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A series of blog posts that are related to saving.  These are generally focused on saving money for the future including budgeting and personal finance.

Saving for a Rainy Day: Tips for Building an Emergency Fund

Saving for a Rainy Day: Tips for Building an Emergency Fund When it comes to personal finance, one of the most important things you can do is to save for a rainy day. An emergency fund is a savings account… Continue Reading →

Why do we give gifts at Christmas?

It is that wonderful time of year.  Every store has Christmas decorations up.  Advertisements are telling you that your spouse will be happy that you purchased a $50,000 car without talking to them first.  🙂  HINT: don’t do this –… Continue Reading →

How a Five-Dollar Bill Can Change Your Life!

Picture in your mind having a five-dollar bill.  Now, what could you do with that $5 bill?  In and by itself, there isn’t a whole lot that $5 will get you.  A cup of coffee at Starbucks?  Maybe some fast food for lunch?  Buy some gas to get you to work?

Why I only buy 95% of what I need to right size

A few years ago, Lorell and I were looking at purchasing a new kitchen table.  Our previous one had served us well for almost 20 years and 5 kids; however, it was showing its age and needed to be replaced.  How big of a table should we purchase?

Christmas is almost here! What do I do?

Christmas season is upon us again! That time of year when we get to sing praises about Christs Birth. But is it time for an Emergency?

How I Turned my Wife into a B-Word

“I am not a B-word” my wife told me for the umpteenth time over the previous few months.

My only response was the same one that I have been giving her every time we had this conversation, “You can become one if you want to be, it just takes some practice. I have faith in you!”

How I Paid off my House with a Sign in the Bathroom

My wife and I discussed this crazy idea of being super diligent about paying off our mortgage, even though I did not have full-time stable employment

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