My Experience With Unemployment
In March of 2013, I had my first experience with “real” unemployment. Not the fun, summertime-in-high-school unemployment. The kind where...
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Susannah Steele
- Jan 25, 2021
- 2 min
Put Your Goals On Paper
When we were getting out of debt, our family created a Debt-Free Dreams poster. Ben and I and our oldest son, who was 12 or 13 at the...
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Susannah Steele
- Jan 25, 2021
- 3 min
Trim Your Food Budget by $100 or More Next Month
Previously, I wrote about what $100 means to me. What does it mean to you? A date night? New outfit? Building up your emergency fund? A...
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Susannah Steele
- Jun 21, 2020
- 2 min
What My Dad Taught Me About Money
My dad is a money guy. His financial knowledge, skill, and integrity have been a blessing in his life, and in many others.
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Ben Steele
- May 29, 2020
- 5 min
How to Save for College
The college years are an exciting time of life. I remember the new feelings of freedom and independence. It’s a time when I think a lot...
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Susannah Steele
- May 27, 2020
- 2 min
The Toddler Candy Challenge and Money Management
This challenge is a take on a behavioral technique of delaying gratification, which is an important life skill for many reasons.
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Susannah Steele
- May 25, 2020
- 2 min
What Is $100 Worth To Me?
We generally don’t think too hard about purchases under a hundred dollars. But I got to thinking, “What can we do with $100?"
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Ben Steele
- May 22, 2020
- 2 min
The Pivotal Moment In My Financial Journey
I want everyone to have the same pivotal moment and to feel the sense of peace and possibility that I feel today.
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Susannah Steele
- May 20, 2020
- 2 min
What I Wish I'd Known As A New College Grad
I graduated college without debt but I wish I'd known more about other aspects personal finance.
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Susannah Steele
- May 19, 2020
- 2 min
What It Felt Like To Graduate College Without Debt
I walked across the stage already working in my career field, with no student loans waiting to pounce on my income.
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Ben Steele
- May 17, 2020
- 3 min
Credit Scores Explained
People commonly ask how to improve their credit score. It makes sense that people would wonder about this.
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Susannah Steele
- May 7, 2020
- 2 min
How to Support Your Spouse in a Financial Crisis
It's important to think through how to support one another in a financial crisis.
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Ben Steele
- May 3, 2020
- 2 min
What To Do When You're Not Prepared For A Crisis
What do you do when you're facing a financial crisis you weren't prepared for?
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Ben Steele
- Apr 22, 2020
- 3 min
Preparing For A Crisis
I lost my job due to the Covid-19 shut downs. This is how we prepared for a loss of income.
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Ben Steele
- Oct 25, 2019
- 2 min
An Excerpt from My Book
A couple of years ago I started working on a book about my personal finance journey. Here are a couple of my favorite paragraphs so far.
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Ben Steele
- Jul 25, 2015
- 3 min
A Debt Snowball Celebration
We can see the light at the end of the tunnel and I'd like to share some things that have helped us make progress.
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Ben Steele
- Jan 10, 2015
- 4 min
My Life Insurance Policy
Good life insurance feels to me like of the cheapest and best investments I can make in my family’s security. This year I bought some.
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Ben Steele
- Jan 3, 2015
- 3 min
Mission, Vision, Values
The first challenge in writing a mission statement was figuring out what kinds of things a great mission statement should say.
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Ben Steele
- Dec 27, 2014
- 4 min
Top Financial Accomplishments in 2014
2014 was year of hard on our money. We accomplished several things we set out to do and successfully handled several unexpected challenges.
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Ben Steele
- Dec 13, 2014
- 1 min
Tell Yourself A New Story
When you tell yourself a story about yourself, and consistently stick to that script, you define your own beliefs about your identity.
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