• Lifestyle

    3 Month Debt Free Journey Update

      Three months ago, Mark and I made the decision to start our debt-free journey in earnest. At the time, we had about $15,000 in credit card debt, about $100,000 in student loan debt between the two of us and $150,000 left on the mortgage. We traded in both of our Nissans (one of which was still being financed) for a fully paid off 2017 Toyota Prius, which reduced our car insurance costs, reduced our gas costs and got rid of our car payments. I will share more on our car purchase in an upcoming post. We stopped using the credit cards and planned to have them all paid off…

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    Cinnamon Rolls

      It is irrelevant that it was both hot outside and less than six months until I need to wear a strapless ball gown on my wedding day. Mark and I wanted to make Cinnamon Rolls yesterday, so we did. We made them a little healthier by adding crushed walnuts and flax seeds in the filling for healthy fats, along side a heavy helping of butter, cinnamon and brown sugar. The icing was also present in full force. Who cares if I want to eat two cinnamon rolls for breakfast? I will just have a kale smoothie on the side, eat two balanced meals, skip dessert and everything balances out.…