Up until just a year or so ago, I was a very different person than I am today. Stressed to the max, working an all-encompassing job that often left me with little energy for anything else, I was honestly pretty miserable much of the time. I was short with my husband frequently, and I rarely […]
READ MORE >>How to Hammer Your Way Out of Debt
Howdy folks. I hope you all are having an excellent day! I was re-reading one of my posts from a few months ago recently, and a comment from a reader really stuck with me. It was in this post, where I was describing how the hubs and I would really like to move to our […]
READ MORE >>5 Simple Ways to Improve Your Credit Score
Hi everyone! I am out of town this week, but please enjoy this guest post on ways to improve your credit score by Jack Ryder from SimpleThriftyLiving.com. If you are like most Americans, you are constantly trying to find ways to improve your credit score. Over 75 percent of Americans have a credit score […]
READ MORE >>How to Break the Paycheck to Paycheck Cycle
A few years ago I looked like a very different person financially. Back in college, I was always working several jobs at once. I worked, I got paid, and I spent every dime I made. I’m pretty sure I never had a savings account in college. Heck, even after finishing grad school and getting a […]
READ MORE >>Money Advice I Would Give to 20 Year-Old Me (and YOU!)
Part of growing up is learning from our mistakes and moving forward. By this point, at age 36, I know that. I’ve made more than my fair share of mistakes along the way (which I suppose means that I’ve also learned more lessons than most, ha!) Note: This post contains affiliate links. We […]
READ MORE >>How Getting Financially Real Kicked My Butt into Action
Thanks to Shannon at The Heavy Purse for inviting me to be a part of the 2015 Financial Literacy Awareness Carnival! Financial Literacy is an incredibly important topic and I feel honored to be a part of this event. Thanks so much Shannon! And now read on to hear about our journey to getting financially real […]
READ MORE >>Choosing Debt Annihilation
Greetings friends! For those of you who tuned in last week, you know that over the course of the last couple weeks, we have been struggling with a huge decision here at Casa Frugal. You can read all about it here, but for those of you who’d prefer the short version, the situation is basically […]
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