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.…
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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…
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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,…
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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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No, I’m Not Funding Your European Vacation
Almost daily I receive a request to "partner" with someone by giving them money. I'll be tagged in a Go…
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What You Need To Know About Giving Kids An Allowance
When our daughter started pulling out teeth so the Tooth Fairy would come, we decided we needed to jump aboard…
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5 Blessings of Being Broke
I am no financial wizard. For many years I made money decisions with my heart and not with my head.…
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This Last Year Has Been An Expensive One
Somewhere along the way, without really talking about it, we made a lifestyle choice called "having five kids," and while…
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The Next Steps
We uprooted our family and moved across the world for a new job. We knew no one here, had nowhere…
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Newlyweds vs. Student Loans (you can be debt free!)
Finances have never really been my thing. Unless you count spending oodles of unnecessary money at Target. Then finances are…
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