As the year winds down, I’ve been thinking back and reflecting on this past year. With the arrival of our second child, it has been a rollercoaster ride. Around this time last year, while expecting, I set out to make…
Intentional Money
Building on the Momentum: Our Goal to Aggressively Pay Off Our Student Loans (All $150K of It)
A couple weeks ago, we were ecstatic to pay off two of our smallest student loans (over $36,000 in total) – freeing $900 of cashflow each month for us, which we plan to roll over to our next student loan…
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Intentional Money
How We Paid off $36,000 of Student Loans in One Fell Swoop While Raising a Family in the Bay Area
I can hardly believe it! We just did it. We REALLY just did it. We paid off $36,000 of our student loans in one fell swoop! In the grand scheme of our total student loan debt, it’s just a drop…
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Intentional Home
3 Things to Do Before You Head to Bed to Keep the Mess at Bay in Your Home
You and I both know how challenging it can be to keep our homes neat and tidy on a daily basis. With all the activity and life that takes place in our homes, it’s just a given. And while I’d…
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Intentional Home
My Secret Solution to Weeknight Dinners for Our Family
Whether you’re a working mom or are a stay-at-home mom, serving your family a home-cooked meal during the week can be a challenge. Having a new baby and returning to work has taken us some time to get our rhythm…
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Intentional Living
15 Things to Keep in Mind When Flying Solo with Your Baby
Would you believe that I almost didn’t attend my brother’s wedding because I thought flying by myself with my newborn was going to be too difficult? My husband wasn’t going to be able to go with me, so I was…
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Intentional Living
Patience Starts With Me and I’m Hoping My Child Follows
As my daughter struggles to pull her long sleeve shirt through her jacket sleeve, I hear her frustrated grunt from behind. I turn to see her crumpled face trying to fish out that sleeve. Unsuccessful, she gets more upset and…
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Intentional Money
How to Cut Cable TV with Minimal Pain and Pocket $103/Month
I love TV. It is my guilty pleasure, my mind break, a chance to unwind after a long day of having my brain turned on. That said, as we were in the process of moving two years ago, we decided…