Tween and teenage girls. A delicate balance of beauty, sweetness, and surely a FORCE to be reckoned with! I have to be honest, I am having the time of my life with our adult teenage girl, who by happens to be a princess at heart. I have put together a list of 101 stocking stuffers for tween girls and teenage princesses everywhere! Do you have tween and teenage boys? If so, don't miss out on this post for stocking stuffers for them! 101 Stocking Stuffers for Tween Girls 1. Journey to Freedom: A Bible Study on Identity for Teen Girls by Elisa A Pulliam 2. Eos Shimmer Lip Balm Sheer View Post
5 Days to a Debt-Free Christmas
5 Days to a Debt-Free Christmas Welcome to our 5-days to a debt-free Christmas series! Are you tired of being stressed out when Christmas comes around each year and feeling like you have to buy gifts for everyone? Are you tired of going into debt just to buy gifts for people? We understand. Christmas is supposed to be a celebration of Christ's birth -- not a trap of We know that you are here because you are looking for ways to ensure that your Christmas is relaxing and full of fun. Because of the wisdom of the three generations before me, I have been blessed to grow up celebrating the View Post
The Importance of Creating a Christmas Budget For Both Time & Money
Welcome to day 2 in the 5 Days to a Debt Free Christmas series! Today we are going to talk about the importance of creating a Christmas budget. The Importance of Creating A Christmas Budget I cannot count the number of times I have heard people say that they set a limit on the amount of money they want to spend on Christmas gifts - but always overspend. And it seems more and more that these same people who complain of this cycle continue on in the pattern of debt, just accepting the lie that they have to finance their Christmas. The look of stress upon their face tells the story: I am in View Post
6 Steps to a Simple Christmas
Welcome to day 4 in the 5 Days to a Debt Free Christmas series! Today we are going to talk about 6 steps to a simple Christmas. Over the last 38 years of my life, I have enjoyed celebrating a simple Christmas. Growing up, I didn't even realize how "simple" our Christmas celebration was compared to other family's celebrations, but once I left home I began to see the difference. When visiting other people's homes during Christmas I saw how stressed out those doing the brunt of the work were. I saw the emphasis on presents and not the birth of Jesus. I saw the attitude of View Post
Why You Should Buy Christmas Gifts Year-Round
Welcome to day 3 in the 5 Days to a Debt Free Christmas series! Today we are going to talk about why you should buy Christmas gifts year-round. Why You Should Buy Christmas Gifts Year-Round In my family we are always on the lookout for thoughtful, frugal gifts for one another. It really gives us great joy to give gifts to one another during the Christmas season (and other occasions as well). However, if we just bought these gifts right before the occasion, we'd find ourselves spending way more money than we need to. In order to celebrate a debt-free Christmas, you really View Post
5 Ways to Celebrate Christmas Debt-Free
Welcome to day 1 in the 5 Days to a Debt Free Christmas series! Today we are going to talk about 5 ways to celebrate Christmas debt-free. Ever since my husband and I knew we were going to marry one another we decided to devise a plan to become debt-free. We both had to finance our undergraduate education so we already knew that once we entered into the "real world" we'd have a pile of debt to tackle. We were serious about not having the stress of money cause a divide in our marriage - we simply weren't going to allow it. Those plans made during the winter of 1999 in our church's college View Post