I kind of went crazy at the library today, just browsing the shelves.I’ve already read Dave Ramsey‘s, “The Total Money Makeover,” a life-changing must-read. If you haven’t already read it, you should. Go get it. Now. I’ll wait.
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Okay, you got it? Good. Now, I haven’t yet read the two Ramsey books above…
“Financial [...]
My six-year-old’s dance recital is coming up. Olivia came home with her costumes recently and couldn’t wait to try them on and admire herself in the mirror.If Olivia had her way, she would be running from dance to swimming to T-ball to karate …. day after day, week after week. And would then still be [...]
As of today…
Debt 1: $2,260.17
Debt 2: $6,493.00
Debt 3: $10,622.55
Grand Total: $19,375.72
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Debt #1 is our credit card that we use and pay off on a monthly basis. That is, we usually pay it off on a monthly basis.
It got a little out of hand at the end of last year after our tenants [...]
…that done gone up and went. Is anyone still out there? (tap-tap) Is this thing still on?
Apparently the best time to start a new blog is not right before you go on a cross-country road trip and then have family come stay for a while almost as soon as you get home. Blogging has taken [...]
We’re getting a pretty sizable tax refund this year and most of it will be going straight onto my teenager’s teeth. I’m very thankful to be able to pay for his braces in cash, but it is a bummer to flit it away like that: easy come, easy go! I had honestly thought we had [...]
Not even three weeks have passed since I impulsively started this blog, and I’m already feeling discouraged. The tally is in from our trip and it’s not pretty.
Now, I know that we would have been spending money even if we hadn’t been traveling. And this figure does include everything. Is it terrible to admit that [...]
Our initial goal is to be debt-free in about one year.
Ahem.
This does not include house debt, which for us includes not just the house we live in but also a house we still own and rent out in Las Vegas that has been a thorn in our side ever since.
That will be a future post.
I [...]