Meal Planning
Many years ago, when Nathan and I were first starting to budget and get our finances under control, I quickly realized that our groceries...
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Michele Jones
- May 20, 2021
- 2 min
How to Buy a Used Car
A few years ago, Nathan and I purchased 2 used cars in one year. After driving my car for eleven years, it was time for an upgrade, like...
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Michele Jones
- May 10, 2021
- 2 min
Tips to Saving Money Part 3
You will find saving money easier when you have financial goals that you are working towards with the money you save. Whether it is a...
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Michele Jones
- May 3, 2021
- 2 min
Tips to Saving Money Part 1
Nathan and I have been living on a budget for over 11 years now, but when Covid hit, we needed to re-evaluate our budget to make sure...
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Michele Jones
- Mar 15, 2021
- 2 min
0% Financing
Today I’m going to share with you one (of the many) stupid financial decision that I’ve made in the past. So it was 2007 and Ben was a...
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Michele Jones
- Mar 1, 2021
- 2 min
What is a Budget?
One of my (almost) 4 year olds favorite things to watch is a short from Toy Story 4 called “Forky asks a Question”. It is where Forky...
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Michele Jones
- Feb 15, 2021
- 2 min
Money Tendencies Part 1
I was speaking with a friend a while ago and we were discussing personality types. There are a bunch of different tests to take to...
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Michele Jones
- Nov 16, 2020
- 2 min
Online Shopping
One of the only good things to come out of our Covid Lockdown has been being able to order my groceries online and have them either...
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Michele Jones
- Nov 5, 2020
- 2 min
Money & Marriage
When Nathan and I were engaged and went to premarital counseling, we realized we had very different ways of handling money. Throughout...
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Michele Jones
- Oct 19, 2020
- 2 min
Changing Spending Habits Part 1
I remember growing up and watching my dad pay the bills each month, he had a notebook that was labeled “Bill’s bills” (his name is...
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Michele Jones
- Oct 12, 2020
- 2 min
Finances After Covid Part 1
In 2008 when the Great Recession began, Nathan and I were completely unprepared financially for any of what was to come. However,...
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Michele Jones
- Sep 28, 2020
- 1 min
Saving for Christmas Part 1
I realize it’s not even October yet, but the Holidays will be upon us quickly. I am going to share over the next few posts, how to save...
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Michele Jones
- Sep 24, 2020
- 2 min
Do you need a Credit Score?
Before Nathan and I purchased our home, we had no credit score, as we had no debt. We went to a car dealer to purchase a new car in cash....
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Michele Jones
- Sep 10, 2020
- 2 min
Why Create a Budget
When Nathan and I were first married I was the one who figured out our finances. At the time we were both in Grad School, so there was...
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Michele Jones
- Sep 7, 2020
- 1 min
Our Journey
After many years of struggling financially, Nathan and I found ourselves in severe financial trouble. We had short sold our condo and...
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