How To Get Out Of Debt: A Step By Step Guide

I remember the first time I opened a credit card. I was 19 years old and had already been living on my own for over a year. It was a $300 limit with about 29% interest, which seems insane today! I didn't know way back then that learning how to get out of debt would become such a huge part of my life.Five or so years later, I would be drowning in around $13,000 worth of credit card debt, borrowing money to keep my car, and feeling like an absolute failure! Fortunately, by 2015, I would be making the payment…

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No Spend Month Update Week 2

Welcome To Our Second No Spend Month Update! This No Spend Month Update is so late! You know how sometimes life happens? That's been the case for the last couple of weeks. Right during that transitional time between writing this update and starting week 3, I go so sick. Like, home from work for days, lying on the couch trying to muster up the motivation to move sick. Then, right about the time I started to improve, Baby Girl came down with pink eye and an ear infection simultaneously and had to be kept home. So, here we are, halfway through…

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No Spend Month Update Week 1

It's Our First No Spend Month Update Ever! I can't believe we are already a week into our first ever no spend month and posting our first no spend month update. Be sure to go back and check out this post to learn all the details about our Slow Spend September Challenge, why I prefer to say low spend, and how it will help us get our budget back on track!When we first decided to have a low spend month, I must admit I was nervous. I thought it would be impossible, and I just knew I would miss out on…

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