Last year my husband and I decided that we would pay off $20,000, on top of automatic payments, to student loans in one year. That seemed like a very aggressive goal, but looking back it was only a matter of focusing our finance priorities. We reached that goal by following the “4 Actions to Meet…
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A teacher at heart, I constantly want to be improving myself and the community around me. Author E.B White said it best “torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world. This makes it hard to plan the day.” I see progress as an obtainable and hopeful goal, constantly…
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Any person who finds themselves abruptly with considerably less time, will notice pockets of wasted time. For me, that was when I became a mother. It was no longer my time anymore. It was time to be shared with my daughter and family. An hour long commute seemed exceedingly painful. Not getting home until after…
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Steve Jobs, Barack Obama, doctors, nurses, mechanics, pilots, military personnel, stay at home moms…They all have uniforms, even if they had to create it themselves. Why do you think moms wear messy buns and yoga pants every day? Because they barely have time to get dressed! They’ve automated this routine naturally. One way you can…
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Trying to read more books this year? Take some advice from a reading teacher and book nerd! I typically read about 30-50 books a year, while working full time, being a mom, and writing this blog. I’ll share with you some of my best tips for becoming a better reader, and motivation to help you…
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Day Trips: Like Traveling, But Way More Convenient School is about to start up again. I swear I blinked and summer is ending. Perhaps it was because I was tutoring this summer and both my husband and I have been busy grinding toward our #debtfreejourney goals. We took one overnight trip to the beach this…
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