If you missed Part 1 of this story, you can find it here. On June 10, 2012 my entire family was present for the wedding of my sister Kristy and her new husband Zach, in Maryland. Kristy and Zach both live in Kansas but they, and most of Zach’s family, made the trip to our […]
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8 Financial Books for Beginners
July 30th, 2012 
Jessica During the winter of 2010, we lived in a tiny upstairs apartment in Minnesota. Brad had to go to Colorado for 3 weeks for training, and I was left alone with 6-month-old Naomi to run our home and pay our bills. Up until then, Brad had always managed our bills. He taught math, and I […]
Book Review: 6 Books in 6 Weeks
July 18th, 2012 Jessica I am not a person who likes to leave something incomplete, or commit to a project that I cannot finish. So you can understand that I have been bothered by the fact that I have been accumulating a small collection of half-read books on my shelves. Due to my success in reading over the last […]
Book Review: 3 Books in 3 Weeks
July 9th, 2012 Jessica Recently I wrote about my delight in achieving the six goals I had set for myself from June 15-July 15. One of those goals was to read a portion of a book each morning after reading my Bible and writing in my journal. I suffer from an addiction to books though, so once I began […]
Happy Mother’s Day! DIY Handprint Flowers
May 10th, 2012 Jessica For Mother’s Day this year, I decided to try some of the adorable crafts that I’ve been seeing on Pinterest. I put both kids in aprons, covered the table in newspaper, and painted their hands with acrylic paint. I made three prints of each child’s hand, and some were definitely better looking than others! I […]
5 Inexpensive Ways to Create A Cozy Master Bedroom
April 3rd, 2012 Jessica After 6 months in our new rental, it is finally beginning to feel less like a house and more like a home. Here are few ways I’ve been able to make our master bedroom more cozy: 1. Colors: Choose colors for your master bedroom that make you feel cozy and comfortable. Whether you like warm […]
Book Review: Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By In America
March 31st, 2012 Jessica A year and a half ago, my husband Brad was laid off from his job in Minnesota. We had only lived in Minnesota for a year, so we had no other job prospects in the area or history of family, friends, and church to support us. So we reluctantly packed up our apartment and storage […]
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Comments Off on Book Review: Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By In America5 Inexpensive Ways I’ve Updated Our Bathroom
March 29th, 2012 Jessica We’ve been living in our rental for 6 months now, and our house is finally beginning to look more like a home. One of the places that shows marked improvement is our bathroom. Here are a few ways I was able to update the bathroom cheaply: 1. Window Treatments: I was able to get inexpensive […]
Getting to the Wedding (Or How We’re Trying to Raise $1200 in 5 Months)
March 24th, 2012 Jessica If you know a little about me, then you know that I am the oldest of six children. Four girls and two boys, to be exact. My sister Kristy is the fourth child in our family, and the third to get married. Below is a photograph of Kristy, and her fiancee Zach (taken by my […]
5 Cheap Date Ideas for You and Your Spouse
March 22nd, 2012 Jessica If you’re anything like Brad and I, you and your spouse are trying to live abundantly on less, without shortchanging your relationship with one another. We all know that dating one’s spouse is healthy for any marriage, but it’s difficult to find the money for dinners, movies, and babysitters on a tight budget. So here […]
