It all started with a picture and comment my friend and coworker, Connie, put on Facebook. I like my little Living With Less So Your Family Has More car, but honestly I get razzed about it all the time. “What CEO drives a 23 year old car?” I’ve been...
Many years ago I discovered something that transformed the saving habits of our family: online savings accounts. Initially I was drawn to the accounts because their interest rates were better than any brick and mortar bank. However, now I’m sold on them because...
With my cancer journey, we’ve obviously had quite a few medical bills landing in our mailbox. Three times in the past three months, I have discovered mistakes on our EOB–Explanation of Benefits that are sent to us on each claim. In each case I had...
Ever since I’ve began super couponing a little over two years ago, I am always looking for wonderful deals to take advantage of using coupons. Yesterday I was able to order a $30 (plus shipping) photo book from Shutterfly for just $10 (plus shipping) using...
When someone is in the hospital, I like to visit and take something to brighten their room or pass the time away. However, when someone I care about is in the hospital and lives far away, a visit is just not possible. That’s when sending flowers comes to mind....
At the end of the mowing season in the Fall, our lawnmower died. In the past few weeks both our washing machine and dishwasher have died and our car needed $500 in repairs. Yesterday when Mark and I rolled out of bed we found that our bed sheets were so threadbare...
In our book, Living With Less So Your Family Has More, Mark and I share about the importance of doing what’s best for your family regardless of how your choices might be different than the rest of the world. Our son-in-love Matt and daughter, Anne, told a funny...
Mark and I have always believed that teaching our kids money management strategies needs to be a priority. When they were small, we gave them one dollar a week for allowance…in dimes. Then we had them manage their money with the 10-10-80 principle. 10% to God,...
Last week I took one of my boys to the pediatrician for a check-up. My allergies have been a mess over the past two weeks and the intake nurse and I chatted about that a bit. Then she said, “Did you know that you can buy a generic version of Zyrtec at the...
Thank you to all of you who participated in our “College For Less” discussion last week! Our book winners are: Living Rich for Less Lisa S (lisastierspen) Lisa M (ourkazocu) The Little Book of Big Savings Karen (Clemsonke) Katie (katie_chris)...
This week we’ve received a wealth of education from America’s Financial Expert, Ellie Kay! We’re finishing off the week with a Q and A session with Ellie Kay. These questions were taken from her regular appearances on ABC NEWS “Good...
This week America’s Financial Expert, Ellie Kay, is teaching us about affording college education without a boatload of school loans! In addition to the guest posts this week, Ellie Kay is also giving away 2 copies of her Living Rich for Less book and 2 copies...
This week we’re focusing on “College for Less.” Ellie Kay who is a past Hearts at Home workshop speaker, is helping us to think beyond student loans. If you’ve missed Day 1 and 2 you can find them below (or here if you receive my posts by...
This week I’m featuring guest posts by Ellie Kay who is known as America’s Financial Expert. Ellie has been a well-loved speaker at our Hearts at Home conferences. Today’s post focuses on creative savings strategies for future funding of your...
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