
October Goals and Life Update – Root Canal Fun
September was another great month. It was a great traveling month, a great business month, and St. Louis had great weather all month...

How I’m a Work-Life Balancing Master
I’ve always had a lot of things going on in my life and I’ve learned to become a work-life balancing master. In high school, I took a...

Traveling Galore and FinCon14
I love meeting new bloggers, and connecting with bloggers I already know. FinCon is an awesome conference and it always gives me a lot of...

Our Home Insurance Shot Up 69% In One Year (Never Filed a Claim)
The other day I received our newest home insurance bill, and I was very shocked when I opened it. Our home insurance rate jumped from...

Retirement, Financial Independence, and Living Life
This is what a happy life is to me. After two very long posts this week, DIY Wedding Ideas – Worth It Or A Waste Of Money and How Much...

$14,156 in August Business Income
Background information: This all started out as my “extra income” report because before October of 2013, I still had my day job. In those...

When Being Cheap Backfires – My Hotel Mistake
Since we have been going on so many trips lately, I have been looking for different ways to save money. I am a personal finance blogger...

September Goals and Life Update – I’m Ready For Fall
It was National Dog Day the other day, so here’s an old picture of my pup and my laptop. Some of my favorite things in life! Hello...

Easy Ways I’m Currently Saving $1,200 Each Month
We’re not doing anything too crazy, but we are trying to make a few lifestyle changes so we are not frivolously wasting money that...

Wedding Pictures
It’s finally here. I received my wedding photos the other day and I’m excited to finally share some of them with you. I won’t be sharing...

A Spender and a Saver Relationship
Thing is, we are completely different when it comes to finances. I am a crazy saver. I’ve talked about this before in Confession: I Let...

How I Graduated From College In 2.5 Years With 2 Degrees AND Saved $37,500
It feels like a lifetime ago, but then again it also feels like it was just yesterday. This has also reminded me about how I graduated...

Three Year Blogiversary and $1,000 Cash Giveaway
August marks my third year of blogging. You can click here and read my very first blog post, which is rather embarrassing for me to...

I Need To Get Back On Track and Weekly Update
We received one more sneak photo from our photographer, and it is above. I am in LOVE with it! Some of the bridesmaids and groomsmen...

The Worst Money Advice I’ve Ever Heard
One of the first things I usually hear is advice they were given by someone else. Sometimes the advice is great, but other times I can’t...

$14,937 in July – My Highest Income Month
It’s that time of the month again. It’s time to look at my monthly income report and track my progress over the past month. This all...

August Goals and Life Update – We Sold The Camaro
July was another great month. We went on a long cruise, went to a few state parks, enjoyed the great weather, and overall had a great...

What We’re Looking For When We Move
Last year, we were thinking about selling our current house and buying a new one in the St. Louis area again. But, then I left my day job...

Confession: I Let Money Control My Life
The other day someone told me it’s impossible for a personal finance blogger to not worry about money. They were saying I should be...


















