From the monthly archives:

March 2008

Spring Clutter

by The Cavewife on March 31, 2008

The following is a guest post written by my wife, The Cavewife. She regularly writes here about what’s on her heart as a frugal stay-at-home mom.
I’ve been spending a lot of time going through things for our church’s Spring rummage sale. We usually donate quite a bit and end up finding some useful things for [...]

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Don’t Gamble Against Your Health When You’re the Sole Breadwinner

by That One Caveman on March 28, 2008

My employer’s fiscal year starts in July, so every June we make our benefits elections. This past June we were starting to realize our looming financial trouble: The life we were living before the baby could no longer be sustained given that we now only had one income.
Insurance costs were becoming one of the [...]

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Debt Dieting Is a Lot Like Weight Loss

by That One Caveman on March 21, 2008

With the passing of my birthday last weekend, I decided it was time to make some major changes in the direction of my life. Adding to the financial changes we’ve made, I also began some personal, physical changes as well.
Since graduating high school 10 years ago, I have steadily gained weight every year, with [...]

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How to Make Your Snowballs Work in Overdrive

by That One Caveman on March 19, 2008

This is a follow-up to yesterday’s post announcing availability of the first version of my snowball forecast spreadsheet.
By now you’ve had time to play with the forecast for snowballing away your debt and things may be looking pretty sunny or very dim depending on your situation. That’s ok, because getting out of debt is [...]

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Snowball Forecast Template

by That One Caveman on March 18, 2008

Thanks to Lisa, who commented in my post on the power of the snowball, for prodding me to make a template for others to follow.
The debt snowball method can be a very powerful force when implemented properly and with sufficient planning. If you’re not well-versed in Excel and the formulas, it can be hard [...]

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Friday Link Love – Birthday Cheer

by That One Caveman on March 14, 2008

Yes, 28 is just a day away. We don’t have anything big planned; I only want to spend a relaxing day with my family. It’s good sometimes to take a mini-vacation from the hectic parts of life and spend time for yourself. And if the rain holds off, I’ll be sure to [...]

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