I’ve talked a little bit about our flexible meal planning before — about the struggles in making it work for us and about how it could save us money — and now I’m here to tell you more about our method. First, I should say that we were frustrated by throwing away food and money, [...]
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Patiently Saving, Waiting to Buy a New Home
October 11th, 2011 
Emily We all have our financial goals, and our biggest one right now is saving for a new home. We’re just over the halfway mark, at least in terms of our original plan, and now we’re in a time of waiting and saving. But who says this has to be idle time? I use this time [...]
Handling Bank Accounts as a Married Couple
September 20th, 2011 Megan I was listening to a Dave Ramsey podcast the other day and he started talking about joint checking. I have never attended one of his classes, or read his books, but it sounds like getting a joint checking account is a requirement for his Financial Peace University. His justification is that it forces you to [...]
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7 Comments »How Much Money Do You Throw Away?
September 8th, 2011 Emily A little while back in NewlyWife Likes, we linked to a blog post by Beks from Blogging Away Debt that talked about money wasted on food. Beks wrote it in response to a TV ad from Ziploc, which asserts that Americans waste $42 a month on spoiled food. She had originally doubted that they were [...]
Why We Save Money
August 22nd, 2011 Emily So now that we know we should pay ourselves first by putting away money, it’s time to look at why we save. These reasons are important especially when you’re faced with the idea of spending your hard-earned cash. Remember back around Christmas time last year, I shared a tip that helped me curb my spending: [...]
