At work, we’re starting to register people for our Fall 2017 session of Financial Peace University. It’s a BIG part of our mission at Texoma Community Credit Union, and I’d like to take a minute to tell you about my experience and why I STRONGLY ENCOURAGE you and your significant other to take the class if…
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I’ll admit it. I’m the kind of person that feels like they need to buy something from a salesperson simply because they have spent time “helping” you. I think this is called being a people pleaser. My husband calls it shopoholic. Regardless, it’s hard for me to say no. But this week, I found the…
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This past weekend, I sent seven 13-gallon trash bags of clothing to Goodwill. It. Felt. Glorious. Not necessarily for the altruistic reasons, but I felt like the weight of those bags came directly off my shoulders. (Because I am a woman, my closet still looks full, but at least I have a handy new collection…
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Grab a friend, hit the road, and enjoy some BOGO on my favorite drug. (MmmmmCaffeine….) Because this afternoon, the corner of Kemp and Kell is the Place. To. BE: As a footnote to this post, I feel like I need to say that in the world of budgeting, “fancy” coffee drinks and “froo-froo shmappachinos” as…
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Remember how I said Laura Bush reminded everyone at Heart of a Woman that as women we sometimes take care of everyone else and forget to take care of ourselves too? Well, this week it occurred to me that I spend WAY more each year on my two dogs’ hair cuts than on my own. Me…
Read MoreAnother round of our free Financial Peace University classes is starting back up again at work (March 7 – May 2, and spots are still available!) and because the class had such a HUGE impact on me and my husband, I figured I’d share some of my experience. This is something I wrote back in the…
Read MoreEven before we took the Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University class at work this past Fall (which I will have to tell you more about later!) we knew our family was expanding and were looking for ways to trim our budget. So we said goodbye to DirecTV and our $100 a month bill. Two years later,…
Read MoreSo the hubs and I decided to take the 52-Week Savings Challenge Tiffany blogged about here. I really like the idea of having some extra money around the holidays this year, since December 2016 felt like such a budget blowout. So far, I have to report it has been extremely easy, since we’ve only had…
Read MoreHoliday decorations are my weakness. And I like to blame it on “being creative” and “artistic” and “don’t tread on my beautiful vision for our house!” but after completed Financial Peace University, I know it’s all really just excuses. So I’ve been almost entirely avoiding Hobby Lobby. And the home decor section of Target. Because…
Read MoreWe pay so much money for entertainment. SO. MUCH. MONEY. I’m talking upwards of $100 a month just to sit on our butts and watch other people do dumb stuff (lookin’ at you, reality television). But is it really necessary? When my husband and I first moved to the Falls almost seven years ago, we…
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