March was the month for financial misfortunes in our home. We own two older vehicles because we prefer to have no car payment, and both broke down this month. One car can be fixed for a few hundred dollars. The other won’t be worth repairing since the cost to fix it is more than half …

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The spring season has finally arrived!! Honestly, it feels more like winter outside, but I’m optimistic that weather will soon catch up. I’m excited to tell you about an awesome giveaway that is all about my favorite social platform. If you haven’t figured it out yet, it’s Pinterest. I LOVE pinning DIY projects and drooling …

No matter how hard I try, I always manage to pile on more work to my long to-do list. I blame myself because I should know better. But being brought up in a culture that embraces busyness, it’s hard not to get caught up in the rat race. With my dark undereye circles and large …

For many years, I would spend money without paying attention to where it was going. At the time, we had two decent incomes coming in and I didn’t feel a budget was necessary. Not having a budget certainly caught up with me. After finding myself with very little money left at a time when we …