He Provides (Even When We Least Expect It)

This fall, I faced the toughest situation of my life. I felt like I was falling apart at the seams. It seemed like every area of my life was crumbling, from my faith to my finances. I did something dangerous, something I’m pretty ashamed to admit: I stopped praying. I...

The Art of Cutting Back

It’s a lot easier to say we’re going to cut corners than it is to actually do it. But if life takes a temporary downturn, it might be necessary to make a few minor tweaks to the budget. Although I’m not a proponent for any specific grocery store, product, or service,...

What Budget?

When most people think about resources to help develop a budget (or refine one that has been neglected), many don’t realize all the important information they have available right in their online banking account. Although I previously worked in a retail bank setting,...

Repurpose, Recycle, Rejoice!

“What do you do with all that stuff?” I asked my dad. He’s lived on the same farm since the mid 60’s and has managed to acquire a few things. We walked through his shop, the barn, his storage shed, the garage, and the basement of the house—for starters. I was on...

A Budget App that Works for Us

We knew something had to change. We didn’t have a lot of money stress, yet I couldn’t tell you exactly where our dollars were going. I knew our overall budget but the everyday groceries, postage, and (oops!) milk money for school just slipped through. We bought what...

Unexpected Christmas Savings

Back in the days when I was still a classroom teacher, my fellow educators used to give me a lot of good-natured ribbing over my choice to eat school lunch a couple days a week. My laughing rebuke reminded all present I was a college coach’s daughter and sometimes hot...