Brad And J’s 1st Annual Christmas Stimulus 2009

December 17, 2009 by admin · 3 Comments
Filed under: Finance

If you haven’t already, you need to check out the Enemy of Debt and Budgets Are Sexy blogs and enter for your chance to win $150 from each ($300 total possible!). The rules are simple. Brad at Enemy of Debt asks you to tell him at least 2 financial goals for 2010 and J. from Budgets Are Sexy wants to know a few things you are thankful for this year. I entered both and wanted to share my answers with you!

Financial Goals for 2010

We are on Baby Step #2, so our goals are to pay off our credit card debt and our cars. If we sell our Durango and my husband gets a bonus check, we should be able to accomplish both by April. At that point, we’ll start on Baby Step #3 – finishing our emergency fund. The most important thing to me is to reach Baby Step #5 – saving for my girls’ college funds.

If I win the money, I will not put it toward Baby Step #2 (we’re blessed enough to be able to finish that ourselves). I will give it to a family of 8 (single mom with 7 kids) living in East Nashville who doesn’t even have enough pots and pans to cook in, much less other necessities. Why? Because this year there will be less under my tree and more for others. http://bit.ly/5OIVJ4

I am thankful for…

C.S. Lewis said, “We ought to give thanks for all fortune; if it is “good” because it is good, if “bad” because it works in us patience, humility, and the contempt of this world and the hope of our eternal country.”

This year, I am thankful for all the challenges God put before me in 2009. I was unemployed for 7 months but now have a great job. (More: http://bit.ly/4E7J0d)

My husband and I also launched our Total Money Makeover with great gazelle-intensity and are pretty sure we’ll have our credit card debt knocked out by April 2010 (a total of almost $29k in less than a year).

Finally, I am also thankful that this year, there will be less under our tree and more for a family of 8 in East Nashville who really needs it. (More: http://bit.ly/5OIVJ4)

Tags: Christmas, contest, Finance

Doin’ It Right

December 15, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Doin' It Right

Doin It Right One of my favorite social media experts, Chris Brogan, writes weekly about folks who are “doin’ it right”. I’m going to borrow that idea and spin it in a slightly different direction. Every week, I want to feature a member of the Middle TN community who is “doin’ it right” in marriage, family or finance.

Do you know someone who is “doin’ it right”? Send me an email with the story and a photo.

This is about you, Nashville! Let’s celebrate the amazing things our family, friends and neighbors are doin’ in marriage, family or finance.

Tags: Family, Finance, Marriage, Middle TN, Nashville

Marriage, Family & Finance Blogs

December 9, 2009 by admin · 10 Comments
Filed under: Family, Finance, Marriage

WOW! There are some fantastic blogs out there! Check out my blog roll for some pretty awesome resources on marriage, family and finance. I’d like to thank Stu at The Marry Blogger for his list of marriage blogs (see his Top 10 List) and Top Mommy Blogs! for another great list of family/mommy blogs.

My personal top 2 faves in each category are:

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