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Today’s question is from Stephanie:
We’re in the market for a new home printer but we don’t need it to print photos — just basic documents and coupons. Are there any printers that you would recommend? Are there any particular brands that print coupons better than others?
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We’re on our annual vacation with extended family in Arkansas this week and, as usual, I got roped into water-skiing. As I wrote about last year, unlike most of the rest of my family, I’m not a great water-skiier. In fact, I have yet to successfully slalom, despite repeated tries to get up almost each and every year.
This year, I decided to play it safe and just water-ski with two skis. It doesn’t look anywhere near as sophisticated to water-ski with two skis, but at least it allows me to get up and stay up for awhile without having repeated crash landings and failed skiing attempts!
My goal for skiing this year was simple: get up on two skis, stay up, go over both wakes and back again, and drop the rope before falling. Yes, I know, it probably seems pathetic for those of you who are seasoned skiiers, but to me, accomplishing this was a fairly big feat.
As I was out there on two skis looking quite incompetent and uncoordinated trying to stay up on my skis and gingerly go over the wakes, I was reminded of how important it is for each of us to set goals that are realistic for us and our own personal abilities. My skiing goals and abilities paled in comparison to so many other’s skiing goals and abilities. And if I were to focus on how microscopic my goals were in light of someone else’s, I could easily become discouraged.
But I’m not someone else; I’m me. My talents and abilities are going to differ wildly from the person next to me. I can either accept and embrace this or spend my life feeling like I don’t measure up.
It’s the same with goals — whether they be financial goals, personal goals, or any other goals we set for ourselves. We need to set goals that are in line with our own individual abilities, situation, and strengths. If we set goals that are too far-fetched and unattainable, we’ll live all of our life feeling like a failure.
This doesn’t mean that we shouldn’t strive for excellence or that we shouldn’t be constantly seeking to challenge ourselves to step outside of our comfort zone or think creatively outside the box. However, it’s vitally important that we remember own strengths and weaknesses, current circumstances, and personal abilities.
If I were to set a goal to be hired on as a professional water-skier next year, I’d be setting myself up for defeat. In the same way, maybe you aren’t in a position to pay off $5,000 worth of debt this year.
But we can all set at least a few realistic goals that we can work toward — and hopefully achieve! What matters is not how much traction we’re making or how well we’re doing compared to someone else’s goals, but that we’re giving it 100%!
We’re in Arkansas this week for our annual vacation at the lake with extended family. It’s kind of our “last hurrah” before our Fall school schedule begins in two weeks.
In order to be realistic, I only set six easy goals for this week:
Last week’s goals:
Family/Mothering Goals
1. Start and finish reading Stuart Little aloud to the children.
2. Continue with swimming lessons for all three children.
3. Write a love note to Jesse.Personal Goals
4. Start and finish reading
The Simplicity of Homeschooling, The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, and The Mom Walk.
5. Sleep for at least 7.5 to 8 hours every night. {Totally bombed this one, but most of it had to do with staying up watching the Olympics! That’s worth losing sleep for, in my opinion! :)}
6. Exercise at least five times.Homemaking Goals
7. Start working on planning out our Fall Schedule.
8. Try at least two new recipes.Business Goals
9. Finish editing my new ebook (more details coming soon!)
10. Projects finished for LitFuse Publicity campaign.
Here are my 10 goals for this week:
Family/Mothering Goals
1. Finish reading Stuart Little aloud to the children.
2. Enjoy our vacation with extended family at the lake in Arkansas.
Personal Goals
3. Start and finish reading The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
4. Exercise at least five times.
Homemaking Goals
5. Type up our new Fall Schedule.
Business Goals
6. Write at least two articles for other blogs/sites.
How did you do on last week’s goals? What are your goals for this week? I’d love to have you share your progress on last week’s goals and your goals for this coming week in the comments. Of, if you’ve blogged about it, leave your direct link below. Let’s cheer each other on to live purposeful and productive lives!
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Guest post from Chris of Simple Family Finance
Get ready. Today, you’re in for a good old fashioned food fight! Don’t pretend like you don’t love those. Three similar items are going to face-off to determine who the winner is. We all know that price comparisons are vital to a frugal food budget, so the winner will be determined by value.
