Making Saving Second Nature
Our story In early 2018 our youngest son had what we thought was a stomach virus. We kept him home from daycare, cuddled him, and tried to get him to keep liquids down. It wasn’t until the second day at 11:00 pm that my gut told me something else was wrong. He was 3 at […]
I know that it’s not quite Christmas season yet, but each year people overspend on Christmas…or even worse, find themselves in more debt after the holiday decorations are boxed up and back in the attic. And although I’d like to pretend that I’ve always handled the holidays perfectly, that would be a lie. In fact, […]
I’ll never forget the first time I ever moved after college. I was headed to my first “real job” as a third grade teacher. I enlisted the help of my mom and dad to load up a trailer with my measly possessions and Ikea furniture. The week before I headed off across the state I […]
I’m sure you’ve been there. You’re walking through your favorite store and see something that you have to have. It goes in the basket. As you turn down another aisle, you see another item that will go perfect in your home. In the basket it goes. And then you stumble upon the kid’s section. Your child […]
I once had a friend tell me that sending money to savings was pointless. I stood there trying to hide my obvious shock and disbelief as I listened to her share more of her theory. “You just don’t know when you’re going to die, so why save money when you can use it to fully […]