1. Pay Down the Mortgage We were able to make 7 additional principal payments towards the mortage for October. 2. Buy Nothing New for 1 Year.  That goal was easy peasy this past week. 3. Track Spending and Figure Out New Ways to Cut Spending Even More. If you are not already a Nordstrom rewards Read More >>

1. Pay Down the Mortgage We were able to make 7 additional principal payments towards the mortage for October thanks to a large increase in ebay/etsy sales, no medical/dental bills, crazy low utilities, no travel and several months of no personal spending {me or the HH}. Just because you make money, doesn’t mean you have Read More >>

1. Pay Down the Mortgage We were able to make 6 additional payments towards the principal for September. 2. Buy Nothing New for 1 Year.  I didn’t really have the urge to buy anything last week. Although I did take a hot bath and had to use a little shampoo for bubbles. I miss scented Read More >>

1. Pay Down the Mortgage We were able to make 6 additional payments towards the principal for September. 2. Buy Nothing New for 1 Year.  This past week I really wanted to buy a new pair of jeans, these slippers, these shoes {to go with my brown corduroy pants} a case of Hula Hoops {the best crisps Read More >>

1. Pay Down the Mortgage We were able to make 6 additional payments towards the principal for September. 2. Buy Nothing New for 1 Year.  Well, I failed. I got one of those Kohl’s save $10 off a $10 purchase coupons in the mail and ended up spending $0.12 on a pair of Nike socks Read More >>