We are so blessed to be the parents of two amazing kids. We went through some amazing obstacles for them to get to us but they are here and we are now responsible for their future. Everything we do and say are being view under a magnified glass and I want to make sure they understand our values. I drop my little babies off at daycare and cry all the way to work. I wanted these kids SO BAD and I am not even the one raising them half the time. I have to figure out a way to be home with them. I am paying $840/month in daycare and still have over $900/month in vehicle payment. We needed to figure out a way to get the vehicles paid off so that I can stay home with my kids, it did not happen over night but by the time they were 3, I was a stay at home Mom and we were DEBT FREE.
Other than taking care of my kids, my every day job became making Bobby's checks stretch as far as possible. I developed a system of saving and made it so that even on one income we had a good amount in savings to fall back on, started saving for retirement. Our entire family had health insurance and we were eating good home cooked meals. My Husband was so proud of my savings he would share it with everyone how I come home from CVS with 4 bags of drug store supplies and my total spent was $2.22 he would post the receipt on the fridge and I was excited he was so proud of me. Saving money has become my passion and I am showing my kids how to save. I hope my blog will help others who want to do the same.
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