Personal Insights into Debt, Bankruptcy, and Marriage

Each one of us has their own personal struggle, and we are no expection. Our challenge, throughout our entire marriage, has been with debt and the stress debt and financial challenges has caused on our marriage. Periodically I’ve shared pieces of our …

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Are You Drowning in Debt?

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We are. Like many couples, we started out our marriage with debt – matching 5 figures of debt - and it grew from there. Within a few years, it seemed like we were drowning and we didn’t know what to do. All I knew …

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6 Steps to Ensure Your Homeschool Can Survive A Financial Crisis

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Would a financial crisis in your family jeapordize your homeschool? If you weren’t able to allocate any funds to homeschool curriculum or resources what would you do? Could you continue to homeschool? Personally I’ve worked very hard to ensure that …

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Preparing Your Homeschool for an Economic Emergency

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About two years ago, during a tough economic spell, God put it on my heart that I needed a backup plan. How would I homeschool, what resources, what curriculum would I use, if I didn’t have the funds to buy …

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Saving Money on Groceries: Meat – Part 3

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So far in this series on lowering the cost of meat in your grocery budget, I’ve covered my three key strategies: – Knowing my buy price – Buying in larger quantities, and – Doing the prep work one time. In …

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