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Find out how Lydia & her Husband Paid off $36,000 in Debt in 2 Years

Family Balance Sheet

I am a stay at home mom and freelance marketer and my husband works in the construction industry. But I would say the breaking point came in June of 2011 when I was in a car wreck. I was 22 weeks pregnant, and left with a leg injury and a mound of medical bills. How much debt did you pay off?

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John Walsh Safety Tips Tweet Up & $50 AmEx Gift Card Giveaway #CoxTakeCharge

Saving Cents With Sense

And then, get ready to join in on a “Tweet Up” this Thursday, June 28th, to join John Walsh, the Boys & Girls Club, and other children’s advocates to discuss more ways to “Take Charge”. What : Tweet Up with John Walsh, educators, Mom bloggers, Boys & Girls Club, Miles Obrien (CNN) – and I will be there, too (@SavingSense).

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Bee Stung Butts, Freeze Dried Diapers and Other Hilarious Happenings of Poverty

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

My Mom grew up in St. In their first home together, built out in the new suburbs (then it was country), Mom endured well water and an outhouse. Mom and Dad always pointed out how much better off we were than our neighbors, because we were saving money and building up assets. Mom had a vegetable garden and grew sweet corn.

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