There’s a movement that’s happening right now. It’s called the FIRE movement. And no, it’s not about educating kids on the dangers of wildfires taught by Smokey the Bear. It stands for Financial Independence Retire Early and it’s starting to gain some momentum and is catching the public eye. I discovered this movement while I was pregnant with my … [Read more…]
It was almost 5 years ago that I found out I was pregnant. I was ecstatic to say the least. Me and my husband struggled with infertility for over 5 years and had been told that we wouldn’t be able to have kids naturally. So this was big news for us and I was over … [Read more…]
Okay so if you read my previous post about My Journey Towards Simplicity then you know I have been on this journey of going from a maximalist to becoming more of a minimalist. You may have also read that the average American household has over 300,000 items in it. So today I thought I’d share … [Read more…]
Did you know that the average household has over 300,000 items… that’s a lot of stuff! Stuff consumes us. America is the birthplace of consumerism, we are inundated with products we don’t need on a daily basis. I have accumulated a lot of stuff throughout my lifetime, a lot!. As a child I would collect … [Read more…]
We could all use a little less distraction and more simplicity in our lives right? But how and where to start can be daunting. If you’re not quite sure how to create that simpler lifestyle you desire I’ve created a list of 10 things you can do right now to start on your journey to … [Read more…]
Everybody has made financial mistakes, we have all done something or bought something that we later regretted when it comes to money. Looking back most people wish they would have done things differently knowing what they know now. I’ve had my fair share of financial blunders throughout my lifetime as well, some minor but some … [Read more…]
What’s the big deal about a Roth IRA? Okay so I had heard the term Roth IRA from time to time but I didn’t really understand or know what it was. It was just one of those financial terms that was tossed around. I already had a 401K so why did a Roth matter? If … [Read more…]
