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Blog Spotlight: Gifted

Cheap Chica's Guide To Style

I can’t even begin to tell you how excited and just plain giddy I was when I came across the blog, Gifted. I started Gifted as a creative outlet when I first left my job as a magazine fashion editor in the fall of 2008. Before I knew it, I was posting every day and hooked on blogging. there is a gift for everyone on your list.

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Shannon & Her Husband Paid off $22,000 in 9 Months

Family Balance Sheet

That was in 2008, so you might imagine how that turned out! In January 2013 there was a blog post on Keeper of the Home that first awakened me to the concept of living debt free. Dave’s zero-based budget and Debt snowball concept were critical to getting us on the path to paying off our debt fast.

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Well, It's Only a Mountain, It's Only A Mountain

Work With What You've Got

I’ve been doing some deep thinking about the blog lately. My blog is designed to feature low budget fashion. But I am at a point now where I don’t even have a low budget for fashion. I have no budget for fashion. I don’t mention it much on here, but my husband was laid off in December of 2008. And it does.