Category Archives: Discussing debt

“Fee debt fee!”

I recently posted the following as a Facebook status update: You know you listen to a lot of Dave Ramsey when your 9-year-old can tell you the phone number to call in to the radio show and your two year … Continue reading

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My earned income…

In our married life I’ve worked a total of one year.  No… let me rephrase that.  I’ve had an earned income for one year.  After that year of teaching fourth grade, which I really enjoyed, I became a full-time mom … Continue reading

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I remember. Really, I do.

Yesterday I wrote a letter to my sweet husband to tell him some of the ways I love him.  I did this to celebrate our “half-our-lives” anniversary but yesterday was a special day for another reason.  One year ago yesterday … Continue reading

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I am not condemned.

After my last post I received a question from a friend that I have been itching to answer.  It was a great question: What is the difference between condemnation and conviction. I am truly passionate about the fact that we, … Continue reading

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One year ago…

Oh what a difference a year makes. My baby was learning to eat green beans, homemade at that. My bigs were learning about ants by watching the habitat we ordered online. I was putting in more time learning German than … Continue reading

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Stranded on the Autobahn

Whoa.  What a day.  It started out well enough with a quiet morning and a cup of coffee. We loaded up the van for a day in Ansbach visiting our friends who are new to Germany. We were driving 110K … Continue reading

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Dependability

That title has always described my van. Can I just say, I love my van.  We bought it before we should have, but by the time we figured that out, we were in the Dave Ramsey program and only owed … Continue reading

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>The way to see England…

> My dream finally came true. I got to see England! I am so excited about the memories we made and the fun we had. We’ve been home less than a week and I’ve already made and ordered my Shutterfly … Continue reading

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>The call…

>Being a Dave Ramsey fan and a loyal listener to his daily radio show (via 3-hour, commercial free podcasts) I could not wait until we got to call and do our “debt free scream” live. I’ve been in contact with … Continue reading

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>WE’RE DEBT FREEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!

> So, after quite a few years of “living like no one else,” we have accomplished our first major goal. We have paid off all of our debt! Quite a bit of debt, I must admit. We spent years living … Continue reading

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