I’m a big fan of “every little bit helps,” especially since our baby and I are the appreciative Bread-Eaters to our beloved Bread-Winner. I found a few ways to cut home/family costs and I’m looking for more, so I thought I’d break from my usual reflections for a little nickel n dime-ing. The income we […]
Life Labored & Laden
Life sure gets busy doesn’t it? We excitedly moved into very own house a year ago in June and since then, we’ve been waiting with bright, hopeful eyes (maybe it’s just been me) for life to settle down and slip into some state of normalcy. Uhh…yeah right. Owning a home, it seems, involves more financial demand […]
Frugal February
My favorite bit of wisdom I’ve heard regarding income and being a housewife came from my sister: “Just as it is his role to bring in income, so it is my role to make living as inexpensive as possible.” ____________________________________________________ I was tossing and turning – wide awake much later than the usual bedtime. And I was trying to […]
To Hear is To Obey
After going a few years without reading it, I picked up The Rule of St. Benedict again last week. I remembered that it has an entire chapter on humility and because I’ve felt so drawn to that particular virtue lately, I wanted to dive in for more. Chapter 7 of The Rule is on humility. […]
’tis the season
I’m in the middle of Family Birthday Season – we have 7 birthdays beginning mid-September and ending December 2nd and then Christmas totally comes out of left field. Usually Birthday Season and Christmas take us by financial surprise. While excited and eager to send cards and gifts, the lack of preparation beforehand shocks me into a spending freeze. So yesterday […]
Babies eat, I pray, God loves
School has resumed! Andrew is spending the week at his inservice, which means that FINALLY, after Liam’s birth and baptism, my postpartum recovery, and our little family’s chaotic move into our first house, life has settled into what will be considered normal. I’ve been so on top of things today as well! As a small, extra source of […]
New Family Game
I am PROUD to introduce to the world my new, challenging money-saving game! It will strike up healthy competition between you and your spouse while keeping your checking in the black! Introducing Don’t Spend a Penny! The objective is to stretch your dollars across more blocks on the calendar by avoiding frivolous spending throughout the […]
Words of Wisdom
I can’t write out a long entry because my husband’s sick and I’m more tired than usual the past couple of days, but I wanted to pass on some wisdom: My sister, who is an amazing stay-at-home wife and mother of 5, said this to me the other day: “Since it is his role to […]
If you would be wealthy, think of saving as well as getting. ~Ben Franklin
Boy! Get a bit of a running start and you just get drained! I wish I would have been posting these past weeks, but it seems that life persists even if you push the Pause button. Andrew and I are leading the Dave Ramsey Financial Peace University class at our parish! I heard about Dave […]
