We really buckled down on our spending to beef up our emergency fund this past month. It wasn’t hard, since the entire state is under a “stay at home order” because of the coronavirus outbreak. Luckily, we’re in a rural area and have (so far) only seen 17 cases in the entire county. Andrew and …
We’ve been trying to pay off our debt for way too long. Part of it is because we bought a $20k+ car two years ago with no down payment. That’s really dumb, by the way. Don’t do that. Plus, I had a mini-mortgage-sized student loan that’s now down to about $26k. And everything seems to …
Andrew and I sat down and added up our debt. It’s embarrassing. We were on a roll – in 2015 and 2016 we paid off almost $30,000 in debt. But we lost our focus. For the past four years, we’ve been pretending our money problems don’t exist. And it isn’t working. Bills keep coming in, …
We’re Screwed: A look back on our bad choices with money Read More »
The first half of 2019 has been full of ups and downs, and it’s been a rocky six months personally and financially. As it turns out, budgeting with an irregular income is harder than I thought. I miss the steady paycheck that having a 9 to 5 got me. But do you know what I …
Our finances are a mess. Last November, we had everything go wrong at the same time and it drained our emergency fund. And when I say everything, I mean it — the garage door opener, furnace, hot water heater, and more. It was brutal. And then I was let go from my job. Womp womp …
Our Budget for February – Spoiler Alert: I Got Fired Read More »
Living paycheck to paycheck sucks The number of people in this world living paycheck to paycheck is insane. If you’re one of the almost 80% of Americans who struggle to make ends meet, how do you stretch your paycheck to last the whole month? Here’s my confession: Sometimes, mine doesn’t make it. We’ve had a rough …
The end of the year signals a sort of finality of opportunities lost. But, as we look forward toward the new year, it presents itself as a chance to try again. And we think to ourselves: maybe I’ll do it better this time! For me, looking back over 2017 and the struggles my husband and …
2017 Year in Review (Plus Our Goals for 2018, too!) Read More »
