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Dave Ramsey FREE FPU Lesson

March 13, 2010

The freebies don’t get much better than this! Dave Ramsey is offering a FREE Financial Peace University lesson! You know how much I love Dave, and if you have not had the opportunity to experience Dave for yourself, now is your chance!
The free lessons will be held the week of April 5th – 12th. After [...]

A Journey Out of Debt ~ With Coupons!

February 6, 2010

One of my blogging goals this year was to write more about debt. I have shared a bit about my debt history, but since everyone’s journey looks a little different, I wanted to share with you a fellow blogger’s perspective. The following is a guest post from Shelly of Coupon Teacher.

I am guest posting on [...]

Faith and Finances

September 30, 2009

The following is a guest post from Amy of The Finer Things in Life.

Keeping the Kingdom First. If we kept that phrase at the forefront of our minds as we go about the business of our days, what might we do differently? Say differently? Think differently? Spend differently?

When it comes to our finances, there [...]

Reader Question: Coupons & Your Spouse

September 28, 2009

I mentioned recently in my Frugal Date Night post that my husband and I would be using a coupon at our favorite restaurant. Actually, my husband is a big fan of using coupons!
Reader Tosha emailed me this question, which I decided to share:
Hey Alyssa, That’s great you and your husband are gonna have a night [...]

REALLY Free Credit Reports & Scores

July 15, 2009

You know those awful commercials for freecreditreport.com (link purposely excluded). They sure get your attention, right? Turns out, it is not really free. At all.
Check out the fine print:
“IMPORTANT INFORMATION
When you order your free report here, you will begin your free trial membership in Triple AdvantageSM Credit Monitoring. If you don’t cancel your [...]

Recap: Dave Ramsey Total Money Makeover

March 30, 2009

This past Saturday, my husband and I spent 5 hours with Dave Ramsey, and about 9,000 other “weird” people. Now that I have had a few days to digest all that I heard, I want to share it with my faithful readers!
Although I am well-versed in “Ramsey-speak”, having read his books, watched his show [...]

Paying off the Last Card

July 3, 2008

Today was a great day. It marked a monumental change in our lives. Much to my surprise, Hubby paid off our very last credit card. In full.
This is the first day of our married lives that we can actually declare that we have zero credit card debt. Wow. I can hardly [...]

The Financing Trap: Pets

June 23, 2008

Just another typical Monday. Out running multiple errands. I hit CVS, Big Lots (another personal weakness), and the pet store.
I picked up some premium dog food for Tank (read why a frugalite buys premium food here), with a coupon, of course. As I stood at the counter waiting to pay, I noticed a [...]

Thankful for Change

May 29, 2008

No, not THAT kind of change. Today, I am thankful for the changes in my life. Not just the major long term changes that have occurred. Consider life just one year ago.
One year ago…

We had over $6000 in consumer debt (not including mortgage or car).
We had nothing in savings.
We had one vehicle for [...]