Getting ready for a long distance move? Moving season (aka early summer) is upon us and that means thousands of people will be loading up moving trucks and moving on to new adventures. And if you are one of those people, you may be wondering whether you should get insurance on a U-haul? We recently […]
EASIEST BUDGETING METHOD EVER
Since we first started our journey paying off $650k of student loan debt, we’ve tried out dozens of different budgeting techniques, many of which were needlessly complicated. Budgeting can actually be extremely simple. From paying for everything in cash, to complex excel sheets, we’ve finally found the EASIEST BUDGETING METHOD ever that has worked amazingly […]
SHOULD I JOIN A HEALTH CARE SHARING MINISTRY?
Are you thinking about whether you should join a health care sharing ministry? We recently took the leap from traditional health insurance to a health care sharing ministry and haven’t looked back when both my husband and I went from being W-2 employees to owning our own businesses. And while being business owners has its […]
MARCH’S 10 THINGS
I can’t believe it’s already time for a 10 things update. March has been literally insane, but mostly in happy ways. As usual, here are 10 things that have been on my mind, some personal finance related, some not. (1) We moved to Arizona! We packed up our bags in Tulsa and moved to the […]
HOW TO SELL A HOUSE FAST
Last week, we sold our house! It was on the market for about two weeks and sold for about $20k more than I thought it would. When we bought our house, our original plan was to stay in it for about a year and then rent it out. Not long after moving in, I started […]
CHEAP EASTER BASKET IDEAS
Looking for cheap Easter basket ideas? Even though we’re on a journey paying off $650k of student loan debt, I’m still a huge believer in celebrating all the holidays, and Easter is no exception. I want to fill our son’s childhood with memories of things like Easter baskets on Easter morning. The good news for […]
HOW TO START A BLOG TO PAYOFF DEBT
Are you in the throes of trying to pay off debt? If so, you aren’t alone! A couple of years ago my husband and I set out to pay off $650k in student loan debt that we’d acquired during law school (me) and dental school (him). We’d both grown up hearing that student loan debt […]