Budget to Keep Your Home Great

Buying a home is an exciting time.  It is also a great time to analyze your current spending and whether you need to make some adjustments when you close on your new home.  There are automatically some bills that will be different when you move.  Monthly bills that will change when you move: Your monthly…

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7-Eleven Day Across the US

It’s the 11th of July.  That’s right, it’s 7-Eleven day and that means slurpees® free all day at 7-Eleven convenience stores across the United States!  If the day is warm and you are thinking about a nice refreshing slushie drink, look no further on this day.  Get to your neighborhood 7-Eleven and slurpee® up!  Not…

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Spending Moratorium Part 3- The Out of Town Family Event

I just returned from an out of town family wedding.  In the middle of my debt reduction spending moratorium, I traveled to a dangerous destination known as my hometown, amidst a reunion with family for a week.  Ouch! Here is what I did well and what I didn’t do well on my path to debt…

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Genius Summer Life Hacks

The tree leaves have fleshed out in vibrant green again and each day the sun is a little warmer and brighter!  Ah yes, summer is coming back.  This is the part I love, the expectation of gorgeous summer days and nights ahead.  But when the reality of hot dry days hits, here are some life…

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