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What We Ate this Week on our Budget 04.17.15

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April 17, By Kristia 1 Comment

Every Friday, I share what we ate for the week on our budget. Currently our monthly budget is $500 for my family of 4. This Week’s Dinners: Saturday: We went out to dinner to celebrate my youngest daughter’s birthday. Sunday: We had 10 elementary aged kids over for my daughter’s birthday party. I ordered pizza. […]

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How to Budget & Pay for your Yearly Bills REDIRECTED

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April 9, By Kristia 10 Comments

How to Budget for Yearly Bills

Not sure how to budget for your yearly bills? They can cause a panic, but let me show you how to pay for yearly bills without stressing out. I have built a monthly system to set aside money specifically for our yearly bills and while I still dread writing those large checks, I am no […]

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Where I Found $370 Debt Snowball Money in January

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February 23, By Kristia 8 Comments

Our main financial goal in 2015 is to pay down our non-mortgage debt. My hope is to have it all paid off by the end of 2016 and to do so we need to get creative and resourceful. Where can we find extra money? I have scrutinized our budget tirelessly and I really feel like there’s […]

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The Benefits of Swimming Lessons for Kids & Parents

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January 28, By Kristia 1 Comment

Today’s guest post is from Kaitlin Gardner, who owns the blog, An Apple Per Day. When my kids are at the pool, I want them to be well prepared to enjoy themselves and be safe at the same time. So I have made a commitment to enroll them in swim lessons when they are old […]

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Take Control of Your Money in 2015

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January 1, By Kristia 9 Comments

New year. Fresh start. Lots of possibilities and many opportunities. Every January 1, I get caught up in the hopeful feeling of the upcoming new year. And 2015 is no different. My husband and I make some financial goals at the start of every year. Most of them are related to our small business, my […]

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Jumping Off the Train to Crazy-ville

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December 30, By Kristia 4 Comments

This post is written as part of Ruth Soukup’s Secret 13 Blog Tour, which I am excited to be a part of along with many other inspiring bloggers. To learn more about the blog tour and join us, click HERE. To find out more about the Secret 13 Essay Contest and your chance to win […]

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Are You Hosting Thanksgiving Dinner? REDIRECTED

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November 24, By Kristia 4 Comments

What are your plans for Thanksgiving? I would love to hear all about your turkey day, so please tell us about let us about it in the comments. My mother hosts Thanksgiving every year for my extended family. I think she is expecting about 30 family members this year. That would make me crawl under […]

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Where I Saved Money This Week & a Big Fat FAIL.

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November 14, By Kristia 2 Comments

I wish I could report to you that my husband and I ROCK our spending plan every month, but that is just simply not the case. Maintaining our monthly budget is a daily process and there are days when we get it right and then there are days when we…I fail miserably. Where We Saved Money […]

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Caramel Apple FAIL!

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November 3, By Kristia Leave a Comment

This past weekend, my daughter hosted her very first sleepover for her ninth birthday. Yep, my husband and I entertained 6 girls and we lived to tell about it. Besides falling asleep at 11:30 PM and waking up at 6:30 AM, the sleepover was a success.  The 6:30 AM wake up was on Saturday morning […]

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Update #3 | 31 Days to Organize Your Finances

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October 25, By Kristia Leave a Comment

Welcome to 31 Days to Organize Your Finances.  By the end of the month, my goal is to help you have a detailed financial plan for your family. We’ll talk about cash flow, budgets, debts, and all of the nitty gritty of our finances that might not be fun to talk about, but are so […]

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