This week I thought I’d share with you (with permission) what some of my fellow bloggers from the Dishing It Up Recipe Hop group have said about debt and budgeting.  It’s funny how money comes up in our conversations from time to time and how passionate we all are with our different perspectives Mama Does it All said about a recent vacation: “We’re able to do it because we’ve been using the envelopes and really paying attention. Plus I convinced my {Read More}

This guest post is from a friend of mine back home that introduced me to the Dave Ramsey concept.   Something about living on a small income and realizing you were spending $200 more a month than bringing in?  How you dealt with it etc. ? We went all out for a year & paid off all of our “consumer” debt and built up a baby emergency fund ($1000). For the last couple months we have been spending quite a bit {Read More}

This is the 2nd part of a guest post is from reader Carrie.  I’ve been following her story of getting out of debt and saving for a home for about a year now.  I’ve been very inspired by her determination and creativity and I hope that you are too!  If you missed it, you can read part 1 of 2 Adults, 4 Kids, 2 Bedrooms and Nearly Consumer Debt Free here.    Last week Carrie told us that 4 weeks {Read More}