Today I bought new lipstick and mascara at Sephora. As we were in line to check out I told my daughter this story: Once upon a time, in my early 20s my best friend and I were in Macy's and just for fun we went up to the Benefit Cosmetics counter and got makeovers. The… Continue reading Celebrating Financial Growth
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Celebrating the Budget
I would love to give you a gym update but my schedule has been a little wonky this week and I wasn't able to stick to the gym schedule I planned. In true perfectionist fashion, I just scrapped the idea of going because it wasn't going to work out how I have in my head. … Continue reading Celebrating the Budget
Mom, What’s For Dinner? Vol. 2
So my last post was the instructions for the soup I ended up making Monday night. Tuesday, I made the pork chops. Wednesday I did the French dips, which nobody ate because nobody was home, which is usually when I give up on menu planning. Last night, Thursday, no one was hungry at dinnertime so… Continue reading Mom, What’s For Dinner? Vol. 2
Living Like No One Else…My Experience with Dave Ramsey’s Total Money Makeover
When the student is ready to learn, the teacher appears. Flylady led me to Suze Orman, and in discussing her with my brother, I was led to Dave Ramsey. My brother gave me a copy of the Total Money Makeover in late 2006. I drank the cool aid! At the time I had just over… Continue reading Living Like No One Else…My Experience with Dave Ramsey’s Total Money Makeover