“‘Come,’ he said. Then Peter got down out of the boat, walked on the water and came toward Jesus.” Matthew 14: 29 Here we go again! Like Peter jumping out of the boat to walk on the water with Jesus, we too are about to take another leap of faith. As this summer […]
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7 Items at Old Navy for $17!
August 7th, 2011 
Jessica Back in June I bought a $20 voucher to Old Navy for only $10 through the daily deals website called Groupon. I was hanging onto it in hopes that I would find a great deal! At the end of July, Old Navy had a $4 Sale on lots of there summer items. In addition, Money […]
Save Money With These 7 Tips for Appealing Your Medical Bills
July 21st, 2011 Jessica On April 18, 2011 I received a medical bill for $99.92 from our hospital in Minnesota. It was a bill for services rendered on May 5, 2010. Yes, you read that correctly. The bill arrived almost a full year after the services were rendered. The bill stated that payment needed to be made in full […]
The easiest (or at least the most amusing) $100 we’ve ever made
July 20th, 2011 Jessica Way back when Brad and I were newlyweds, we were scrimping and saving…and wait! This sounds all too familiar! Anyhow, I spotted a car seat on the side of the road, with a sign on it reading “FREE.” I told Brad that we should pick it up because, although we didn’t have kids, I knew […]
How to Get a Good Deal on Towing Your Car
July 12th, 2011 Jessica Are you noticing a theme here? Yes, you are correct. The 10-year-old car that blew a tire two weeks ago, and needed all four dry-rotted tires replaced, needed to be towed this week. It apparently had something to do with a broken shifter cable. Nothing a “little” $200 couldn’t fix. But how were we going […]
How to Find Inexpensive Greeting Cards On-line
July 11th, 2011 Jessica When I was young, my parents required us to make birthday cards, mother’s day cards, and father’s day cards prior to the appropriate holidays. My mom is an artist, and she likes encouraging us to be creative whenever possible. When we were little we really enjoyed this opportunity to show off our artistic and literary […]
Don’t look back
July 8th, 2011 Jessica In my daily Bible reading, I’ve been working my way through a list in my Bible entitled “5 Minutes Reading About Women of the Bible.” It’s been interesting as I’ve moved through the scriptures from Eve to Ruth, studying all the women in between. This morning I read about Deborah (Judges 4:1-5:31). Deborah told Barack […]
How to Get a Good Price for Tires
June 29th, 2011 Jessica First, I will issue a disclaimer: I am not an expert on tires. But today I had to find a good deal on tires. Our second car (the one we’ve been thinking of selling for some time now) blew a tire, and the mechanic informed us that the other three were dry-rotted as well. He […]
June 24, 2011: Gratitude
June 24th, 2011 Jessica Yesterday, I sat on the front porch swing reading a book, with Oliver sitting beside me. I twiddled a pencil in my fingers while he gnawed on the fingers of my other hand. It was warm, but there was a light breeze. The neighbor across the street mowed his lawn, and white clouds drifted lazily […]
Our Financial Goals: Paying Off Debt (June 2011)
June 21st, 2011 Jessica Photo Credit When Brad and I were married 5 1/2 years ago, we each brought a lot of (student loan) debt baggage. And then we bought more. Honestly, we weren’t trying to be irresponsible. We just did what we saw everyone else doing. We had two incomes, no children, and we were incurring “smart […]
