This week, we paid off our last credit card. It felt amazing to finally be free from that burden that a ridiculously high interest rate puts on you! It has been a long journey into getting this part of our debt-freedom journey behind us, but now we can move on to the big beastie: student…
Category: Becoming Debt Free
What is Saving Sanely?
It’s about saving time, money, energy and my health. Growing up, I was taught about money but it didn’t really stick. I thought of my first credit card as free money. Take out the maximum every year for student loans to focus on school? Sounds great! Get the biggest house that you fell in love…
My journey to becoming debt free
So, if you read my about me page, you know that I’ve been struggling to get out of debt but have made some significant progress over the past year. We sold our huge, oversized (but beautiful) home and moved into one that was roughly half its size. This freed up some extra money between $1000…
Top 10 Ways to Eat Clean While Maintaining Your Budget
You’ve heard it all before: Eating right takes too much time. It’s so expensive. There’s just no way I can afford to feed my family whole foods when the processed stuff is soooo much cheaper. Well, that can be true, if you let it. Below are 10 ways to take your budget back under your…