Since a vast majority of military members are male and a good number married, it’s only natural that their wives get together. Officers’ wives have a grand, old tradition of “coffee groups” where the ladies meet up for coffee or lunch and gossip shamelessly (see the show “Army Wives” for perpetration of said stereotype). Mac’s battalion also has a wives’ group, and as the wife of a lieutenant, I attend… View Post »
Baby steps
So Dave Ramsey’s plan is based on completing seven baby steps to financial peace. His books discuss these at length and how to accomplish them. Step 1: Start an emergency fund of $1000. Status: Done. As I mentioned before, we have some money saved up. Step 2: Pay down debt with the debt snowball. Status: Haha, not yet. We’ve just started our budget analysis, so we’re looking at where the… View Post »
Ready, fire, aim
I’ve jumped off the deep end and am chugging the Dave Ramsey Kool-Aid. Hell, I stayed up till 2:30 am reading and finished the book today. Overall, I’ve realized that my parents did a really job teaching me about money; I just did a bad job of learning. Hindsight, thou art a heartless bitch. I also wrote an amazing version of this post last night and managed to DELETE it…. View Post »
Financial Peace
Today, I started reading Dave Ramsey’s Complete Guide to Money. The in-laws were visiting last week, and Madre-in-law bought a copy of this book and Dave’s The Total Money Makeover for us. I first encountered Dave Ramsey because one of my cousins and her hubby took his Financial Peace University class through their church. Basically, Dave Ramsey teaches a practical, faith-based (the Bible) approach to reducing and eliminating debt while… View Post »
It is more blessed to give
Than to receive. Since it’s still the beginning of October, many of the local stores are almost bursting to the seams with Christmas decor and crafts. Yes, I do say Christmas. The other night, I found a Living Social deal where you pay $35 and receive a credit for $100 to Picaboo, a photo website. I first encountered Picaboo through a post by Mrs. Turkey because she ordered one of… View Post »
The flip side of wedding planning
Now that I’ve finished my recaps, I have some advice for all your brides out there. 1. Don’t be afraid to ask for what you want. After all, it is your and your fiance’s wedding day. But you have to walk a fine line of confident bride and raging Bridezilla. Your mother, wedding planner, and your florist shouldn’t bully you into decisions that you don’t like. Know what you want,… View Post »