This time, we’re going to take a closer look at Biscotti. Designed to dunk, biscotti is a coffee drinker’s best friend. Milk and tea drinkers, don’t fret. Biscotti is an excellent choice with either beverage. Grape soda drinkers, leave it alone. That’s gross.
Biscotti’s natural habitat is the large glass jar at your local coffee shop’s counter, but it has been known to frequent the cookie aisle at various supermarkets as well. Many species exist, such as lemon, vanilla, and chocolate dipped, but a subtle anise flavor remains my favorite.
Enough introductions. Bring on the battle.
Wow! It isn’t even close.
The first picture shows a coffee-shop style biscotti. It was individually wrapped near the check-out counter of our local coffee shop. The actual price of this particular biscotti was $1.59, but I labeled it as only $1.50 since prices will vary based on your area and $1.50 seems like a nice round number. You’ll notice it has a little bit of chocolate on it to lure you in.
Don’t fall for it.
First of all, in my wife’s humble opinion (a chocolate fanatic), the homemade biscotti tasted better despite the lack of chocolate. Second, it’s not like you can’t dip your own biscotti in a some chocolate to satisfy your craving.
The second picture represents the store-bought variety. In this case, the Walmart that I checked had a package of Nonni’s Biscotti for $2.98. The package had 8 individually wrapped biscotti inside. Therefore, you can afford 4 of them for $1.50. Congratulations.
The final photo shows you how many homemade biscotti can be made for $1.50. Notice the difference? With the recipe detailed below, $1.50 will buy you 32 truly delicious biscotti!
In fact, the picture doesn’t really do justice to the number of cookies. There are plenty more behind that tall stack in front. It’s not as easy as it seems to stack those buggers.
And the runaway winner is…Homemade Biscotti!
If you like to drink and dunk, please try the recipe below. It’s simple, delicious, and will save you a wheel barrel full of money.
Price Per Serving: $0.09 (2 Cookies)
Recipe Yield: 16 Cookies
Another delicious option: swap the vanilla with 1 – 2 teaspoons of Anise Seed for a slightly different flavor. The anise is subtle, so go with 2 teaspoons if you want a more distinct flavor.
This article is part of a series called Photo Food Fights at Simple Family Finance. You can find this recipe and over 150 other deliciously frugal recipes in Chris’s book, Eating Well For Only $2 A Day! You can find the book, as well as countless other articles, tips, and recipes at Simple Family Finance. Subscribe to the free email updates and receive a coupon code for 20% off the already low price of the book!
Testimony from Amanda of There We Grow
It’s been almost six years since my husband and I started down the road to becoming debt-free… and we’ve never looked back. It was his idea originally and I have to admit, I thought he was slightly crazy and not sure it was even possible. After all, you are always going to have a car payment, right?
My husband was trying to grow his landscape business and I was working as an orthodontic assistant. I had always hoped to stay home after we started our family but had no idea how we’d do it. Now seeing what’s happened with the job and housing market, I breathe a sigh of relief almost everyday that we stuck with our plan to live debt-free.
To get our momentum going, we sold some items we owned and started stashing as much cash as we could. As we gained a little confidence, we began throwing as much money as we could towards the debts we owed and one by one paid them off.
By 2008, we were completely debt-free (except our house) and had started building a bigger emergency fund. We were able to celebrate with a paid-with-cash trip of our dreams — to Hawaii!
What an amazing feeling that was! It’s kind of hard to describe, especially to someone who doesn’t remember ever being debt-free. It’s almost like trying to explain how refreshing a glass of cool water on a hot day is to someone who’s never tasted it.
Don’t get me wrong, there have been times we’ve looked at other people’s things and wanted to spend money to buy something similar — but we didn’t allow ourselves to, even when it was tempting. We’ve determined that being in debt — particularly when you’re in debt for items that depreciate and wear out quickly — pales in comparison to the freedom we have of not being strapped down.
Becoming debt-free also allowed me to make the transition from working full-time to being a stay-at-home mom. There have also been several opportunities we’ve been able to take advantage of because of our financial flexibility — not to mention helping people in ways we wouldn’t have otherwise been able to.
For those of you working toward the debt-free life, hang in there! The rewards are so worth it!
