Making Saving Second Nature
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, […]
Fall is by far my favorite season of the year. The moment that the air turns cool and the grass is cold under my bare feet is my signal that fall is here. I have always lived in Texas, so the first day of fall still feels like summer. It takes a few months, but […]
I don’t know about you, but when I first heard of the cash envelope system, I was sure it was not for me. I mean, who would want to carry around all that cash? And what about the change?! “Those cash people are crazy” I thought. Ha! The joke was on me, friend! You see, cash envelopes […]
I’m going to admit something that I haven’t told a lot of people (so why not tell the whole internet?)…my husband and I bought our first house before we were ready. Not only were we newly married (we closed on our house on our one year wedding anniversary), but we also had over $100,000 worth […]
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 […]