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There’s So Much Pressure to Keep Up with the Joneses

Living
August 30, 2025
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By Wendy C

There’s So Much Pressure to Keep Up with the Joneses

It crept up on me slowly. I’m not even sure when exactly it all started. Perhaps it was when I…

Living, Motherhood
June 10, 2024
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By Aftan Hoffer

This Life We Have is Perfect For Us

I try my best not to be offended by kids. Ask any teacher, and they’ll tell you countless stories of…

$72.45 from an Angel at the Grocery Store

Living, Motherhood
December 19, 2023
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By Kim Patton

$72.45 from an Angel at the Grocery Store

I stood at the checkout line while the cashier scanned my rewards card and said the balance aloud: $72.45 I…

Living
November 6, 2023
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By Nickey J Dunn

I Lost My Job but My Family Did Too

A very early, nondescript meeting popped up for me first thing in the morning, and I felt my stomach immediately…

I Don’t Know How We’ll Make Ends Meet but I Trust God Will Provide

Faith, Living
October 10, 2023
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By Her View From Home

I Don’t Know How We’ll Make Ends Meet but I Trust God Will Provide

I don’t know how we’re going to make ends meet. My work hours recently got cut in half. My husband…

5 Money Tips to Set Your Kids Up for a Strong Financial Future

Grown Children, Kids, Motherhood, Teen
May 22, 2023
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By Leah Hadley

5 Money Tips to Set Your Kids Up for a Strong Financial Future

As parents, we want to see our children become independent, but the transition to financial independence has unique challenges. I…

I’m the Breadwinner in Our Family and It Can Be Lonely

Motherhood
May 11, 2023
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By Amanda Sainato

I’m the Breadwinner in Our Family and It Can Be Lonely

Being a mom is hard. Being a stay-at-home mom is hard. Being a working mom is hard. While we surely…

There Are a Lot of Families Simply Trying to Get By

Living, Motherhood
January 18, 2023
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By Moriah Couch

There Are a Lot of Families Simply Trying to Get By

Times are tough right now. If you've been to a grocery store lately, or a gas station, or anywhere really,…

We Don’t Have Anything Extra For Christmas This Year

Faith, Living, Motherhood
December 16, 2020
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By Her View From Home

We Don’t Have Anything Extra For Christmas This Year

I don’t have anything extra for Christmas. I’m not making lists of gifts to buy or ingredients to pick up.…

Some of Us Are Struggling Financially—And We’re Struggling To Tell You

Living
August 18, 2020
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By Her View From Home

Some of Us Are Struggling Financially—And We’re Struggling To Tell You

There’s a trend going around in our neighborhood and surrounding neighborhoods of “the wine fairy”. It’s turned into a bit…

Journal, Kids, Motherhood
July 18, 2018
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By Maralee Bradley

If Other Kids Call You ‘Poor’

My sweet kids, I know there have been times you have felt poor. There are vacations we can't go on,…

We Do Family Outings Even When Money is Tight

Living, Motherhood
March 21, 2018
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By Christiana Whallon

We Do Family Outings Even When Money is Tight

Just like many modern families, we are on a pretty tight budget. We live month-to-month and sometimes struggle to…

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There’s So Much Pressure to Keep Up with the Joneses

This Life We Have is Perfect For Us

$72.45 from an Angel at the Grocery Store

I Lost My Job but My Family Did Too

I Don’t Know How We’ll Make Ends Meet but I Trust God Will Provide

5 Money Tips to Set Your Kids Up for a Strong Financial Future

I’m the Breadwinner in Our Family and It Can Be Lonely

There Are a Lot of Families Simply Trying to Get By

We Don’t Have Anything Extra For Christmas This Year

Some of Us Are Struggling Financially—And We’re Struggling To Tell You

If Other Kids Call You ‘Poor’

We Do Family Outings Even When Money is Tight

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