Last summer we had the privilege of hosting a young man from the Basque region of Spain through an exchange program called SUSA. Inigo brightened our home with his laughter, his vibrant personality, and his love for life. He loved his US visit so much last year that...
This week we’ve received a wealth of education from America’s Financial Expert, Ellie Kay! We’re finishing off the week with a Q and A session with Ellie Kay. These questions were taken from her regular appearances on ABC NEWS “Good...
This week America’s Financial Expert, Ellie Kay, is teaching us about affording college education without a boatload of school loans! In addition to the guest posts this week, Ellie Kay is also giving away 2 copies of her Living Rich for Less book and 2 copies...
This week we’re focusing on “College for Less.” Ellie Kay who is a past Hearts at Home workshop speaker, is helping us to think beyond student loans. If you’ve missed Day 1 and 2 you can find them below (or here if you receive my posts by...
This week I’m featuring guest posts by Ellie Kay who is known as America’s Financial Expert. Ellie has been a well-loved speaker at our Hearts at Home conferences. Today’s post focuses on creative savings strategies for future funding of your...
This week is a unique week! My friend, Ellie Kay–a mother of seven–wrote a great article on how to afford college for your kids without relying primarily on school loans. Her article is lengthy so I’ve split it into five guest posts that I’m...
“Clarify your expectations before you hold your children responsible for meeting them.” ~Julie Ann Barnhill
Today you get to find encouragement from other moms. That’s what our monthly blog hop is all about! Our topic is keeping summer boredom at bay. Now I’m the first to say that I think it’s perfectly fine for a kid to be bored and for mom to do nothing...
Several years ago we decided we needed a break for just the two of us. Once we really started to make definite plans, however, we decided to do something different. We decided to take the money we would have used on a hotel or a bed and breakfast and instead use it to...
Well Wednesday’s post started quite the discussion, didn’t it? If you just read my posts in email form, you might not have seen the 60+ comments on the Fifty Shades of No post I wrote. Most were in agreement, although some struggled with the post. Let me...
