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Meet a Reader | Mary from Reflections Around the Campfire

The Frugal Girl

A lot of blood, sweat, and tears were shed here, but we both agree that having no mortgage gave us a serious leg up on our retirement savings and other financial goals. My biggest financial regret is the amount of money we spent on restaurant meals from the time we were married and both working full time to when we had kids.

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How this Couple Eliminated $180,000 of Debt in 12 Months!

Family Balance Sheet

My husband is an extremely hard worker as he works and goes to school full time. He has paid a price to win with hard work and sacrifice to reach his goals, and I truly admire him for that. Baby furniture, BBQ pits, tools, guns… EVERYTHING. To not count on debt being a tool we can use. We sold EVERYTHING!

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Carnival of Financial Planning – Money Management Edition #236 – May 11, 2012

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

The Skilled Investor , Editor Budgeting and Economics Little House presents The Five Tool Budgeter posted at Little House in the Valley , saying, “In baseball, a five-tool player is one who excels in some of the game’s major skills: fielding, base running, hitting for power, hitting for contact, and throwing ability.

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