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New (Used) Car (Electric!)
A couple weeks ago, I posted a scary picture on Instagram: multiple fire trucks, wet roads, a three-car pile up, our totaled Prius in the middle of it all.
Matt and all the boys (including Hoss) got rear-ended on the way to school. It was another one of those scary reminders that everything can change in an instant (and I’m flooded with gratitude that nothing really changed for us and everyone is safe and sound).
Despite the fact that we had a lot going on (namely Valentine’s Day and a doctor’s appointment because I’m having heart palpitations), we only had a couple of days to decide on a new … Read More
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Budget Lockdown
I’ve lost count of how many times I have written this same post. In short, the story goes: Matt and I used to be the kind of people who paid our credit card bill in full every month. Then we had a rough year where several expenses piled up (voluntary and involuntary). Now we have a sizable chunk of credit card debt that we still haven’t paid off, despite the fact that we have a budget plan that enables us to pay it off. We simply don’t stick to our budget each month, mainly because we love eating out and buying things from Amazon and Target.
This past week, … Read More