Home Buying Tips: 10 Considerations
Buying a home is a big deal, and I want you to get excited about it. This is a terrific goal, and one that many of my budget video training students and clients have as their focus point.
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Fix your Face: Attitude Adjustments
When I can reframe my attitude; my face softens, my perspective shifts and instead of the annoyed disposition that is only hearing the negative – I’m able to take a breath, and truly listen.
Did you stop dreaming?
There once was a time that I did. Dreams are so…big. Daunting. Seemingly out of reach. But I’ve learned that they don’t have to be. Question: How do you take big goals or dreams and put them into bite size pieces of a plan so that you can see success? Pick me, pick me! I …
You’re not wrong.
“Not wrong, just different.” Julie Stephens This is another of those phrases that my Mom gifted me that has changed my life. For real. I used to get stuck on the fact that I was right. My way or the highway. I had a decent track record of making good-ish decisions, so my ‘experience’ led …
What’s in a name?
Were you named after your grandmother? Was there an actor or actress that had a nice name that your parents wanted you to be called too? Do your siblings have names that start with the same letter? Or end in the same sound? Were you intentionally named with a name that didn’t sound black? You …
Problem or inconvenience?
Last week’s blog post highlighted much of that grit and determination that I’ve inherited from my parents, as a farmer’s daughter. My Mom has given my many gifts as well – and this one is a real gem that I want to pass on to you. Is it a problem or an inconvenience? Julie Stephens, …
A Farmer’s Daughter
I can recall countless stories of my childhood that I know without a shadow of a doubt that my peers cannot relate to. Small town stories are one thing, but farm stories are a whole other ball game. Like the time that my sisters and I rode in a half barrel used to feed animals, …
Guilty Pleasure Purchase Percentages
What’s your favorite guilty pleasure? Or that hobby that keeps your inbox full of sales and specials for your favorite brands? We all have something. Right now, I’m so uber focused on that big tiny house goal of ours for this year that I haven’t been too distracted….and there’s this whole accountability thing when you’re …
Birthdays on a Budget
They say motherhood changes you. Damn right it changes you, from top to bottom and everywhere in between. I can’t remember what I had for dinner last night, but I can remember details of my girls’ birth stories as if it were only moments ago. My oldest daughter just turned double digits you guys, 1-0. …
39 Fun-ish Facts About Me
It’s my birthday today. I’m not a big birthday celebrator, especially since giving birth to my own human beings. Those are the real dates that I should be showered with gifts, am I right!? Today, I thank my mother for bringing me into this world! Well, in honor of my 39th birthday – can I …