As you might know, we took our kids to Disneyland for the first time in February, thanks to my generous parents providing everyone's park passes as a family reunion/Christmas present. I hadn't been to Disneyland since I was a kid, and hardly remembered it. I was SO...
Budgeting
Reader Success Story: Getting out of $23,000 in debt through 3 layoffs!
Happy Monday! As I mentioned the other day, I'm frolicking in Ireland as we speak. To help you not miss me as much while I'm gone, I've got some great posts lined up for you this week. Remember how I asked y'all to share your inspirational story with us? BOY...
Newest member of The Stir family!
I'm headed to the airport for a wild and exciting Europe vacation (more on that soon!) but had to pop in to share some exciting news...I'm the new Living Frugal columnist for TheStir.com! I'm so honored and flattered that they asked me to be on their team. Their site...
Christmas At The Pages: Official Christmas Wrap-Up [Mega-Post]
...and POOF! Christmas is over. Did that fly by for anyone else?? Even though we decorated early and tried to squeeze every second out of the Christmas season, it still flew by. It's been forever and a day since I've done a wrap-up post, so I thought I'd start by...
I may be cheap, but I am no cheapskate.
Believe it or not, there is a difference between being cheap, and being a cheapskate. A BIG difference, in fact. I was reminded of this recently with a Kmart shoe debacle I was caught up in. But before telling you about the debacle (a miserable, obnoxious time-wasting...
You Don’t Have to Spend Money to Have Fun, You Know.
Back in my tiny home-town with no memberships and bored kids, I was reminded that it doesn’t take money to have fun!