Budgeting

We Didn’t Win The Lottery

Yes, I know.. this isn’t much of a surprise. The MegaMillions jackpot was estimated at $207 Million this week. Whenever the jackpot goes above $100 Million, we consider buying a ticket. When it hits over $200 Million, we figure “why not”. So, we took $4 of our “mad money” and bought 4 chances. While we [...]

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The Dirty Laundry Edition – AND MY 200TH POST

I’ve been avoiding posts of any real substance lately. I’ve been putting this milestone post off for days as well. This is Momma’s 200th post, and I can assure you that I didn’t expect to still be writing this blog as long as I have. Any of you who have been reading this blog for [...]

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We’re NOT Enablers!

As parents, we have a lifetime of moments to, not only live our beliefs, but to teach them to our children. Sometimes we fail. Sometimes we succeed. Other times, we succeed BY failing. Last week was just one of those moments. YL19 called Mark from college. As all college aged offspring (not children, because they’re [...]

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Worried about the Economy?

I am not the first person, nor the last, to weigh in on my worries over the economy and the direction it’s heading. I watch the news and read the paper and do my best not to get caught up in the panic. I think that the economy is going into the toilet. Furthermore, I [...]

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Changing Middle Class Perspectives

When I started writing this blog, I started it for one reason. I hadn’t yet found a good resource for our family type. I even went so far as to list our annual budgeted expenses and lament that there was not a lot of wiggle room for us to lower them. Over the last six [...]

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