by Melody | Sep 19, 2018 | Budget, Family and Finances, Life Lessons, Savings
We are not where I thought we’d be with our finances. Last year this time I had it all planned out. Another group of student loans would have been wiped out. Savings would be dripping in finesses, and the Wrights would be moving up the East Side. I’d be...
by Melody | Jul 11, 2018 | Life Lessons
This week while doing my usual Sunday grocery shopping at Aldi. I saw something in the parking lot that made me look twice. It wasn’t anything crazy in the sense that a giraffe on elephant back was strolling through the parking lot, but right as I got out of my...
by Melody | Jul 4, 2018 | Life Lessons, Shopping
This past weekend I went and did a very grownup thing. Part of me wants to make it super suspenseful and keep you all on edge, but I’ll just come right out and share. I walked into a furniture store and paid for a $2300 mattress outright. Now for many this may...
by Melody | Jun 19, 2018 | Life Lessons
Have you ever prayed to God for something and then you receive that blessing only to find yourself complaining about things that the particular blessing brings with it? Things that you didn’t really think about? The associated cost? No? Just Me? Well, sit back...
by Melody | Feb 5, 2018 | Debt Repayment, Life Lessons, Personal Thoughts
You know what I struggled with last month? Doubt. I mean a whole heap of it. I just couldn’t get out of my head that I wasn’t doing enough for our household. I knew exactly where this struggle came from too. For the past 32 months I’ve been able to...
by Melody | May 16, 2017 | House and Home, Life Lessons, Living on a Budget
When Melody and I first got our home my first thought was, wow we got a house, and shortly after that my thoughts became damn…..we got a house. The responsibilities of being a homeowner quickly set in. Realizing that home maintenance falls squarely on the shoulders of...
