Collecting the Moments

Almost a year ago my husband and I decided to go without credit.  It was a horrible time for it.  We were just about to have our 4th baby, w...

Just like everyone else, we have been hit hard with the rise in grocery prices.  I asked my dear friend and neighbor to help me revamp my bu...

So lately, I have been talking a lot about the move. Of course. lol... it is my world. And the house is turning out to be more wonderful th...

CREDIT CARD FREE! Remember this post? We still owe on them, but we haven't used a credit card at all in three months. It is a habit n...

Gosh darnit... We are trying so hard to save for a house, but everything just keeps going up, and before we know it, we are dipping into our...

This is a game I made up with the kids two months ago. I shout "Spontaneous Gratitude" and we all have to pick things we are grate...

Ahhh... the kids are asleep. :) With Don gone for most of our dinners per week now (he just switched to swing shift for the year) I have no ...

I try not to give myself any... I just end up acting like a rebellious teenager and breaking them because "I don't have to follow r...

Here is the wonderful Dove that has been spending his days in our oak tree above our picture windows. Isn't he beautiful? And he is als...

SCORE! Lately we have been throwing money at problems just to make them go away. I have bought instead of made for Christmas this year just ...

Once again, our budget was overrun by the food budget. We spend WAY too much on food. It is insane considering that we get half our food for...

It may sound silly, but I am super excited. Our Best Buy card is gone ! Look out, Discover... we are on a roll now.

So I am ready. Ready to completely cut out credit from our consumer diet. It will mean that for a while I will be completely anal. And that ...

We are making some serious changes to out budget. For one, with the dinner co-op, we don't have to buy nearly as much food. Granted, we ...