No career, training, or previous life experience completely prepared me for the gauntlet of all tasks: motherhood! Now my days revolve around my newfound passion in life as a stay- and work-at-home mama bear to our little boys and wife to my best friend of seven years. We love to travel, grow things in our garden, and explore the outdoors but our favorite thing is being able to do it all debt-free! If you’d like to learn more about me, I’d love to have you visit my blog at There We Grow.
photo source: BigStock
Jeni emailed in the following:
I was raised by a fabulously frugal homemaker mom who is also an incredible cook. Nothing went to waste in her kitchen.
Any bits of pie crust left – not enough to make another pie – were cut into pieces, dusted with cinnamon and sugar and baked on a cookie sheet. My siblings and I thought “pie crust cookies” were a marvelous treat.
Any frosting left after the cake was frosted was spread on graham cracker squares to make delicious sandwich cookies. We learned that a batter bowl was not really empty until it was scraped mercilessly with a rubber spatula – this could yield another one or two pancakes or fill one more cupcake paper.
We were taught to use things up. Of course, this idea goes beyond the kitchen.
For example, the facial moisturizer I use comes in a pump dispenser. When it is getting close to empty and product is not coming out through the pump anymore, it doesn’t get tossed in the trash yet. I take off the cap and tap the remnants into the palm of my hand. I can get a good two more weeks of use this way, and nothing goes to waste.
Being conscious of the way we use products in our home every day can help us waste less, and ultimately save us money. -Jeni
There aren’t many things that can compare to a fresh, hot piece of bread slathered with butter… and this recipe satisfies that craving for fresh bread without heating up your house!
Guest post from Brigette Shevy
This Grilled Three Cheese Bread is a sure winner, and goes well with many different grilled main dishes. The grill is the perfect way to get that crispy outside and soft, chewy, melty inside. Yum!
I like the fact that it can be made up a couple of hours ahead of time. The only last-minute thing I have to think about is sticking it on the grill 10 minutes before the main course is finished.
1. Preheat grill to medium heat.
2. In a small bowl, mix cream cheese and butter together until well blended.
3. Add remaining ingredients except bread and mix well.
4. Slice a large loaf of French or Italian bread in half the long-way.
5. Spread butter mixture on both sides of each piece of bread and put bread back into a loaf shape.
6. Wrap bread in a large piece of heavy-duty aluminum foil and secure tightly.
7. Grill 8-10 minutes over medium heat, turning once.
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Brigette is a full-time wife and mother who is blessed with three amazing bundles of energy (ages 5, 3, and 1). She enjoys music, experimenting in the kitchen, homeschooling her children, finding great deals, long-distance running, and anything chocolate.
Meal time just got so much easier!
What baby items do you consider essential? We have a small two bedroom condo (with no extra storage) and are expecting our first child this winter. We just aren’t going to have the space to have every single baby item out there!.
We want to live simply and not have a bunch of items around the house that we don’t need or use. My other (related) question would be: How do you explain to people that you don’t need all the “extras?” -Emily
Congratulations on your pregnancy, Emily! I love how you’re thinking ahead — what a smart mom you already sound like!
We were in a similar situation when our first baby was born and I know some of what you’re feeling as you try to determine what you need to buy and how you’re going to have room for the additional items.
Here’s some advice based upon my experience of living in a small apartment with a baby:
It’s tempting to want to purchase the adorable teensy tiny baby items that you see at Target or at garage sales, but if you know someone is planning a baby shower for you, wait to buy anything until after it’s over with. I found that people were so generous that we ended upon almost not needing to spend any money on baby supplies after our baby showers!
There’s no point in spending money to buy something that you’ll only use for a few months or less. And there’s a good possibility one or two of your friends have an extra baby sling, bassinet, or other such baby items in their attic or basement storage room that they’d love to let you borrow.
In addition, if you are thinking about purchasing a non-essential baby item, but you’re not sure if it will work well for you and your baby, wait until after your baby is born and see if you can borrow the item for a short while from a friend before purchasing it.
While it’s easy to worry about what you’re going to do about people giving you things you don’t need, focus instead on the fact that you are so loved that so many people want to bless you. If someone asks for specifics on what to purchase for your baby, you can graciously explain to them that essentials like diapers, clothing, food for your freezer (for after your baby comes), and/or a gift card that you can use toward a large ticket purchase would be the best things since you’re short on space.
