This year my girls were with their Dad for Thanksgiving, so we celebrated the weekend before Thanksgiving. Come actual Thanksgiving day, we weren’t eating traditional Thanksgiving food. Instead, we had planned to grill some steaks for our dinner. The only problem was we were totally out of vegetables to pair...
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Published on: 2024-12-02
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Blogging Away Debt
Life as a single mom was no walk in the park. Add a variable income to the mix, and it often felt like I was trying to build a house during an earthquake. Trust me, I’ve been there, way more times that I care to admit. And, unfortunately, most of...
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Published on: 2024-12-01
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Blogging Away Debt
Thanksgiving came and went in a flurry of food, laughter, and cherished moments, and just like that, the holiday season is officially here. All of my kids and I converged in Texas at my parents at the same time for a whole week. Last Christmas, they all came home, but...
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Published on: 2024-11-29
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Blogging Away Debt
As any long term BAD reader knows, I love to gamify finances. It keeps me motivated. And this year was no different. I decided earlier in the year that my Christmas budget would depend wholly on my $5 bill challenge. I’ve been doing this $5 game for several years. And...
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Published on: 2024-11-27
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Blogging Away Debt
There’s an uncomfortable situation we need to look at in this country . . . the student loan crisis. This debt disaster has become way too big and serious to ignore—and it’s affecting the lives of millions and millions of people. Right now, the total amount of federal student loan debt...
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Published on: 2024-11-26
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Ramsey Solutions
I just published a post about my 2025 Financial Goals. It’s nearing the end of the year, so it seems like a good time to reflect back on my 2024 Financial Goals and see how things have gone. Short-Term Savings I continue to use CapitalOne360 as a way to save...
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Published on: 2024-11-25
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Blogging Away Debt
We have always done road trips. Princess and Gymnast took their first road trips a week after they were born. And as the kids became drivers, they drove some…but not much. We had a 15 passenger van and that’s a little scary to trust to a new driver. Not that...
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Published on: 2024-11-23
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Blogging Away Debt
Thanks so much to those who left thoughtful comments on my post about Open Enrollment! It’s given me a lot of food for thought about investment strategies and has encouraged me to think more strategically about financial investment moving forward. Engaging in that conversation also made me reflect more broadly...
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Published on: 2024-11-22
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Blogging Away Debt
I mentioned a month or so ago that I had decided to sell my home next year. Then I took a 3 week trip to Texas, followed quickly by a 1 week trip to Princess apartment. And phew, that made me re-think my idea of being transitory. The last few...
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Published on: 2024-11-21
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Blogging Away Debt
Tradwives. Who are they? Where did they come from? What do they want? To answer these questions and more, we’re going to dive deep into the bowels of anti-feminist history. Starting with a woman named Phyllis Schlafly. She was the absolute fucking worst. Schlafly dedicated her entire life and career...
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Published on: 2024-11-20
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Bitches Get Riches
Online shoppers, guess what? There’s a new bad guy in town. This wolf in sheep’s clothing claims to make your life easier, but what they’re really selling is an easier way to go into debt. Who’s this wolf? Affirm. Don’t be fooled by their promises of spending freedom. They’re telling...
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Published on: 2024-11-20
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Ramsey Solutions
Look out. There’s another company riding the credit wave, carrying promises of affordable loans and cards. But don’t be fooled by the name. Doing business with Upgrade won’t upgrade your financial situation. They may seem great on the surface, but there are plenty of dangers lurking in their fine print....
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Published on: 2024-11-20
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Ramsey Solutions
Ashley’s post on the opening of the 2025 Open Enrollment season reminded me that I planned to take a look at healthcare options when it opened up. I guess it’s time. I’ve got to be honest, I’ve worked through the Healthcare.gov site a couple of times and found nothing helpful....
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Published on: 2024-11-19
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Blogging Away Debt
Living alone has its benefits, but it also comes with the constant temptation to spend money just to break the quiet. A quick coffee run here, an online purchase there – it adds up quickly. I’ve been working on finding ways to occupy my mind without spending on unnecessary extras....
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Published on: 2024-11-17
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Blogging Away Debt
Last month was a wash since I paid off a credit card, but then turned around and used it for Princess’ wisdom teeth extraction. However, this month, we are getting back on track. Debt DescriptionOctober, 2023 TotalInterest RateMinimum PaymentCurrent Total Payoff Date (Est) CC - Frontier$3,85729.99%$130$2,718December, 2024 Dad - New...
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Published on: 2024-11-15
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Blogging Away Debt
If you’re thinking about buying or selling a house right now, you’re not alone. The housing market has seen a lot of unusual trends in the past couple years, so it makes sense that you’d want the latest update on what’ll happen in the market before you decide to buy...
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Published on: 2024-11-15
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Ramsey Solutions
This year, Christmas will be different – in ways I never imagined. Neither the twins or Gymnast will be home. While the girls are both nearby, they have their own homes and won’t likely be staying over. For the first time, the traditions we’ve built around having everyone gathered under...
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Published on: 2024-11-13
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Blogging Away Debt
No matter how hard you try, it’s impossible to outrun debt. Yep—debt is a predator, lurking in the shadows of your life, following you from address to address and place to place. And just when you think you’re off the hook, you get a letter in the mail from a...
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Published on: 2024-11-11
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Ramsey Solutions
In its fight against crazy high inflation, the Federal Reserve (aka the Fed) raised interest rates in December for the seventh time in 2022—boosting them by half of a percent.1 That’s a big deal for people who want to buy a house because when the Fed raises rates, it usually...
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Published on: 2024-11-07
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Ramsey Solutions