My husband drives an hour each way to his office. It's not just the office that is far away. Except for the post office and the elementary school, there is nothing closer than 40 minutes from our home. Living in the boonies was a hard adjustment for me. In law school we were surrounded by friends. There was always something going on. The kids and I had play dates all the time. We had friends over for dinner often. We were close to everything. In the past year, I've learned to love ... read more
Living at Home
I mentioned that my husband is eager to buy a house. Much of that eagerness comes from the fact that we are currently living in his parents' basement. This isn't the classic deadbeat-adult-son-living-in-his-parents'-basement scenario. This is the attorney-and-his-wife-and-three-kids-living-in-the-parents'-basement version. (Update: We have four kids now.) It's not as bad is it sounds, though (and that says a lot coming from the daughter-in-law). The basement is really almost its ... read more
Welcome to Six Figures Under
Six Figures Under? Really? Yep. We currently have over $100,000 of debt remaining (and we've already paid off over $32,000)! You're probably wondering how in the world we got into that mess and why you would want to stick around to get tips from me. Well you can read our story to get the whole scoop of how got in this deep. Our friends and family would tell you (without any sarcasm) that we are some of the most frugal and financially responsible people they know. We really do have ... read more
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