Every month since the beginning of 2008 I have tracked my spending and debt balances. That’s nearly 6 years of tracking! 71 times I’ve sat in front of an excel spreadsheet and taken a snapshot of my debt balances. At the beginning of 2009 I also started tracking my savings …
Well, things are kinda starting to clear up over here. It’s been 10 weeks since my Dad passed away and we are still finding stuff. And by stuff, I mean debt. If I have to put a round number on it I’d say we are up to about $2,000,000 in …
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Everyone hates car repairs and I’m no different. Nothing feels like throwing money away more than to paying for something you can’t see and gives you no additional benefit from what you had before. It seems almost crazy. My husband’s car had been acting up. Once in a while instead …
We teach our kids almost everything they know… whether we like it or not. Sometimes I wish my kids wouldn’t learn what I’m teaching. Right? I wish some of my bad habits wouldn’t rub off on my kids. Things like eating when I’m stressed out or using the cell phone …
When you are making a budget there are 4 types of items you must include. 1. Monthly bills: Everyone starts their budget here so no big surprise that you need to include all your monthly bills. These are bills that are due once per month. They are either paid, or …
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Christmas!! In September?! Are you nuts-o? No I haven’t lost my mind and believe me, it feels less like Christmas here in Phoenix than it does probably anywhere else in the country. It’s still over 100 degrees everyday. But there is a reason I’m talking about Christmas. If you get …
