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 […]
Our Family
TOP 7 GIFTS FOR KIDS Christmas List! (No batteries!)
We have a rule in our home for gifts for our kids: no batteries. It’s been tough sometimes but I feel like I have perfected our Christmas shopping with no batteries involved! Here is what I bought THIS year for my kiddos to help keep them off screens and using their imaginations! Oh! And we […]
3 Things I Do To Make The House Run More Smoothly
So many things to do. So many ways to do them. Here are three ways I do things to make our house with 6 children 10 and under run more smoothly. 1. Set a timer. I love my little black and white timer. We have a schedule that is blocked out in 30 minute increments. […]
5 Top Tips to Get Out of Debt and Stay out of Debt
Live Under Your Means. Too many people live in a way that says: “I have a bunch of money!” For example, they make $5,000 a month but they live like they make $6,000. Continually living pay check to pay check and/or using a credit card monthly. If you make $5,000 a month you should be […]
Dear Mama Of All Littles
It’s hard isn’t it? Like really, really hard? My husband and I got married in August and I found out I was pregnant in October with our first baby. I was super excited and super clueless as to what that really meant. Scott and I began our marriage with the conviction to let God lead […]
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 […]