There were no major financial events in July, which is good but also boring. We’re just chipping away at the debt right now. We have been busy with birthdays and enjoying the summer weather. Landon… [Continue Reading]
Debt Report ~ June 2018
June was a blur! There was lots of swimming, Father’s Day, and a family wedding. I had several doctor’s appointments, work was extra busy, and Landon sat all by himself for a haircut. Where does… [Continue Reading]
Debt Report ~ May 2018
May was a tough month for me mentally. We’ve made SO much progress in the past year, and I’ve reached the point where I feel like there’s not much more I can do. There’s nothing… [Continue Reading]
Debt-iversary Year 1
When bad habits and poor choices joined together with medical issues and loss of income, it was a marriage bound for debt disaster. It took us over 15 years before we decided it was time… [Continue Reading]
Debt Report ~ April 2018
Well April certainly didn’t turn out how we expected. The medical bills keep rolling in, we had some minor car repairs, and we finally paid to get our wills created. Adulting really isn’t fun sometimes,… [Continue Reading]
Debt Report ~ March 2018
March wasn’t the best, but it certainly wasn’t the worst. We had extra expenses and a death in the family, but we also had a nice celebration for our wedding anniversary. Somehow we managed to… [Continue Reading]
Debt Report ~ February 2018
We killed it in February. After not doing anything extra in January, I was itching to make some real progress! We paid extra to debt as planned and we put more than half of our… [Continue Reading]
5 Benefits & Risks of Zero Percent Credit Cards
Credit cards can be dangerous in some circumstances. We can overspend and we can get hit with more interest than we expected. Without close monitoring, they can get out of hand quickly. But guess what? Zero… [Continue Reading]
Debt Report ~ January 2018
January wasn’t a month for big progress. We had to run in place for awhile due to added medical expenses and sheer exhaustion. Of course we are thrilled to have Jimi home from the hospital,… [Continue Reading]
Debt Report ~ December 2017
Here we are half way through January already. Why even bother reviewing December at this point? This is what I’ve been asking myself for a week, but here I am doing it because I know… [Continue Reading]
Debt Report ~ November 2017
This post contains affiliate links. For more information, please read my full disclosures. Every month we’re looking for new ways to save money, and I realized how much we were paying for insurance. We had… [Continue Reading]
Debt Report ~ October 2017
This post contains affiliate links. For more information, please read my full disclosures. Happy Halloween (a few days late)! We managed to stick to a reasonable budget for my son’s Halloween costume this year. My… [Continue Reading]