“An alcoholic walks into a bar…” No, that’s not the start of an inappropriate joke. It’s the way I felt when I walked into Target yesterday. I had to get new pants for two of our boys. (They keep growing, I can’t figure it out.) [As an aside, I'm super-excited because this was money we [...]
Posts Tagged ‘spending money’
Easy Budget How-To
December 8th, 2011 
Lindsay What is budgeting? Dave Ramsey says a budget is telling your money where to go instead of wondering where it went. Budgeting is the single best tool that we are using to get out of debt. This one simple, straightforward technique has completely changed the way we think about and deal with money. Why [...]
Spending Money on Purpose
December 6th, 2011 Lindsay Last week I linked to a Wise Bread article listing the Best and Worst Things to Buy in December. Since I posted that article, I’ve been thinking a lot about spending. While I’m trying to reduce my debt, the main focus has been on decreasing my spending. That’s logical. Very quickly, however, “decreasing my spending” [...]
Posted in Debt, Priorities, Solutions, Spending 
Tags: debt reduction, priorities, spending money 
4 Comments »Little Known Ways to Fail
November 30th, 2011 Lindsay Sharing success is easier than sharing failure. “Wait a minute,” you’re thinking. “Isn’t this entire blog about failure?” Why, yes. It is. BUT since I started writing, I’ve been able to share some pretty significant successes. So I guess a failure was bound to come along sooner or later. After reevaluating our last few weeks, [...]
Thankful for Black Friday
November 23rd, 2011 Lindsay Tomorrow is Thanksgiving! I’m sure you’ve heard one or two people mention that over the last few days. I’m sitting here working on my Black Friday shopping list, and thinking about how that relates to getting out of debt. Lots of people avoid Black Friday like the plague. Some people go crazy over it. I [...]
