As a parent, one of my foremost priorities is making sure that I raise my daughter to be more than a productive member of society: I want her to be better than me.Now, I realize that I'm a fairly new parent, and I didn't exactly have the greatest role models, but I'm trying. One of the things … [Read more...]
9 Things You Must Do To Retire Early
Admittedly, we're not yet retired.Which, by extension means that there a still a lot of things we don't know about early retirement. But what we do know is that more information, more research, more knowledge about early retirement is a good thing. And, that when we implement the best things … [Read more...]
A Work From Home Cleaning Schedule
The biggest thing I'm noticing about being productive when working from home is that my clothing, my surroundings, and even the lighting effect my work ethic. I have found that I can have uncombed hair, un-brushed teeth, and not even have eaten breakfast, but as long as I'm wearing some sort of … [Read more...]
How to Become a Virtual Assistant and Start Working From Home – Today
Gretchen's note: This is a guest post from Trevor McKendrick of Zero to Entrepreneur about working from home (something I'm passionate about) as a virtual assistant. If you are interested in submitting a guest post, you can find the guidelines here. Take it away, Trevor!A virtual assistant (or … [Read more...]
5 Online Companies That Make Used Car Buying & Selling Simple
It is often very hard to look for a reliable source of used cars. There are a lot of factors to consider in buying a car. So, prior to purchasing, it is important to conduct an auto insurance comparison that can take into account the different insurance rates available for consumers as well as other … [Read more...]
How To Save 80% On Puppy Shots
I may or may not have a problem with puppies.We live in St. Louis, and spend much of our time in the rural areas in southern Illinois and Missouri, where there happen to be an abundance of free puppies. Usually, The Big Guy is really, really good about not telling me when there are puppies up … [Read more...]
8 Financial Tools That Make My Life Easier
We have a couple of different themes resonating throughout 2015. In case you haven't picked up on them, this is the year that we pay off $30,000 in debt, this summer has been dubbed "The Summer of Fun," and in our daily life, 2015 is all about efficiency.I'm finding ways to be more efficient … [Read more...]
How ‘Bout A Goals Check-In?
We are halfway 2015, and I swear it's still February!Anyone else feel like that?In January I did a couple of posts about our personal financial goals, as well as this blog's goals, and since we're halfway through the year, I thought it was really time for me to revisit my goals to hold … [Read more...]
How To Shop The Right Way With Coupon Codes
Gretchen's Note: This is a guest post from Amy, who blogs at German Pearls. I'm super excited to get some more insight into shopping with coupon codes, so here's Amy:When you’re living on a budget shopping seems like the last thing you should do. But there are times when you need to shop, … [Read more...]
Staying Ahead of The Game With My Summer Finances
This summer, which we've dubbed "The Summer of Fun" has been a blast!We've taking more long weekends, have swam in more lakes and pool, and applied more sunscreen than any summer of our lives! We're having fun, but we need to be prepared should all of that summer fun lead to an … [Read more...]
