Were We Able to Keep a Leash on Our March Budget?

by Shanah Bell | Apr 2, 2018 | Budget, Creative, Family, Finances, Health, Kids, Money

Here we are again! Another month down and time to go over how we did. The biggest question for us was whether or not we were going to be able to come close to the budget we planned for. So let’s check out how we did with our March budget. Last Month’s...

What Are Some of Our Favorite Vehicles for Building Wealth?

by Shanah Bell | Mar 19, 2018 | Budget, Diversify, Finances, Money, Wealth

As we have been working on our plan to become financially independent, it has included not only debt reduction, but building wealth. That being said, we have run across a few tools that have really helped us in this endeavor so far. Seeing as there are so many options...

How Were We Able to Rein in Our Spending in February?

by Shanah Bell | Mar 5, 2018 | Balance, Budget, Creative, Finances, Money

My plan is to publish these monthly, at least for this year. The thought is that if I am accountable to you, then it makes sticking to our budget that much easier for us. Plus it is a good way for us to rein in our spending on things that we don’t really need....

How Did We Do in January to Change Our Budget?

by Shanah Bell | Feb 19, 2018 | Budget, Creative, Family, Finances, Shopping

If you recall, we had a pretty big annual budget meeting this past December. During this meeting, we decided that we were going to make some BIG changes this year. So let’s see how we did the first month out of the gate to change our budget. The Goal First off,...

How We Plan to Change This Year and Blow Last Year Out of the Water!

by Shanah Bell | Feb 5, 2018 | Balance, Budget, Energy, Family, Finances, Health, Money, New Year, Whole Health

Last year was full of a whole lot of change for us and our family. I can’t say that any of it was bad change either. It was, overall, a pretty darn good year. However, after sitting down with our finances and having our annual budget meeting, we decided that...

How Our Annual Budget Meeting Prompted Big Changes for This Year

by Shanah Bell | Jan 29, 2018 | Budget, Family, Finances, Home, New Year, Pool

We knew that we were going to make some changes to our lives with the New Year approaching. But we weren’t sure what our plans were, financially, until we had our annual budget meeting. And that is where things got interesting! Annual Budget Meeting Last year,...