The world we live in just got hard, and I don’t mean because of the virus, though that is very scary. For my family of 6, we are so thankful to be healthy. We don’t have immune compromised children and we are relatively young. my parents are relatively young and also healthy. So, although we […]
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If you’ve read my previous posts, you know my daddy raised me knowing I always need a rainy day fund. If you’re native to the Houston area, you also know when it rains, it pours until everything and everyone is under water and stuck in their homes! Sometimes, I feel like this is the perfect
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Are you a dieter? I’m not so much. I like eating healthy, but I’m not a super fad dieter. I think my body weighs what it weighs. I could starve myself and weigh less, but when I stop starving, I’ll gain it all back again. So I usually eat that cupcake. (Can I get an
We have our simple budget, and we understand that what matters most is our income minus our actual survival needs. But where do we put our income? Where can our savings go? And, what if we are planning a dream vacation or a house renovation? Do we need a different savings account for those, too?
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“You are never too old to set another goal or dream a new dream.” CS Lewis Random honesty here – I have never read a CS Lewis book. I tried to watch some of the movies, but I wasn’t a fan. Maybe I’ll add that to my must read list for the year. But that’s
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It’s that time again! The beginning of a new year. It’s time for fresh starts, second chances, goal setting, and so many more things. Over the last few years I’ve seen a standard new year’s resolution change from the standard weight loss to the word of the year. It has morphed from joining a gym
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