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We're on the road from Debt to Financial Independence. Our passengers include Momma (me), Wes (my husband) and our six children. The road promises to be long and interesting.
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Passing the Six Month Mark
I started blogging on Blogspot in January. I had a vision, and a plan. It’s changed a bit along the way. I’ve grown in ways I didn’t anticipate. I have begun endeavors that I wou...
Contest Winner Announcement!
There were 16 entries for Momma’s Coupon Management System. I entered all of them into Random.org this morning, and Michele P. is our winner! Please email me your full name and address at ...
Changing Middle Class Perspectives
When I started writing this blog, I started it for one reason. I hadn’t yet found a good resource for our family type. I even went so far as to list our annual budgeted expenses and lament tha...
Micro Lending Experiment - Kiva.org
This morning, I took the plunge and decided to lend for the first time on Kiva.org. I’ve always felt it was a great organization, but never actually sat down to do it. So, Mohamad, I hope you ...
Read This Book or Hello Kitty Dies
I have a standing Wednesday evening appointment with a coaching client. Initially, I deduced that Ms. Words simply need an automated system for everything. She made it very clear that she wasn’t...
What I’m Reading: The Millionaire Next Door
My long awaited copy of The Millionaire Next Door arrived this weekend, thanks to Book Mooch! I’ve read reviews on this book by at least half a dozen bloggers, and figured that there must be som...
What I'm Reading: The Millionaire Next Door
My long awaited copy of The Millionaire Next Door arrived this weekend, thanks to Book Mooch! I've read reviews on this book by at least half a dozen bloggers, and figured that there must be something...
Carnivals and Link Love
My Post: Cutting Food Costs - 3 Ways to Save on Dinner was included the Carnival of Money Hacks hosted by Broke Grad Student this week. Please go check it out, there is a ton of great stuff going on o...
Carnivals and Link Love
My Post: Cutting Food Costs - 3 Ways to Save on Dinner was included the Carnival of Money Hacks hosted by Broke Grad Student this week. Please go check it out, there is a ton of great stuff going on o...
Tightwad Gazette - 1992
My friend, Alicia, brought me an old copy of The Tightwad Gazette last week. I have been thumbing through it for the last few days and just marveling over how much has changed, and how much has not ch...
Tightwad Gazette - 1992
My friend, Alicia, brought me an old copy of The Tightwad Gazette last week. I have been thumbing through it for the last few days and just marveling over how much has changed, and how much has not ch...
Research and Conversations
My co-workers are excited about the book I'm writing. They all want to talk about my process and my ideas. I think it's fabulous to receive such instant feedback, but some of the conversations it has ...
My Project
I've decided to get off the fence and go with my passion. I love helping people improve their household finances. Over the last several years, I've read a million and one finance articles. I started r...
Dodging a Bullet
Thursday, on my drive to work, my Overdrive Off light started blinking on the dash. While I was driving, I could feel the transmission repeatedly engaging and disengaging the Overdrive. Then, as I w...
Charity - Giving Until It Hurts
While prepping a guest post earlier in the week, something was niggling at the back of my mind. The post was about helping my brother financially, even when he was making bad decisions. I couldn't sha...
My Friend Owns The Coffee Shop
Wes and I have been far more careful about our spending in the last 6 months or so. We've made a concentrated effort to keep our expenses low and implement a (more) frugal lifestyle. In the past, we o...
Cell Phone Bill - Take Two
Last month, I wrote about an adventure with our cell phone plans and my attempt at cutting some of our costs by lower the plans. After carefully combing through this month's bill, I am pleased to anno...
The Grocery Game - Unexpected Benefits
I posted last week about The Grocery Game. Since then, I've come to believe it's the smartest move ever! The InvestmentCashEach week, I spend $2.35 on a double edition of the Sunday Atlanta Journal Co...
Back on the Wagon
This has been a crazy few weeks. Wes and I took a business/pleasure trip to Boston and then hopped a train on up to Dover, NH a couple of weeks ago. It was well needed time to ourselves. Along the ...
Reimbursable Expenses
I've had this entry on the back burner for the last several days. For some reason, the words are not finding their way onto the page. I know what I want to say, but... hmm.. there's a block. So thi...
Cell Phone Plans - Frugality is not always easy to impliment.
One of the most popular frugality tips is to lower your cell phone plans. I'd hazard a guess that it's among the top ten ways to free up a few dollars a month.Last month, I decided to go ahead and low...
Investing In....
There are some fantastic resources on the internet and at the public library who can point you in the right direction for just about any type of investing. You can research and buy stocks, bonds, CDs,...
Hiccups and Money Stress
This weekend was a difficult one for me. I'm still trying to wrap my mind around the emotional relationship I have with money. I am relieved to have enough money saved that I can replace the tires o...