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.  Last week was an easy peasy one in the do not be tempted to buy any crappity crap you don’t actually need category. I did however take advantage of Read More >>

1. Pay Down the Mortgage We were able to make 7 additional principal payments towards the mortage for October. Reader Lindsey left this comment last week for those of you wondering how this works: “The principal portion is not the same as the mortgage payment. For example if your payment is 2000 your principal portion Read More >>

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 >>