I love thrifting, though I haven’t been in quite a while. One needs a keen eye to cut through the clutter and find those diamonds in the rough. My mind needs to be in creative-mode to be able to envision the reinvented polished piece instead of simply seeing the wrinkled, slightly stained, pile of fabric tossed [...]
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A month ago I wrote about my change of perspective about finances. You can find my posts here, here, and here. Viewing a recent talk show, I was affirmed that I had been hiding behind things…stuff, to show others I was successful in life, worth something, and someone to like. I sat there on the sofa and knew in my heart that I am more than just my belongings and that experiencing life is more than material things. I am working to shed all that extra “stuff”, become more conscious about what and how I consume, be aware of what values my children see me living, and to become debt free. In essence get back to a simple life like so many of you out there in the blog world are doing so wonderfully. The following is a guest post by Marci from Overcoming Busy: I am in no way a financial guru. Don’t take any advice from me about balancing your checkbook or budgeting or investments. What I can share with you are some principles that my husband and I have learned over the past 7 years of being self-employed. We don’t have the whole financial thing figured out, but I can tell you we are a lot farther along that we were before learning these things. Not only did these principles help us financially, but it helped our stress levels go down. Face it; nothing stresses couples out like money! After a CSA pick-up or a trip to the farmers market, I do a day of processing in the kitchen to “keep” my organic veggie and fruit investment fresh in the freezer. Visit www.organizing-life.com to find out how to save summer bargain veggies and fruits as well as baked goods and make-ahead dinner dishes in your freezer! Monday I wrote about Budgeting…It’s a Philosophy, and how I have changed my perspective about shopping, saving, and consumption. Yesterday, I wrote about starting our Journey Toward Being Debt-Free and how I figured out that in four short years we could pay down more than $177,000 of debt (and interest) to totally wipe out our second mortgage. Today, I wanted to share with you a few of the resources and money-saving methods I have picked up along the way that will help our family achieve our goal of getting to a debt-free life. So, visit www.organizing-life.com to find out how I am planning to get to a debt-free life. Today, I have a different priority and that is to become DEBT-FREE. I actually calculated it last night and found that over the next four years (if we can actually employ this change in our spending) we can pay down more than $170,000 in debt. IN JUST 4 YEARS WE CAN GET RID OF MORE THAN $177,000 IN DEBT!! Visit www.organizing-life.com to find out how I figured out this number. I have been thinking about money this weekend. (Celebrating Independence Day was also on my mind, and I hope you all had a great 4th of July celebration.) But after reading about the “Envelope System” at Organizing Your Way and Small Notebooks’ articles about her “No-Spending-Month” I got to thinking about my spending habits and my family’s financial security. Read more at www.organizing-life.com to find out more about my changed financial philosophy. Yesterday I wrote about saving your money in your freezer. Here is a printable version of the mini-recipes that you can simply stick in your recipe binder for easy reference! Enjoy and Happy Organizing! How I feed my family of 4 on only $50 per week? Coupons? How do I organize all those little pieces of paper? Come on over to www.organizing-life.com and find out! |
 I am a 35 year old mom to a 4 year old son, a 3 year old daughter, a son born in May, and a wife to my life wonderful. I write in this space when my crafty inspiration strikes or when I get to pondering about how we can live more simply and better connect with the earth around us. We are a family surviving the suburbs, contending with commercialism, and getting to a greener lifestyle. Welcome! ~Abbie |
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