Good morning, y’all! 😊 The weekend is so close I can almost taste it! Do y’all have anything exciting planned? Since we talked a bit yesterday about my itty-bitty apartment and how that competes with my deep, burning desire to own my own home, I thought it might be fun to delve into how I satiate that... Continue Reading →
Front Porches, Rocking Chairs and my Teeny Tiny Apartment
Hey, y’all! I was so glad for Monday to be over, but yesterday was like second Monday. Do you ever have days like that? Thank goodness it’s humpday! I wanted to write today’s post because I REALLY want to open a discussion on FGF about home-buying versus renting. To be perfectly clear, I have never bought nor owned... Continue Reading →
Putting My Money Where My Mouth Is
It’s a Monday, y’all. Whew. I know in my post about savings, I iterated that when I get “extra income” I like to have a plan. Last week my company announced a bonus to be paid out to all employees and an hourly raise to replace its previous annual profit sharing plan. This is pretty... Continue Reading →
Bummin’ Through the Money Blues
I wanted to write this post for y’all as much as myself. Recently Prince Charming and I were faced with a situation where we felt like, even with all of the progress we’ve made financially, we were behind or that we hadn’t come as far as we “should” have. Comparison really is the thief of... Continue Reading →
Make Your Momma Proud: Use Credit Wisely
Good morning, y’all! I hope your Saturday is off to a great start. I’ll be spending mine at work! 😊 I got to thinking about my secured credit card post from earlier this week and I feel like that endorsement should come with a word of caution as well. Credit cards can be an awesome... Continue Reading →