However, if someone doesn’t ask and instead buys you something so you don’t think you’ll need, don’t allow yourself to feel any sort of frustration toward the gift-giver or view the gift as unneeded clutter. Just be grateful for the wonderful people in your life who are so kind to make sacrifices on your behalf.
As far as essentials go, I did a series on Having a Baby Without Breaking the Bank in 2009. Here’s the list of essentials I shared in that series:
Aside from lots of love and nurturing, here are the essentials I believe you truly need:
1. Clothes (For starting out, I think you can get by just fine with six onesies, six sleepers, a few pairs of socks, and a few hats.)
2. Bed (unless you’re planning to co-sleep) and bedding
3. Car Seat
4. Stroller (or sling/baby carrier — some people find a sling/ERGO to be more practical than a stroller)
5. Diapers and Wipes (either cloth or disposable)
6. Burp Cloths and Blankets (4-6 total, some light and some thicker).
(And if you are unable to nurse or if you are adopting, you would also need to add formula/bottles, etc. to this list.)
There are lots of other things that can be fun to have or that can make life more convenient, but they aren’t essentials, in my opinion. And babies have survived for centuries without them!
Guest Post by Samantha from Urban Girl Fitness
Do you want personal trainer rewards without the steep price? Do you want gym effects without the pricey membership fee?
Don’t worry! Just because your wallet may be tight, it doesn’t means your abs can’t be either. With today’s trendiest fitness offerings, it’s easy to be deterred from working out altogether because of the dollars and cents.
Here are some fitness tips for the fit Recession-ista on a budget:
Look outside. Look down the street. Look everywhere. You will see them. Stairs are everywhere and guess what? They offer the perfect workout.
Start with a warm up with five minutes of stair climbing at an easy pace. Then pick up the pace. Add a set of 5 to 10 pound weights for the ultimate workout. Try to find a set of stairs with at least 16 steps.
Having trouble finding stairs? Often local school facilities have a plethora of steps, just enough for you to climb to your fitness goal.
Also, whenever you have the chance, skip the escalator and elevator and take the stairs instead.
Everyone needs an extra push now and then to strap those sneakers on. Most turn to a personal trainer for inspiration and a reason to hit the gym.
However, if you don’t have hundreds of dollars, just ask a friend. If you know someone else is waiting on you to hit up a fitness class or a jog around the neighborhood, you are more likely to feel inspired.
If you look closely enough, you’ll find complimentary community workout classes everywhere. For example, Lululemon frequently offers fitness classes on Saturday or Sunday mornings with their brand ambassadors.
Check your local newspaper for fitness happenings in the fitness section. You’ll probably find area businesses that offer a variety of fitness offerings. For instance, there’s a restaurant in my neighborhood that has a running group that gathers to run around a local park and socialize afterward.
In today’s world of Facebook and Twitter, there’s no reason why you shouldn’t use it to your advantage in the world of fitness. There are various networks, including my favorites Map My Run and Map My Ride.
These programs allow you to track your workouts and even rate how each workout went, so you can view your progress each week. They also allow you to set a fitness goal and connect with your friends to give each other motivation.
Just as social media helps, there’s an app for basically anything you can dream of, especially in terms of fitness. My Fitness Pal is a great resource, since it not only allows for you to track your fitness activity. It allows you to track your caloric intake and progress to reach your ultimate goal.
The best part is it’s a free app. For those who don’t particularly care for their smart phones, try going the route of a journal and pen to track your calorie intake.
With resources like Groupon.com, LivingSocial.com, Schwaggle.com and more, there’s a great way to try out a variety of fitness classes and gyms at a discounted price.
Just walking into a gym doesn’t make you fit, it takes work. Hit two birds with one stone. You can get fit just around your house and make it spic and span.
Do you know how many calories you burn while deep cleaning your home? You can burn 73 calories alone while doing laundry! Get rid of those dust bunnies for 80 calories. Mop those floors for 153 calories. Break out the Windex and wash the windows for 105 calories.
These are juts a few of my ideas to save money on fitness. What are you best money-saving ideas?
Samantha Bryant is a freelance publicist at Samantha Bryant PR. In her free time she enjoys blogging at Urban Girl Fitness, snowboarding, biking, and playing with her St. Bernard, Charlie.
