This post may contain affiliate links. Please view my disclosure policy for more information. April is almost over, and I’m just now getting around to writing our monthly update. I could tell you how crazy life has been and how busy I’ve been with work, but really, reporting how much we’ve saved just doesn’t seem to bring… Read More Monthly Savings Report: March 2018
This post may contain affiliate links. Please view my disclosure policy for more information. Wow, March 15 really snuck up on me. It feels like just yesterday that I was just adding up last month’s numbers. The arrival of spring is just five days away, and as East Tennessee is being splashed with varying shades of pinks,… Read More Mid-Month Net Worth Report: March 2018
Being raised in the south, I sometimes forget that sports other than (American) football exist. Therefore, when I woke up that morning on the floor of my friend’s finished basement to the sound of heavily accented commentators and cheering, chanting fans after a sleepover one hot summer night, I was confused. It wasn’t so much… Read More 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia
This post may contain affiliate links. Please view my disclosure policy for more information. This past month, for the first time in our adult lives, my husband and I did not have to pay someone else for the house we live in. We did, of course, set aside money in the sinking fund we have set up… Read More Monthly Savings Report: February 2018
This post may contain affiliate links. Please view my disclosure policy for more information. Remember my post right before the new year about getting my first credit card since I was 18? So that we could try our hand at travel hacking? And how it was such a major, out-of-our-comfort-zone decision for my debt-averse husband and me?… Read More Moving On to Credit Card #2: Chase Ink Business Preferred
This post may contain affiliate links. Please view my disclosure policy for more information. Yesterday was the first payment due date for my Chase Sapphire Preferred Card. But if you think I patiently waited until yesterday to clear our credit card balance, you’re crazy. I have no idea how many payments I’ve logged on and made since activating… Read More Debitizing Our Credit Card – Debitize Signup Process ($10 Bonus Included)
Guys, I have been looking forward to typing up this report since I put together my very first Net Worth Report in July 2017. If you follow my blog or have connected with me on Instagram, you already know why. However, if you’re new to my site (welcome!), the reason I’m so excited about this… Read More Mid-Month Net Worth Report: February 2018
I knew already that I wanted to be Ellie. My love for this name stems from childhood. My mom and I shared the same initials, LMA, which she always said sounded like “Elly May” (the blonde from The Beverly Hillbillies) when pronounced out loud. However, I had no idea for a last name. Recently acquiring… Read More We’re Debt Free!
I woke up a couple hours ago to our first (and possible only) snowfall of the season. What this means for the small, east Tennessee town in which I live is a spotty dusting of white on the ground, a mass shortage of milk in bread in the local grocery stores and scrolling through endless… Read More Mid-Month Net Worth Report: January 2018
Wow, what a month! I hope your Christmas was as fun as mine was, if not a little more relaxing. My husband and I have four Christmases every Christmas day – his parents, my mom’s side of the family, my dad’s side, and our own. From early morning to night we are on the go,… Read More Debt Payoff Report: Month 16
