sandhillsis on May 20th, 2009

I don’t know about you, but before we were out of debt (except our house) I couldn’t imagine having the suggested three to six months of expenses in the bank. When your budget comes down to pennies every month, it’s a hard thing to fathom. Impossible really. It seems if people let there finances get [...]

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sandhillsis on May 19th, 2009

 This, or variations of this question, is the one I get asked most about money management.
It’s really simple. I love simple.
You have to decide you’re going to do it. If I was going to start running (a dream I’ve always had) I would have to decide no matter what, I’m running. If I did that, it [...]

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sandhillsis on May 18th, 2009

 Ever been between a rock and a hard place?
That’s where we thought we were.
We had the huge cedar tree that was a great wind block to the Northwest of our house, but it was a terrible eye sore. Besides that, it used to be 15 foot taller and wrapped up in the electricity line that [...]

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sandhillsis on May 15th, 2009

Preface: The following is a true fish story ~ about a snake no less. It’s also about how little boys thrive on the same adventure that has been known to kill even the toughest mothers.
I regret I didn’t have a camera the day this story took place. (It would have been trampled, anyway.) However, this [...]

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