Top 5 Tips to Save Money This Summer

top 5 tips to saving money this summer

There are very few things that I enjoy more than saving money, especially now that we are building a house and preparing to sign a mortgage – somehow that multi-year commitment is just so much scarier than a year lease! Of course, we’ve been renting for nearly 7 years now, but still… it’s scary. So…



we are becoming homeowners

Construction Progress – Our New Home

It’s been a while since I shared information with you about our new home construction because, well, we had a lot of rain. The upside of that is that we are now out of the drought that had been going on for a while. Last year we had this crazy drought that caused a lot…

Clorox Icktionary Blogger

Clorox Icktionary

I am super excited to be part of a blogging opportunity that you may have seen around the web for the past month or so in which bloggers were asked to make their own words to be part of the Clorox Icktionary! We were also asked to write a post that we would amplify on…

Birthday Cookie Giveaway

Celebrate My Birth Month with a Birthday Cookie Giveaway

In my house, of the month of June gets a little wild. Five years ago on my birthday, I had to pass up the strawberry pie that my mom made me so I could go home after a long day of walking around trying to convince my son that it was time for him to…

summer reading - 5 classic books

5 Classic Books to Read This Summer

My brother and I didn’t spend much time in the summer at our dad’s house, but when we did, you could find me down the wraparound porch to the end where a swing gently sways in the breeze beneath the gigantic pine trees – it’s one of those idyllic country scenes you don’t really appreciate…

Minted.com – Announcements, Invitations, and Pirate Parties, Oh My!

sweet homeness moving announcements from minted.com

Disclosure: I am receiving a gift certificate to Minted.com in exchange for posting this giveaway. The giveaway prize is also provided by Minted.com. Progress is moving right along on the new house that we are having built. Although the end of the drought was appreciated by the growing things in our area, it did delay…

How to choose from hundreds of credit cards

how to choose from hundreds of credit cards

Like many other financial products available at the moment, there are literally hundreds of different credit cards for you to choose from. The sheer number of options can make it really difficult to pick out the best credit card for you, which is why you need to know exactly what you’re looking for as well…

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