A Yahoo Finance article says “no”, citing reasons such as the inability to find affordable housing, transportation to a job, and a decent grocery store. I obviously can’t speak for every city or every situation, but I’d like to delve a little bit further into my own childhood situation and how my own mother bootstrapped …
Hey, friends! Happy Friday! Today we’ve got a guest post from our friend, Ruben. Bio: Ruben Keogh is a retired plumber and sprinklerfitter, landscaper and lawn-saver who found his true calling after progressing from apprentice to journeyman blogger. When he acquires enough experience, wit and insight to become a master blogger, he’ll let you …
Hey, friends!! Today we have a guest author, Jason, from over at Celebrating Financial Freedom. He’s here to give us a bit of advice about how to pay off debt, and to share with us the new financial freedom training course he’s launched on his site. Welcome, Jason! I HATE DEBT! If you were to …
Happy Friday, frugal friends! Today we welcome back contributing writer Anita with some terrific tips for planning a large vegetable garden. Thanks, Anita! Years ago when I started gardening it wasn’t my intention to grow all the veggies that my husband and I would need for a whole year, I just wanted some fresh tasting …
Deacon over at Well Kept Wallet had a great post not too long ago about how difficult it is, when you work at home, to balance getting your job done with getting the household tasks that sit, endlessly calling your name, done as well. For those not experienced with this type of a work setting, …
Hello, friends! As we’ve officially made it through our first year of working to pay off debt and get our financial crap together, I thought it’d be a great day to put our 2014 goals out there. Last year, we were focused mostly on just making it through each payday. When you’ve got a 65% …
Woohoo! 2013 is coming to a close, which means it’s time to celebrate!! We personally don’t care to drive on NYE, so we stay home most years, and either have a small group over here, or celebrate by ourselves. Along with celebrating and reflecting on the ending year, and sharing thoughts about the year to …
“I never had a problem with Christ…it was Christians that gave me problems…” – Bono, lead singer of U2 People often misinterpret Jesus Christ because of the actions of Christians. Christians – myself included – can be hypocritical, spiteful, angry, hurtful and just downright mean. It is because of this, I think that people often reject Jesus …
As I look around the world, there are two problems that stick out to me, both in my life, and in the lives of most people in America: 1. Money problems 2. Eating problems I read an article the other day about how people often convince themselves that they are eating “healthy” food when …
