Sorry for the lack of blog posts lately – I took a little time off from writing and now I’m ba-aacckkk! We have an incredible opportunity to go to Orlando next month, so I’m researching ways to have an awesome family vacation on a budget. I’ve always said that to me being a good steward …
July 29, 2011
A tale of two sisters
As usual, my breakthrough this week came at lunch with my friend Carol. Scott and I had decided NOT to try to go to Italy for our 15th wedding anniversary because of the cost. There just seems to be better things to do with the money. Carol thinks we’re nuts because life is short, we …
Filed Under: Lifestyle, Relationships
July 28, 2011
Why we’re doing this coupon thing…
Here are the notes for tonight’s Squirrel Savers group, the couponing/stewardship/save-money-any-way-you-can group I’m hosting at New Life Church in Colorado Springs. I didn’t go over this line by line, but I do hope that everyone who is interested in this topic will do some research on what the Bible says about what we’re doing. Because everything we do should have a purpose, and that purpose should line up with what God is doing in us, through us and around us. If we’re just doing this to be cheap, what’s the point?
July 02, 2010
Once-a-month household planning
When I’m doing financial coaching with a family, I encourage them to do all their budgeting, bill paying, grocery shopping and meal planning only once a month. People usually look at me like I’ve lost my marbles but this is how I run my busy home. It works, it saves a ton of time and it also saves a ton of money. Here’s why: Statistics show that the average American spends about $10 in unplanned, discretionary purchases every time they go to the store. If you go grocery shopping once a week and add in the weekly Target run, that’s at least $80 a month you’re spending that you shouldn’t.
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