Introducing Ten Minute Savings!Last week, during my September & October Budget Update, I told you I wanted to introduce ya'll to my second blog, and that is just what I'm going to do today!Ten Minute Savings is a Realistic Couponing blog based on the premise that you don't have a lot … [Read more...]
How To Retire by 40! – Part 3
This is part 3 of a 4 (or 5?) part series detailing why we want to retire by 40, as well as how to retire by 40. You can read Part 1 here, but basically I'm giving you all the dirty details from what got us into our bad financial situation, what exactly that situation is, which debt we're paying … [Read more...]
September & October Goals
I publicize my blog, financial, and family goals here every month so that I can hold myself accountable - since that was the blog's first and foremost purpose - as well as for feedback from my readers. If you have an opinion, please share it in the comments! September Goals - … [Read more...]
2014 Q3 Net Worth Update
It's time for another Net Worth Update, and time to see how my debt progress is going! It's hard to believe that we'll be debt free in a little more than 2 years - with $100K of debt! Let's start with a look at our Debt Progress: … [Read more...]
September & October Budget Update
Wow September flew by! And from what I'm hearing, everyone else's September flew by too! We went on vacation to Branson and Big Cedar, talked about our insurance needs, whether or not we should buy an 80-acre farm, and are gearing up to throw our little girl her 1st birthday party!As far as … [Read more...]
Yakezie Challenge 6 Month Update – 10/1/14
I started the Yakezie Challenge 4/30/2014 - which means it's been 6 months! Yipee!!!! Global: 596,199 US: 110,637My goals for September were: … [Read more...]
3 Things Our Budget Failure Taught Us
What do you and your spouse fight about? Experts say that couples fight about three things: money, kids & sex. We fight about all 3 at times, but our budget is definitely the point of most contention. He wants gas to go places during the day in our SUV, but I want him to only go places 2x … [Read more...]
8 Tips to Save $75,000 Just by Sealing Your House!
What could you do with an extra $75,000? I know I could do a heck of a lot with that amount of money: I could pay off almost all of our debt, I could get my master’s degree, or I could buy my husband a pretty awesome truck. But that doesn’t matter. What matters is what YOU could do with an extra … [Read more...]
Money Talk – Should We Buy The Farm??
No, not that buy the farm. Should we buy a physical farm???I know what you're thinking: That's crazy! To us, though, it's not. See, my husband's parents live on a farm that has been in the family for about 75 years. It's not a working farm anymore, but for tax purposes, it qualifies as a … [Read more...]
How to Retire by 40 – Part 2
This is part 2 of a 4 (or 5?) part series detailing why we want to retire by 40, as well as how to retire by 40. You can read Part 1 here, but basically I'm giving you all the dirty details from what got us into our bad financial situation, what exactly that situation is (this post) as well as … [Read more...]
