A New Barter – Website for Boarding We’ve used the same boarding facility since we got the dogs here in Georgia. They are absolutely amazing. And that has been rewarded with tremendous growth. Blogging Away Debt · Feb 12, 2025
The Best Piggy Banks That Can Help Teach Kids Money Management Skills I’m always on the lookout for gifts that can teach my son about money management. A while back I bought him a kids piggy bank designed to instill positive financial habits. I know some of you thought it was pretty neat, so I went searching for similar kids piggy banks… Blogging Away Debt · Feb 8, 2025
Car Camping I realize that my choices are not for everyone. People here at BAD hate my kitchen remodel, couldn’t believe that I chose to homeschool my kids, never liked that I chose contract work over a corporate career, and I help my kids too much, etc. I could probably list a… Blogging Away Debt · Feb 6, 2025
Finding Opie a Home Opie is one of two dogs that I adopted on my last day at my dream job. I was completely devastated and my confidence shattered when I was given from that job. I remember that day clearly. I’m feeling sorry for myself, scrolling Facebook, and our local shelter posts a… Blogging Away Debt · Feb 3, 2025
How to Find a Financial Advisor When I was talking about my 2025 financial goals, one of the goals I mentioned was hiring a financial advisor. My husband and I had initial consultations with a couple of advisors maybe 2-3 years ago but walked away without hiring anyone. At the time, it felt like we were… Blogging Away Debt · Feb 3, 2025
February Goals I am not making enough to cover my monthly bills. And my reserve cash will be exhausted after covering February bills. So while I do have some cash flow starting up…it’s a trickle, things are going to be really tight this month. And that is okay. Blogging Away Debt · Feb 1, 2025
The Plan It’s the last day of the first month of 2025. I completed my first No Spend Month of the calendar year without going over my “budget” although it didn’t get spent the way I had planned. Blogging Away Debt · Jan 31, 2025
Health Insurance for the Win! Well, God sure does work in mysterious ways. I finally break down and cough up the money to get health insurance in December. It takes effect on January 1. Blogging Away Debt · Jan 29, 2025
2025: A Year of Peace, Purpose, and Planning Thanks for the kind comments on my last post. Unfortunately, only a few hours after that post was published, my dad passed away. It wasn’t a huge shock—I had just written about his transition to hospice care—but at the same time, he had seemed physically stable. I thought we had… Blogging Away Debt · Jan 20, 2025
Want to make money taking surveys? You know I’m always on the lookout for a side hustle that actually pays money. I learned about User Interviews a few months ago from a social media couple I follow: thegoldenroad <-This is a link to their Instagram account if you want to check them out and this is their… Blogging Away Debt · Jan 8, 2025
Relaunch of EPOH I spent the end of last month knowing I had no steady income coming into 2025. And I wasn’t freaked out. What a refreshing change from years past when any blip in my work threw me into a full panic. Just thinking back brings the pit back to my stomach. Blogging Away Debt · Jan 8, 2025
DIY Home Improvements & Repairs The home improvements continue. I have so much time on my hands. And do want to be ready should I ever truly decide if I’m staying or going. Blogging Away Debt · Jan 6, 2025