This post is from contributor, Stacey Lane. This post is part of the Debt Free Homeschool feature. After we became debt-free in 2008, our finances were kind of running on autopilot. We did not need to discuss many financial things; money came in and money went out, all according to plan. Fast-forward to 2013 and […]
What Will You Go Into Debt For?
This post is by contributing writer Stacey Meyer Lane What will you go into debt for? Most people agree a house is an acceptable debt, but after the mortgage…what debt will you accept into your budget? Have you discussed this with your spouse? After surviving this summer of financial hardships and finding ourselves with […]
Celebrating Christmas on a Budget–An Update
If you have not had a chance to read my blog post on Celebrating Christmas on a Budget, a quick read will give you the background for this update. After I presented my ideas to the family, I waited for them to process my suggestions. My family is used to me suggesting things; sometimes they […]
Establishing an Emergency Fund
This post is by contributing writer Stacey Meyer Lane Have you ever had an emergency fund? Maybe you just had a financial emergency and now your existing fund is depleted. I am a firm believer in having one. Over the years, being able to withdraw funds instead of going into debt has made some stressful […]
Black Friday Budget: What a Tightwad Buys
This is a post from FHD Contributor Stacey of Layered Soul. (I know the word tightwad has a negative connotation, but since I started my journey reading The Tightwad Gazette, it has a special place in my heart.) My black Friday budget looks a little different this year. No, I am not currently sitting in a […]