How Tacos Saved Our Finances

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Tacos single handedly saved our finances. You heard me right. We went from over $120k in debt to living a life of financial freedom thanks to tacos. No, we’re not taco tycoons with endless income and franchising opportunities. We didn’t buy stock in Taco Bell. Nor did my great great grandmother invent that delicious taco […]

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Fire Drill Podcast – Talking IVF and Finances

Fertility journey, Reader's Top Picks!

Seeing that it was something that is rarely talked about in the Financial Independence community, the amazing ladies over at Fire Drill Podcast invited us on for an interview on our IVF journey and infertility. “Jenny and Jimmy are the All-American couple. He was the hot firefighter that fell in love with the ER nurse. […]

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Bust Through that Grocery Budget!

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Wen my husband and I first sat down and looked at our budget we realized we were spending more than $300 per week on groceries for TWO of us. That’s on top of eating out and not counting the meals we were getting eating at the in-laws for family dinners. That’s a ton of money […]

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How We Paid Off $120,000 in Debt in less than 24 Months

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Starting out in our relationship 7 years ago we thought were doing well. We bought a large home together, both had the jobs we had worked hard for and loved, and had our wedding coming up. We seemed to be way ahead of our peers in the check off boxes of life and we were […]

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Why I’m Quitting My Successful Side Hustle


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Side hustles are no longer a secret. Everyone seems to have one in some form or another. Some people have Etsy shops, some walk dogs, others blog, and many sell everything from watches to face creams. Side hustles are nothing new. Our parents and grandparents had ‘second jobs’ mowing lawns, babysitting other kiddos, or waiting […]

June 26, 2020

How These Two Side Hustles Paid My Rent


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**Guest Post By Cody Berman co-founder of Gold City Ventures – UPDATE: Cody built his love of blogging and Etsy digital products to a net worth of nearly $5 MILLION by age 27. See how he got started below** Hey! I’m Cody and I’m a 23-year old Boston-based entrepreneur who’s obsessed with finding cool, new […]

November 12, 2019

‘Instant’ Pork Carnitas


Cooking with a Fireman

Not only a delicious and satisfying dinner but a frugal win of the week! Pork carnitas made fast, made fresh, and made easy. After spending a week in Cabo we had found the jewels of the foodie world: juice bars offering fresh local produce for less than $2 per drink, little spots on the beach […]

February 26, 2019

IVF: the Fight to Cut Costs


Fertility journey

How much our journey cost and ways you can save money on yours. It has been more than 6 years since we found out we were pregnant with our little babes. Yet, at times I still have a hard time believing she’s here with us, that she’s truly ours. I also still very vividly remember […]

December 2, 2018

How My Pinterest Traffic Exploded in 90 Days


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*This post contains affiliate links. That means that I do make a small commission if you purchase the program through the site Writing is the easy part. It’s getting your information out there that can be tricky. I wanted to write this post to share with you all how I grew my Pinterest traffic from […]

November 9, 2018

Pulled Chicken Tacos


Cooking with a Fireman

Let’s talk tacos. At our house tacos are a staple. No, I’m not talking about your standard ground beef and cute little taco kit tacos. I’m talking about any and all things on a taco. I’m talking about lunch meat tacos, Italian beef tacos, Asian chicken tacos, BLT tacos, and much much more. You can […]

October 27, 2018