Pros & Cons of Running a Small Business


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Pros and Cons of Running a Small Business

The last few months have both sped by and at other times felt like a very, very slow crawl. We’ve gotten less sleep than we did during Sally and Winnie’s newborn days. And we’ve wondered more than a few times if we have any idea what we’re doing. It’s been…

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Sock Away College Savings with Upromise


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Just a heads up, this post is sponsored by the fine folks at Upromise. This should go without saying, but all opinions are our own and came straight from our own noggins. On most families’ list of obligatory “financial to-dos” is saving for college. We’re part of that group, and…

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Three Foolproof Tips for Staying on Budget


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3 Foolproof Tips for Staying on Budget

Budgeting is simple, easy, basic, and basically a cinch. All you do is track your spending and spend within a set of pre-determined parameters set up by YOU. Easy peasy. Okay, okay… so not so much. From the outside, budgeting seems like the easiest, most simple thing in the world.…

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What Happened When We Didn’t Keep a Budget


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What Happened When We Didn't Budget

Without meaning to, Johnny and I performed a bit of a financial experiment on ourselves in December and January. FYI, “experiment” is a cool way of saying “slacked off,” but regardless, we thought the results were worth sharing. We’ve been sorta consumed by our side project-turned-business which has been great and…

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