Last week we talked about helping our husbands be respected at the city gate and helping them accomplish their goals. Matt and I have been working hard to get him ready for the Spring Fire Academy. While I cannot work out or study for him, I can help with our budget and prep meal plans. [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Money’
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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Tags: checking, joint checking, Money, relationships 
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 [...]
Date Night Dinero
August 31st, 2011 Megan Last week, most of you said you go on date nights either once a month or once every other week. Today, I am interested in how much you spend on your date nights. We try to keep ours super cheap, but occasionally we splurge (usually we will use a gift card or a groupon [...]
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: [...]
