we couldn’t live on anything less, but I was proven wrong. Even earning 20% less our family is happy to have jobs, food on the table...
There is a lot on the news lately about Layaway coming back. Last year and this year we went to Kmart because we were able to put our gifts for Christmas on layaway. A bit of planning on our part made for an easier Christmas season for us all. While we did have to...
I want to point out a an article on a friends blog, The Five Fish. Karie, writes about a family recession and what her family has gone through. It isn’t a rare story and many, many mom bloggers are going through the very same thing. We choose not to talk about it because earning...
Managing God’s Money By Randy Alcorn Softcover ISBN 9781414345536 I don’t know about you but I’m questioning how we spend our money as a family. There is so little to go around that you want to make the right decisions. Managing God’s Money, helps to put you in the frame of mine that...
I feel our family is super lucky to have been chosen to review the Dave Ramsey, Kids Superpack (Audio Version) Financial Peace Jr., Plus 6 Audio Books. I can’t say that my husband and I have set the best example for our kids, but for the last 10 years we’ve worked hard to become...
I’m heaving a sigh and taking a deep breath. Finances aren’t something I like to talk about, especially with my husband. We have disagreed on finances so many times and for so many years and I finally told him. Neither one of us is wrong about what bill or what we want to do...
I have happened across a site called Sisterly Savings. It caught my eye right away. Besides the savings part “sisterly”. When my sister lived near me we would clip coupons, go to the stores, and had a little game of who could save the most. Jennifer at Sisterly Savings is a stay at home...
I get a lot of great cost cutting ideas from magazines, but I also get a lot of “woe is me” from them. I will see “Budget Recipes” only $2.50 a plate. WTH not at my house. I mean I can make a meal for under $5 for the whole family! Then there are those...