FoodDoodles.com shows you how to make single-serving brown rice cups for the freezer.
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It’s been way too hot to even consider turning on the oven around here right now, but I still have a hankering to bake. So I’ve been experimenting with my crockpot.
After my Crockpot Cinnamon Biscuit recipe success, I was inspired to try making cobbler in the crockpot. My whole family agreed that this recipe was a winner.
Best of all? It so easy to make — it only took me about 10 minutes to whip up from start to finish!
You could easily substitute other kinds of fruit, if you don’t have blueberries on hand. I think peaches, raspberries, blackberries, or a mixture of fruit would be delicious!
Mix together flour, 1/2 cup sugar, salt, and baking powder in a bowl. Stir in milk and melted butter to make a smooth batter.
Grease crockpot thoroughly with butter or shortening. Pour batter into greased crockpot and spread around to evenly coat the bottom of the crockpot.
Sprinkle the blueberries over the batter, sprinkle with remaining 1/3 cup sugar and drizzle with vanilla.
Bake in crockpot on high for two to three hours until done.
Serve warm with ice cream.
Makes 8-10 servings. Recipe adapted slightly from Get Crocked.
One of the things we love to do is to find fun ways to learn from real-life circumstances.
Whether it’s researching a bug we find in our backyard, checking out books from the library on a subject one or all of the children are interested in, watching a YouTube video on how something is made when one of the children ask about it at the dinner table, or pulling out the U.S. or world map when we’re reading a book that mentions a city, state, or country.
The Olympics have provided the perfect opportunity to research and study all sorts of things. Among a few of the ways we’ve capitalized upon the abundant learning opportunities provided by the Olympics:
::We had the globe out on opening night so we could find the countries on the globe as they walked in the parade of nations.
::We’ve matched colors with the Olympic rings and talked about the significance of the Olympic rings.
::We’ve talked about how close countries are geographically to the U.S.
::We’ve checking out books from the library on Olympic athletes and the history of the Summer Olympics.
::We’ve practiced guessing which flags are for which countries as they are shown on the screen while we’re watching the Olympics.
And this week, we’ve been learning more about London. We checked out Dodsworth in London from the library. The children all enjoyed this book — and we had fun practicing British accents while reading it aloud.
We also watched a documentary on Buckingham Palace, talked about the role of a queen, imagined how fun it would be to ride on a double-decker bus (both girls agree we really need to make these popular in the U.S.!), and we looked at pictures of Big Ben.
We also colored pictures of the U.K. flag and then practiced drawing them freehand. Now Kaitlynn, our resident artist, is drawing U.K. flags all over the place and both girls have decided they need to cheer for the U.K. some of the time, not just the U.S. 🙂
Rachel from Third Stop on the Right emailed in the following tip:
When I found out I was pregnant with my first baby, I wanted to buy all new clothes and equipment… until I saw the prices. That is when my cousin told me about children and baby consignment sales. I had never heard of these sales before, but now they have saved me hundreds of dollars.
In my area there are at least four different consignment sales that take place twice a year. Some popular national sales include:In addition to these websites, you may also want to check out Craigslist, Facebook, or even keep your eyes out for signs along the road.Many of these sales offer the opportunity to shop before the rest of the general public if you are a first time parent or if you have consigned at the sale.
I recommend going as early as you can if you are looking for equipment or any large items as these go fast.
Then, wait until the last day of the sale — when they usually mark everything down by 50% — to buy any clothes or accessories. This is when I can get the really good deals.
In additional to saving me money, these sales have also made me money. I have registered to be a consigner in several of the sales and have sold some of the baby equipment that I no longer need as well as some of my son’s clothes that he has outgrown.
With consignment sales you are able to set your own prices and you make a percentage of what you sell (usually between 50% and 70%). This percentage is much higher than what is usually offered in consignment stores.
If you are on a tight budget (and who isn’t?) consignment sales are an excellent way to get quality baby clothes and equipment for a fraction of the price.
Rachel is a stay-at-home mom who blogs at Third Stop on the Right, a blog dedicated to saving money , living frugally, and using your resources wisely.
