Christmas for $100

The holidays get expensive. Even just sending out Christmas cards can end up costing hundreds of dollars. With so many people struggling financially it might be time to put the reason back into the season and stop focusing on the finances so much. 7 Tips for Saving on Christmas 1. Give the gift of time [...]

Affording the Big Things in Life

A friend recently told me about her bad day. The kids had been sick all night, her husband’s truck gave out as he headed off to work and when she went to wash the sheets from the sick kids the washing machine spilled all over the floor. That is definitely a rough day, but it [...]

Save $7000 a Year

Circumstances are usually the only reason we tighten our financial belt around here. This time is not exception. As I was digging deep into the budget to see where we could purge, I got a rude awakening. If we had just done this earlier, we would have been able to save enough money to build [...]