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We Need To Save How Much?!?!?! 20 Aug 2013 | 05:05 pm
Slowly, I’ve been teaching my children about money. When they arrived the concept of money was way beyond them. It isn’t yet easy, but slowly we are making sloooooooooow progress. There is much I’m ai...
Those Days! 20 Aug 2013 | 05:18 am
Today was one of those days. Let’s see, we had: A Mummy who spent 3/4 of the night nursing allergies so slept in by an hour {perhaps the only hour of sleep I got!} A daughter who was so exceptionall...
When Small $ Increases Have A Big Impact 19 Aug 2013 | 03:02 pm
One of the things I notice most about living in {well, I’m not sure what to call it – certainly not in poverty, but, maybe, with nary a cent left over?! } is that very small increases have a massive ...
At The Table This Week 19 Aug 2013 | 06:32 am
Part of caring for myself and our family, is making sure we are eating right within our small budget. This week I spend $50.55 on groceries {about £32} for about 10 days worth of food {I continue to p...
Resolving To Have A Better Attitude 18 Aug 2013 | 08:09 am
Lately I’ve realized I’m not really doing everything I can to approach this challenging season as gracefully as I can. I won’t lie, being separated from your child who is very ill, is very very hard. ...
Yearly Goals: 1/2 Year Update 11 Aug 2013 | 04:38 am
This year is shaping up to be so different to how we all planned. It is very very hard to look at my son’s goals below and not feel catastrophic grief over his significant health decline and that he h...
So Proud Of Her 10 Aug 2013 | 04:18 am
I was met today by a beaming girl. A girl who had a rough week last week and this week really tried to put that behind her and shine like her best self. And today she was beaming because she received ...
You’re Not Poor If… 5 Aug 2013 | 07:35 pm
Lately I seem to have read and heard many many people thinking they are hard done by financially. Sometimes I feel so out of the loop with stuff and what is “normal” that I find the whole thing positi...
Good Plans Part I: 30 Days of Nothing 5 Aug 2013 | 05:49 am
We accomplished a lot today, I can’t say I was in the best of moods, I’ve already apologized to my daughter for my lack of zest and reflected on the why with myself and God, but I’m leaving today feel...
What I’m Learning 2 Aug 2013 | 06:13 pm
Every now and then the beauty of what we learn through difficult circumstances hits me. I do allow myself to have challenging days whenever needed and I celebrate the joy, but the overarching theme is...
