Budget Must Have
In 2014 the typical middle class American household earned $53,657 while the median income throughout the world was roughly $10,000. Wouldn’t Americans be able to be quite generous with that massive surplus above what more than half the world makes do with? Let’s...
Real Life Meal Planning
It’s that time of day again. It comes everyday, rain or shine. As consistent as taxes. As ignorable as a splinter stuffed paper cut soaked in lemon juice with rubbed in salt. Dinner time. I have 3 children and a hardworking husband, and I might deserve a...
4 Ways to Maximize Your Money
Now that Kate and I realize that we each communicate differently about money – with me being task oriented and Kate being goal oriented – how exactly do we make the day to day and long term money decisions? The answer is a four step budget that...
How to Organize Your Life
Have you ever felt overwhelmed with the prospect of taking a step forward? Does it sometimes feel like you get so behind in life that you don’t know where to start to “catch up” or even what caught up looks like? Or do you maybe have a change or transition looming...
Money & Marriage
Money is often viewed as a cause of marital arguments, but Kate and I have found it to be a great topic on which to have a healthy conversation and a basis to set some goals. This isn’t to say that our financial conversations do not suffer from our different...About Me
* I met my husband at IHOP (the pancake house)
* I love roller coasters but hate "rides"
* I am an ISFJ if that means anything to you