How are you doing on your goals for 2012? I’m excited about the progress I made in July…
Personal
Read through the Bible in a year. {I’ve been keeping up with this faithfully.}
Read through the 24 books on my 2012 booklist. {I’m working on July’s books and hope to have them finished by the end of this week. I have also read quite a few other books!}
Listen to 12 audiobooks. {I finished July’s audiobook last month!}
Run in at least one 5K race. {I’ve been running at least a few 3.1+ mile runs on the treadmill each week and am slowly working on getting my time down. I’m hoping to sign up for an official race soon — probably in September.}
Complete the Couch to 10K program. {I’m hoping to start this soon.}
Tackle 12 Do-It-Yourself Projects. {I postponed July’s project because the weather was too hot to bake!}
Focus on one habit per month. {This month we continued working on getting places on time (we’re making some huge progress with that!) as well as working on getting things done early — another area I really struggle with. I didn’t get everything done early this month, but I got a lot fewer things done late and planned ahead a lot more than I usually do — so that’s progress and I’m encouraged with it!}
Learn to use my new DSLR camera (huge surprise Christmas present from Jesse!!) & improve my photography skills. {I’m excited to be seeing some improvement and progress with this! And I’m also excited that I’m beginning to feel more and more comfortable using my camera!}
Take at least one photo a day and put together a page every week for my Project Life album. {This is caught up since last month, I just need to write notes in some of the pages!}
Memorize Colossians using the plan and free download here. {I’m almost caught up with this.}Marriage
Go on the Love Like You Mean It Cruise.{Done–read my recap here.}
Go on two Marriage Retreats (Went to Cincinnati together in April).
Have monthly date nights. {We had one date in July.}
Read four books together. {We’ve done two books so far this year and we’re working on a third.}
Read at least 3 books on marriage. {I’ve read two so far this year.}Children/Homeschooling
Continue regular dates/outings with each of the children individually. {I went on at least one outing with each child individually in July.}
Continue Grace and Truth memory book. {The children memorized a few verses plus one verse of a hymn in June.}
Ice-skating lessons for all three children.{The children finished up their third round of ice-skating lessons and we’re taking a break while we do swimming lessons!}
Swimming lessons for all three children.{We started our second round of lessons this month and the children are loving it!}
Finish second grade, begin third grade with Kathrynne. {Kathrynne finished second grade in May — woohoo!}
Finish kindergarten, begin first grade with Kaitlynn. {Kaitlynn finished Kindergarten in May and is excited about beginning first grade soon.}
Start preschool with Silas. {Started this in April.}
Go on at least one field trip every month. {We went on one field trip in July.}
Go on at least one family vacation.{We went to family camp in July.}
Finish at least 15 read-aloud books. {We’ve finished 20 read-alouds so far this year!}Ministry/Friendships/Extended Family
Write at least two handwritten notes every month to encourage someone. {I wrote & mailed two handwritten notes this month.}
Continue being involved in our local church, homeschool group, young couple’s group, and blogging accountability group. {Ongoing}
Continue with weekly get-togethers with both sides of our extended family. {Ongoing}Business/Blogging
Continue to take Sundays off from blogging/business work. {Ongoing}
Continue keeping strict Office Hours for the business/blogging time each day. {Still plugging away on this!}
Switch to a paperless planning system. {This is the one goal I think I’ve officially decided to drop this year as it just wasn’t working for me. Back to the paper.}
Follow my weekly blogging plan. {I stuck with my blogging plan most of July, if I’m remembering correctly — woot!}
Plan blog posts out at least a month in advance. {I made some great progress in this area in July!}
Write and schedule blog posts at least a week in advance. {I’m not a week ahead yet, but I’ve been blogging ahead a lot more recently and am excited to be making some progress on this.}Financial
Continue to tithe 10% of our income. {Ongoing}
Give generously to needs in our community and around the world, as God prompts us. {Ongoing}
Pay cash for a new-to-us vehicle to replace our family’s van.{We bought a new-to-us vehicle in July — yay!}
Finish saving for and purchase a rental property with cash. {We’re in the process of investigating our options in our price range right now and deciding if we want to go ahead and purchase something or continue saving. At this point, it’s looking like there’s a good possibility we might be purchasing something very soon. I’ll keep you posted.}
If you’ve posted goals for 2012, I’d love for you to post an update on how things are going and share your link in the comments. If you don’t have a blog, feel free to just leave your update as a comment. Let’s encourage one another to live lives of intention and purpose!
