Raise your hand if you have moved more than three times in your life. Seriously. I’d love to know.
I know people who haven’t lived in one place for more than two years at a time.
Honestly. I don’t know how they do it. I have moved to a new house twice in my entire life (that [...]
You can read parts 1-4 of this series here.
Creativity. What pops into your mind when I mention that creativity was the final piece to our lay-off survival preparation?
If you picture me with my sewing machine, making cute little outfits for my boys, you would be…wrong. (My Mom did sign me up for sewing lessons growing [...]
You can read parts 1, 2, and 3 of this series here.
It’s time to share the next letter in our BASIC lay-off survival prep: I is for Investing
B-Budget
A-Apartment
S-Saving
I-Investing
C-
While there are benefits to investing in in the stock market, I’m referring to a different kind of investing.
It’s a kind of investing that frankly, I’m not [...]
You can read parts 1 and 2 of this series here.
When I was younger, my parents gave me a set of three envelopes and a little notebook. One envelope was for saving, one for spending, and the other for giving. The little notebook was meant to be my method of keeping track of my cash [...]
You can read the first post in this series here.
I shared in my first post in this series, “How We Prepared for a Lay-off” that we survived a year and a half of uncertain income without going into debt. It was the choices that we made prior to the layoff that truly [...]
It’s official.
I’ve been labeled ‘Frugal’.
I wasn’t sure it was so until my brother admitted to me the other day that he was afraid to eat anything at my house while watching my children. He thought it might throw off my whole frugal eating plan[...]
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Remember my true confessions post a few weeks ago when I admitted that even I occasionally fall off the wagon and [...]
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Dear Readers,
I have a confession to make.
Two weeks ago, I went to the mall and bought a pair of Capri pants at the Gap. These pants were not on clearance. In fact, they weren’t even on sale. And no, I didn’t have a coupon.
This goes against every fiber of my being. I waited a week [...]
” I wonder what sort of a tale we’ve fallen into?”
-Sam “The Fellowship of the Ring”
Two years ago today, my husband got laid off.
It came as no surprise, really. The small college where he worked was struggling financially.
We entered into this phase with a confidence and a peace that God had plans for us.
About one [...]
My name is Kaley. I am married to Wes and we are the proud parents of two boys. We are dedicated to chronicling our journey to live large on a limited budget. In doing so, we hope we can help others do the same. Found a deal or have a question to ask us? Click below and send us an e-mail!
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