Reason #2: Making a number on the scale the center of your universe is a fruitless endeavor. As kids, we can become very attached to our favorite toy, blanket, or stuffed animal. It is as if these beloved items have a magical power over us, a force that is so powerful it can stirContinue reading “Why Diets Don’t Work: Reason #2”
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The Financial Lifesavor
A few years ago I did something that iMpRoVed our financial stress. In addition to tracking our monthly expenses, I made a simple spreadsheet that estimates what our bank account will look like in six months. Whenever I log our monthly expenses, I also update this 6-month sheet (to see an example, click 6-Month Spreadsheet). Continue reading “The Financial Lifesavor”
Worth the Investment
Last week Doug and I went on our first dAtE in quite a while. I can not tell you how great it was to be able to eat a meal and hang out without being interrupted! We were able to talk about things beyond the everyday “stuff” and found ourselves LeArNinG new things about eachContinue reading “Worth the Investment”
$ailing The Financial $ea$
I have to AdMiT, I was a little (or a lot) hesitant to write a post about money. You may have read my earlier post “Broke Was My Goal” where I talked about being a teacher with a financial mess on my hands and how I got out of that mess by taking one small stepContinue reading “$ailing The Financial $ea$”
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”
Use The Resources You Have
If you’ve been following our blog you may have seen me talk about dealing with an “All-Or-Nothing” mindset. I struggle with this thinking and am diligently working to change this crazy TrAiN Of ThouGht. Here is one thing that is helping me out a GreAt dEaL. I recently have adopted the thinking, “Use The ResourcesContinue reading “Use The Resources You Have”
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”
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