Let me tell you something: paying off my student loans was a huge weight off of Maria's and my shoulders. It was our overriding financial goal for almost our entire relationship. We weren't saving any money and we kept our discretionary expenses in our monthly budget to a … [Read more...]
A (Very) Minor Drawback of Good Financial Management
As I'm sure you know, Maria and I have put a lot of effort into putting the good financial management practices from Dave Ramsey's Financial Peace University into effect in our lives. I mean, we did just pay off a massive amount of debt. The results of these practices have been … [Read more...]
We are Finally Debt Free!
Maria and I have been working our butts off to pay off my $180,000 in student loans early and we are so happy to announce that we did it! WE ARE FINALLY DEBT FREE! We began our journey out of debt last summer, shortly after we were engaged. We invested in Dave Ramsey's … [Read more...]
The Champagne Incident – Talking Real About Money
I recently found myself explaining our entire financial plan and philosophy to a stranger. The man knew a little about my background and asked many typical questions, but I could tell he didn't really believe me when I said that Rob and I never really fight about money, since we … [Read more...]
Our Patriotic Debt Reduction
This Independence Day, Rob and I had plans to celebrate with family, but first we had one small, but important item to cross off our to-do list: updating our debt payoff chart! As planned, we waited until the most of the dust from our wedding expenses had settled, then we made a … [Read more...]
Big Strides Forward in Our Journey Out of Student Loan Debt
Big things have been happening behind the scenes at Crazy Together. Now that Rob and I are married, we can finally put all of the plans we made for building our future into action. Yes, the wedding was beautiful, exciting and beyond all of my wildest dreams and expectations. Our … [Read more...]
Planning Our Wedding on a Budget
Now that we are a mere four months away from our wedding, Rob and I are in the throes of wedding planning and we are at the point of making some tough decisions about what we can afford (as well as what we cannot afford) for the wedding. We set our wedding budget over the summer … [Read more...]
Still On Our Way to Debt Free
Yesterday was an exciting day for Maria and I: we got to draw another line on the "On Our Way to Debt Free" chart! Each line we draw on the chart is a little over $2,000 paid off and we now have two lines on the chart! That means we have over $4,000 in principal paid off! I know … [Read more...]
What the Whole30 is Doing to My Budget
I'm pretty sure that friends have always suspected I was a little bit crazy. Now I have given them even more reason to want to put me in the looney bin. This month, I read the book "It Starts with Food" because I wanted to become better informed about the food I was eating and … [Read more...]
