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Joanna

  • Winnie 8 Months

    Monthly Baby Costs: Month Eight


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    Our little baby’s not so little anymore. It’s hard to believe Winnie is already eight months old! She is so different than her older sister in every way that Johnny and I have had to relearn everything we thought we already knew about babies these past eight months! General Baby…

  • Maximizing Your Non-Discretionary

    Maximizing Your Budget: Non-Discretionary


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    It’s the last month of our Maximizing Your Budget series! We’ve fleshed out each and every budget category this year and how to maximizing your savings on each. And we’ve come to the very last category, which is perhaps the most simple of all — non-discretionary spending. The thing about…

  • OFB Interviews Tamara

    OFB Interviews: $190k Mortage in Seven Years


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    We’re so excited to share today’s interview. After this, we only have two more interviews to share, and only two more Fridays left in 2015! This interview is a great example of what a huge impact consistent hard work can have on your finances. In Tamara’s case, it meant paying…

  • OFB Turns Three!

    Our Freaking Budget Turns 3!


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    It’s hard to believe we’ve been going at this thing for three years now! When we first started this blog, I was very large and in charge, just one month out from giving birth to Sally. And Johnny and I had no idea how parenthood would change our lives (financial…