Sinking Funds vs. Emergency Fund vs. What’s Best for Your Peace of Mind

Sinking Funds vs. Emergency Fund vs. What’s Best for Your Peace of Mind

What are sinking funds? Surely I’m not the only person who has been reading and listening to information on personal finance and- up until recently- had never heard the term “sinking funds.” The nerd in me learned what it was and still couldn’t make sense of what the word meant in its literal form. So I went to the world’s source for information! It’s unequal to any other outside of…

Prioritizing my WHY during a Pandemic
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Prioritizing my WHY during a Pandemic

It’s no secret that I work really hard to get my bills paid as frugally as possible and to provide what my family needs while still having fun money and money set aside for emergencies and investing. That being said, it’s still often difficult to use the money that I set aside as fun money instead of using that money to invest in my family‘s future. All this to say, I…

Banking Automation: The Original “Set it and forget it!”

Banking Automation: The Original “Set it and forget it!”

AhhhhhWelcome 2021! Just the fact that you aren’t called 2020 makes you already better! All jokes aside, New Year’s always kind of brings a sense of hope to me. Yes, there are unknowns like there are every day of the week, but there’s the promise that we made it through another year, even a crappy year like 2020! And while you would probably think that I wanna focus on the…

Woman looking to the future

Starting the Process of Turning Stumbling Blocks into Stepping Stones

Removing the band from my ring finger was the first of many steps in my transformation into becoming a single parent. It was overwhelming on many levels and doing everyday tasks alone often felt secondary to the actual loneliness. Those of you who have experienced this, big hugs to you! I’m thrilled to acknowledge that we survived. Perhaps a bit bruised and battered for the wear, but we’re still here…