Because life .... things didn’t plan out the way we needed them to and we have been stressed and losing sleep over how to get our daughter into college. Because of many years of saving (thanks to my mom for teaching me that skill and my wicked obsession with balancing my checkbook), i was able to pay for her first semester of college straight from my savings. It had to be done and i almost burst into tears, but i was able to do it and showed her what saving money can do. Some

I’m not going to lie. It’s been a rough month. I am behind on blogging and my podcast. I’ve been sleeping in a whole lot later than usual. I am mentally exhausted. I have been trying to spend every waking moment with my daughter before she heads off to college. But I am also neglecting other things. I am trying to be excited for her and for the new place I need to call home but I just can’t do it. Just yesterday while we were talking about her dorm room over lunch I started b