Family or Marriage • Finances & Money • Frugality
For some of us, we NEED two (or more) incomes to survive. Living on one salary or wage isn't an option, but regardless, I'll say you need to live like you only have one income. If you're stuck deep in debt or you're barely scraping by … [Read more...] about Dual Income? Live Like You Only Have One
Faith & Spirituality • Family or Marriage • Finances & Money
My online and real-life friend "J Money" from BudgetsAreSexy.com is co-leading a new endeavor that I've written about here before called Love Drop. It's a way for you to contribute to those with a specific need and then watch the action unfold when … [Read more...] about Watch the first Love Drop…and see what J Money really looks like!
Faith & Spirituality • Family or Marriage • Finances & Money
LOVE DROP HAS LAUNCHED! Love Drop has launched!! I wrote about how you can get involved not too long ago and my friend J Money and co-founder Nate have officially launched the site and giving campaign. Love Drop is a micro-giving network of … [Read more...] about Love Drop has launched…Meet Jill, the first Love Drop.
My wife and I are now in our early thirties. It was over 3 years ago that we first started talking about adoption, and we asked your opinion. But as you probably guessed, we haven't proceeded with adopting, fostering or having a child biologically. … [Read more...] about How do childless couples deal with parent friends?
Family or Marriage • Finances & Money
I won't say I grew up in a poor family, nor will I say I grew up in a rich one. From my knowledge, although my parents can contend this, I think we were in the lower middle class zone of the economic spectrum. I was born in the Pennsylvania, then … [Read more...] about Appreciating Your Own Financial Education Experience
Family or Marriage • Finances & Money • Taxes
I'm not a parent. I don't claim to know how someone should be a parent. However, I do know when I see something I don't like, and many times I've wondered "Why don't people need a license to be a parent?". This question has a complicated answer that … [Read more...] about Parenting classes before you can take tax deductions and credits?
Debt • Family or Marriage • Finances & Money
Guest post by Elaine Roberts The British Government recently announced that it will be incorporating compulsory money management into the National Curriculum. This means that children as young as 5 will be learning about personal finances. While … [Read more...] about Money Management for Children – How young is too young?
Automotive • Debt • Family or Marriage • Finances & Money
I've laid out how we got into most of our financial mess prior to even getting married, and I left you with a cliffhanger at the end. In the next article, I'll talk about the months leading up to our wedding, including a decision that nearly … [Read more...] about Our Journey to Debt Freedom: The Ultimatum
