marriage

Debt Free Valentine’s Day

February 11, 2011

Valentine’s day is special because several years ago my husband proposed to me on that day. I want to do something special for him, but I don’t want to spend a lot. As a one income family, every penny counts, so I had to come up with some cute and clever ways to say “I [...]

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10 Frugal Date at home Ideas

February 4, 2011

This is the first post from new staff writer, Brittany Turulski. Brittany is a stay at home mom to 4 kids under 6, and Kelly’s sister. Prior to her career as a mom, Brittany worked in the banking industry. Date nights have often baffled me.  With 4 young children and one income time out of [...]

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5 Reasons to Ask your Spouse for a Money Date

May 12, 2010

This is a guest post by Christian of Money Obedience, a virtual financial coach that offers a free budget planner. If you enjoy this article, please consider subscribing to the MoneyObedience RSS feed. I call a “money date” a date with your partner that focuses on making joint decisions around money. You make a date [...]

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saturday roundup: simple edition

November 14, 2009

This week’s Saturday roundup is called the Simple edition because 3 out of 4 blog posts included the word simple. Also I’m feeling like I need a little bit of simplicity. We had a quiet morning with friends, made soup, and folded some laundry. Good things, after a busy week. My favorite reads this week: [...]

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how to be an awesome wife

October 20, 2009

photo credit: adria.richards Wow. I’m a lucky girl. Today I won a prize. A Macbook Pro bundle from Springboard Media. They have a store in Philadelphia and just opened a store less than 5 minutes from my house in Exton. I entered a contest for their grand opening, when I read about it on twitter. [...]

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how to be financial partners

April 20, 2009

photo credit: James Jordan In most marriages and relationships there needs to be balance for things to work. In our marriage we’ve always been partners, but often one of us will take on a particular role, usually one that is best suited to our temperament and personality. Finances though have never been either of our [...]

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