by jolyn on January 15, 2010
For obvious reason, I’m asking myself this question right now. Should you give money to those in need if you owe money to others? I happened to catch some of Dave Ramsey’s radio show from yesterday, and he addressed this very issue in response to an email from a listener who wanted to donate a [...]
by jolyn on December 29, 2009
… a whopping $715. Keeping It Real Does that seem like a lot? How much did you spend? Did you create a budget and stick to it? Do tell. The thing is, despite the name of this blog, The Hubs and I never really sat down and said, “We’re only going to spend this much [...]
by jolyn on December 13, 2009
…when many people start thinking about those tax benefits of giving to a charity before the end of the year. I was listening (actually, watching) Clark Howard (do any of you all follow him at all?) recently, and he mentioned a website you can go to to check out a particular charity that you may [...]
by jolyn on December 12, 2009
Peter was beside himself with excitement to be invited to a birthday party for one of his preschool classmates. It was all he could talk about ever since I made the mistake of showing him showed him the invitation that came in the mail. When my kids are invited to birthday parties, I typically spend [...]