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Quick Tip: Get 10% Bonus on Your Tax Refund

This year I’d like to occasionally talk more about finances and how building a balanced, healthy life includes building a healthy financial foundation. It’s hard to eat right and take care of yourself...

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How To Save Money On Food

In the past, each month I would check my monthly spending and realize I’d spent a lot of money on food. A lot. Way too much. Between groceries and eating out I overspent my food budget every month. It...

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Financially Fit: How to Track Spending & Grow Your Net Worth

Paying off debt and losing weight are very similar processes. With each you have to delay pleasure in order to achieve a long term goal. Both can be hard and involve sacrifice over time even when you...

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Financial Peace University Week 1

Being debt free and having more freedom has been a goal of mine for a while now. I’ve made progress by paying off all credit card debt and student loan debt, but I still have a ways to go. I still have...

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Financial Peace University Update

Between work, business, life, etc. I can’t seem to keep up with weekly updates on blogging things like Financial Peace University. So how about random updates throughout the series with my thoughts?...

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June 2018 Budget Review

Since my goal to become financially fit and stable, I’ve accomplished a lot of things! I’ve paid off credit card debt, paid off my car, saved up for a baby hospital bill, and have almost funded our...

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July 2018 Monthly Budget Plan With Me

I’m a little late in writing up this post but I recently shared our July budget on YouTube! For our July budget I’m hoping to tighten up the reigns and get the ship on the right path. We spent way too...

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Why Having An Emergency Fund Is Important

If you follow me over on YouTube, you may have noticed I recently posted about the emergency we had: an emergency vet visit and pet surgery. It was a great reminder of why we have an emergency fund and...

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Fully Funded Emergency Fund | 2018 Goals Update

You guys, we did it!! We’ve finished saving up our emergency fund! This is a such a good feeling. We may not be rich (definitely not) but finally having a decent emergency funded finally makes me feel...

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Stuffing Cash Envelopes for August 2018

Do you like cash? Do you use cash? I’ll let you in on a secret: I hate cash. I hate using cash but I also appreciate cash for the power it holds. Dave Ramsey says in Financial Peace University that...

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August Online Income Report | Rebuilding Online Income – Update 2

Welcome! Today I’m sharing my August online “extra” income details: how much it was and where it came from! Why I’m Sharing About Extra Online Income This is the second month I’m sharing First,...

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Can your family live on one income?

  The other day I was in my car thinking, can my family live on one income? Can your family live on one income? Can we live on one income? It’s been 3 years since I last lost a job. My history of...

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Our House Price & Mortgage Details | Buying Our First Home

If you are nosy about real estate like me, or want to buy a house and are curious about getting a mortage, then this video is for you. In this video I discuss all the details of our mortgage. I share...

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Taking Control Of Debt With A New Debt Payoff Plan

Honestly I’ve been trying to ignore it and rationalize it away, but the fact remains. There are loans out there from my education and I need to pay them. Does this sound pretty confusing? Yeah, well...

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How To Get $100 of Baby Stuff FREE

I love free stuff. Who doesn’t enjoy getting things for free? Getting free stuff is more important than ever when you have a new baby and many new expenses. Even better is when I can get A LOT of stuff...

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