Debt. Ick. A slave-driver. “The rich rules over the poor, and the borrower is the slave of the lender.” Proverbs 22:7 Don’t be a slave! Choose the path less traveled! Choose the hard path and be blessed. Don’t buy it unless you NEED it. Seems simple right? But who really does this??? What do you […]
finances
HOW we paid off our mortgage on one income!
Last week I posted about WHY we chose to pay off our mortgage. Today’s post is about HOW we paid it off in six years on one income. First, I should let you know I did some substitute teaching for about 5 months before we had children. So we were “double income” during that time, even […]
WHY we paid off our mortgage!
This is the first of a two part blog post! The next one will be on HOW we paid off our mortgage. This one will focus on WHY. My husband and I paid off our house in six years of marriage. We owed $160,000 on our mortgage at the time. I also owed about $6,000 […]
Saving Money When Practicing Hospitality
Let me start by saying that hospitality is not a gift, it is a command. “Above all, keep fervent in your love for one another, because love covers a multitude of sins. Be hospitable to one another without complaint. As each one has received a special gift, employ it in serving one another as good […]
How I Get My Groceries Delivered To My Door AND Save Money!
I love Safeway. I like their quality. I like their options. I just don’t like their prices. But here’s the good news! I have figured out how to shop at Safeway, get my groceries delivered for free, get a dollar off a gallon at the gas station AND save 25-45% off my grocery bill EVERY […]
Why WE Don’t Live Within Our Means
We don’t live within our means. We could be spending a lot more money than we do. Our means, the amount in our savings, says: “go ahead and live a little” but in my husband’s wisdom he admonishes us as a family to save more rather than spend more. Future generations will reap what we sow. […]