I have no idea how we did our finances before starting a budget. We started budgeting our money after taking Dave Ramsey's Financial Peace class in 2014, and as a result were able to pay off my student loan debt fairly quickly after kind of treading water for a few years. You can read part … Continue reading Budgeting for Beginners
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We’ll Never Borrow Money Again {except for a house…maybe}
If you missed the first post in this series, you can check out Top 6 Tips to Help You Get out of Debt! When we started paying off debt, our WHY was two-fold. We didn't want to be dependent on lenders for the things we wanted, and we wanted to be able to go to one … Continue reading We’ll Never Borrow Money Again {except for a house…maybe}
Top 6 Tips to Help You Get out of Debt
My husband and I paid off $60,000 of student loan debt in 3.5 years. How did we do it? We worked. We worked hard. I've seen people talk about paying off debt, and it seems like they want to find a magic bullet or get creative. The reality is, if you want financial freedom, you have … Continue reading Top 6 Tips to Help You Get out of Debt
How to Handle Different Financial Styles in a Marriage
My husband and I talked a lot about finances while we were dating (you can read about that here), and after we were married we combined our finances and started budgeting and handling our money together (you can read about that here). One of the best things we did was to take Dave Ramsey's Financial … Continue reading How to Handle Different Financial Styles in a Marriage
How to Combine Finances with Your Spouse
This post is about how to handle combining finances after marriage, if you're dating or engaged, check out my last post Simple Tips for Discussing Finances while Dating and Engaged. My husband and I kept our finances separate until after we were married. It really wasn't something that we thought about, but we talked a lot … Continue reading How to Combine Finances with Your Spouse
Simple Tips for Discussing Finances While Dating and Engaged
The featured image that I chose for this post is a brick wall. At first, I chose it because financial discussions create a foundation for good communication and a healthy relationship. Then I realized that a brick wall is a good metaphor for the other way that financial discussions can impact a relationship. Financial discussions, … Continue reading Simple Tips for Discussing Finances While Dating and Engaged
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