Since Mother’s Day was this weekend, I wanted to share some money lessons from mom. We’ve tried to use all of these in our journey paying off $650k of student loan debt. My mom gave me life, sacrificed innumerable nights of sleep for me, chauffeured me around as a kid, fed and clothed me, paid […]
MONEY LESSONS FROM MARRIAGE
Yesterday was mine and Danny’s 10th wedding anniversary. We’ve learned a lot of money lessons in our quick 10 years together, some the hard way. Two things I love about Danny is that he is constantly giving me grace and is also mind blowingly supportive of me, and that includes when it comes to our […]
DO I REALLY NEED RENTER’S INSURANCE?
My family and I recently moved from Oklahoma to Arizona and went from owning a home back to renting. [Related: How to Sell a House Fast]. There are certainly pros and cons to both home ownership and renting. We’re hoping renting will be temporary for us so we can get back into the real estate game. […]
APRIL’S 10 THINGS
If you’re new to Deeply in Debt, each month I do a “10 Things” update where I share 10 things that have been on my mind, some personal finance related, and some not. You can see past updates here: March’s 10 Things and February’s 10 Things. Also be sure to check out our student loan […]
STUDENT LOAN DEBT HELP
Need help navigating your student loans? For me, student loan debt seemed like no big deal when I was starting school. It was just one more thing on the to-do list of starting school. You create your class schedule, get your text books, sign a couple of dotted lines to take out six figures of […]
HOW I PAID OFF $200K OF STUDENT LOANS IN 2 YEARS
Have you ever felt like the weight of your student loan debt (or any other debt for that matter) was going to completely crush you? I have. I remember clearly sitting in the reserve section of the law library during my final semester of law school, opening up the website to view mine and my […]
HOW MUCH LONG DISTANCE MOVING COSTS
We recently moved from Oklahoma to Arizona to pursue a couple business opportunities, most importantly, my husband’s dental practice. He went from being a W-2 employee to owning his own business, which is super exciting but also very expensive up front. Not only are we forking out tons of cash for his practice, but we […]