Money Doesn’t Grow On Trees

{Subscribers–if your email link did not work today, we apologize.  Tomorrow it should be back up and running!} Our family is planning a BiG trip to Disneyworld this summer!  It will be the first visit for both of my children and we can’t wait to see the excitement on their faces as they meet their favorites…TinkerbellContinue reading “Money Doesn’t Grow On Trees”

Change Your Family Tree

If you could cHanGe an area in your LiFe, what would it be?   Would it be your bad temper, financial decisions, work ethic, eating habits, etc.? I listen to a radio talk show that occasionally talks about “changing your family tree”.   I’ve always loved this concept because we all have areas in our life thatContinue reading “Change Your Family Tree”

“Broke” Was My Goal

After I graduated from college I had difficulty finding a job so I did what most college graduates do, I got a job in a completely unrelated field than my major.  In my case, it was waiting tables.  I remember my first day on the job thinking, “I got a college degree and now IContinue reading ““Broke” Was My Goal”

Goodbye Joneses! Hello Freedom!

So here’s the truth: I have never considered myself to be a very good writer.  When I first started blogging (1 month ago!) it was easy to give up b/c of the following thoughts:  What if people think my posts are horrible?  What if someone thinks I’m not very SmArT?  What if people look atContinue reading “Goodbye Joneses! Hello Freedom!”

Life on a Budget

Let me tell ya, the word “budget” was not in our vocabulary when Doug and I got married 5 years ago. Like many newly married couples we graduated from college, moved to a new city, got good jobs and spent money on the weekends rewarding ourselves for all of our HaRd WorK.  BUT about 3Continue reading “Life on a Budget”