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Should I Renovate My Home or Buy a New One?

March 5, 2020 By Shannon This post may contain affiliate links and this site uses cookies. Click here for details.

Renovating your current home and buying a new one are both options for getting the features you need in a home. Which is the better option?

My husband and I purchased our current home about five years ago. Though the house isn’t exceptionally old (it was built in the 1980s), it was built of builder-grade materials and the previous owners didn’t do a good job maintaining it. Though we’ve done a lot of work on the house (new roof, new electrical panel, new carpet, new AC unit, … [Read more...] about Should I Renovate My Home or Buy a New One?

Filed Under: Keeping the Home, Managing Finances Tagged With: organized living, personal finance

How Budgeting Reveals More About Your Heart Than Your Wallet

April 22, 2019 By Shannon This post may contain affiliate links and this site uses cookies. Click here for details.

Budgeting reveals a lot more than the details of our financial situations. It provides a mirror for our hearts.

My husband and I have really pared down our budget in recent months. Since we got married, our goal has been to live completely free of debt (though we are comfortable having a mortgage). Thus far this has remained beyond our reach. We did pretty well during the early years of our marriage. At that time, we had two incomes and no … [Read more...] about How Budgeting Reveals More About Your Heart Than Your Wallet

Filed Under: Growing Spiritually, Managing Finances Tagged With: eliminating debt, frugal living, personal finance, spiritual growth

Should I Start Buying Ebooks Instead of Print Books?

July 3, 2017 By Shannon This post may contain affiliate links and this site uses cookies. Click here for details.

Is it time for you to start purchasing ebooks instead of print books? Here’s a comprehensive look at how the two compare.

My husband and I have come to a crossroads. We’ve been debating how to proceed in regards to purchasing books: Should we continue purchasing print books or should we begin purchasing books in an electronic format? In my household, we’re all bibliophiles. Subsequently, we have hundreds of books. After a year and a half in our current … [Read more...] about Should I Start Buying Ebooks Instead of Print Books?

Filed Under: Reflecting on Life Tagged With: current events, organized living, personal finance, technology

Eating Out While On a Tight Budget

May 16, 2016 By Shannon This post may contain affiliate links and this site uses cookies. Click here for details.

Eating out doesn’t have to cost a fortune. There are a number of strategies we can use to make eating out affordable.

You can generally prepare a homemade meal for the entire family for the price of one entrée at a restaurant. Subsequently, if you’re on a tight budget, then eating out probably isn’t something you should do very often! This is a somewhat discouraging reality for many of us. My household is on a tight budget, but we really enjoy getting … [Read more...] about Eating Out While On a Tight Budget

Filed Under: Managing Finances Tagged With: date night ideas, frugal living, personal finance

7 Wonderful Things About Living in a Small Home

April 1, 2016 By Shannon This post may contain affiliate links and this site uses cookies. Click here for details.

Though I appreciate the space provided by a larger home, I’ve realized that there are a number of benefits associated with living in a smaller home.

I absolutely love our new house. One of the many fantastic things about it is that we have room to grow. It is 1,100 sq. ft. larger than our previous house, giving us an additional bedroom, an additional bathroom, and more living space than we had before. We’re so grateful for the additional space. As much as I appreciate it, though, … [Read more...] about 7 Wonderful Things About Living in a Small Home

Filed Under: Keeping the Home, Managing Finances Tagged With: frugal living, green living, personal finance

Christmas in July: How to Pay for Christmas

July 23, 2015 By Shannon This post may contain affiliate links and this site uses cookies. Click here for details.

How to Pay for Christmas

Most of us find it difficult, if not impossible, to finance Christmas out of December’s paychecks alone. That’s why in today’s installment of Christmas in July we’re going to discuss how to pay for Christmas. The Christmas in July series is all about planning ahead in order to avoid a stressful Christmas season (read more about this … [Read more...] about Christmas in July: How to Pay for Christmas

Filed Under: Managing Finances Tagged With: eliminating debt, holidays, organized living, personal finance

Supporting Your Husband Through Job Changes

June 15, 2015 By Shannon This post may contain affiliate links and this site uses cookies. Click here for details.

Supporting Your Husband Through Job Changes

Job changes are common throughout the careers of most men. As wives, we are uniquely positioned to support our husbands as they experience both positive and negative changes in their work. My husband recently found himself at a crossroads in regard to his career. When this happened, I began considering how I could best encourage him as … [Read more...] about Supporting Your Husband Through Job Changes

Filed Under: Enriching Marriage Tagged With: i will, personal finance, serving others

Affording Stay-At-Home Motherhood

March 12, 2015 By Shannon This post may contain affiliate links and this site uses cookies. Click here for details.

Affording Stay-At-Home Motherhood

I love telling stories about when my husband and I first met. One of the best stories is how he, during our very first interaction, asked me how many children I wanted. His question didn’t bother me and it set the tone for open, honest communication in our relationship. Given this initial discussion, it likely won’t surprise you that we … [Read more...] about Affording Stay-At-Home Motherhood

Filed Under: Keeping the Home, Managing Finances, Raising an Inheritance Tagged With: babies, frugal living, personal finance, pregnancy, preschoolers, school-age children, toddlers

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