At the end of July 2018 we moved into our current house! We LOVE this home, but getting here was not easy. My husband and I are both self-employed and I’d always heard that because of that, getting a mortgage would be tricky, but I didn’t realize HOW tricky! Here’s a quick video where I go over our story of… Read More
How I Paid off my Student Loans
A few years ago, my husband and I were in A LOT of debt! Like, more than $40,000 worth of debt! It was overwhelming and at the time, we were happy to pay the minimum and tread water. And then one day, I was over it. We worked hard, but all of our money was going to pay… Read More
How to Save up an Emergency Fund
Hi friends! If you are new around here, once in awhile I like to talk about finances. A few years ago my family was in over $40k in debt! Paying off our debt was life changing and I am passionate about helping others to do the same so once in awhile I like to share some money tips. We worked… Read More
How to Grocery Shop on a Budget
Some of my most popular posts on this blog have been my budget blogs. If you are new here, a few years ago I went on a radical budget and we paid off $40k in debt! (here’s the post on how we paid off all of that debt and here are my tips on what you should do first if you… Read More
Debt Overview
I’ve written a few times about my journey to being debt free-. As a quick recap, we owed $43,000 in debt and paid it off in 3 years. It was not easy, but now that we are done I can see how much stress the debt was causing us. When I decided that my husband and I should be debt free,… Read More
What to do When you Decide to Get out of Debt
What to do when you decide to get out of debt Are you ready to get out of debt, but just aren’t sure where to start? I have been there! Let’s me start off by telling you that you can do it! One of my favorite posts I ever wrote (and one of my most popular) was how I got… Read More