August 18th, 2008
While my husband and I were out of town last week for job training, our debit cards were denied. Gas. Denied. Wal-Mart. Denied. What in the world was going on? I figured the servers were down or something like that. It’s happened once before. Thank goodness we have a credit card for emergencies.
We got back […]
By Karen -- 9 comments
June 13th, 2008
I’ve told you about the success my husband and I have had with paying off debt while following Dave Ramsey’s program. You CAN do this too!
Dave Ramsey’s site has a list of places in your area where his Financial Peace classes are being held. All you have to do is type in your zip code to find […]
By Karen -- 3 comments
June 12th, 2008
Last year, I told you about the Financial Peace classes my husband and I were taking at church. These classes helped my husband and I to get on the same page financially. We both saw the bondage that debt had on our lives and ever since then we have worked hard to get out of […]
By Karen -- 8 comments
May 22nd, 2008
Happy Frugal Friday! I have hundreds of tips for you today! :)
Sometimes at Thrifty Mommy we give you tips on sales and other things that are only relevant to that week. But then there are times that we have lists of ways to save time and money that can be beneficial for years to come.
I decided to surf around the […]
By Karen -- 8 comments
April 29th, 2008
Some of you are working to become debt free. Financial peace is awesome!!!!! Not having to spread your money out trying to pay off debt really allows you to put money away, pay cash for purchases, and live like no one else.
Those rebate checks are coming out. What will you do with […]
By Karen -- 1 comment
April 7th, 2008
According to ABC News, “the nation has 80,000 fewer workers on payrolls this month when compared to last . . . This is the biggest one-month contradiction in job markets since March 2003.” Many people are being laid off from their jobs and are having a hard time making ends meet.
I was listening to The Cooper Lawrence […]
By Karen -- 1 comment
March 10th, 2008
Sometimes at Thrifty Mommy we give you tips on sales and other things that are only relevant to that week. But then there are times that we have lists of ways to save time and money that can be helpful for years to come.
I decided to surf around the archives and pull together some of our helpful articles. Most of […]
By Karen -- 3 comments
January 11th, 2008
Some of you may wonder how I learned to be so frugal. To me, most of the tips that I write about seem like second nature or common sense.
My knack for thriftiness was given to me by my mother. We were not wealthy growing up and my mom did the best that she could to make […]
By Karen -- 11 comments
August 15th, 2007
I went to the bank today. It pleases me to say that we are working on our steps to Financial Peace that we learned from Dave Ramsey. So, since his teachings are so fresh on my mind today, I stopped by his site and found this quote. Thought it was funny and wanted to share it with […]
By Karen -- 4 comments
August 11th, 2007
Ever wonder how much you should save for a rainy day? The rule of thumb that I have always heard was 6 months living expenses. Our goal is definitely 6 months. It just makes us feel better to know that nest egg is there to help. The challenge for Saturday is to figure out how […]
By kellys -- 1 comment
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