Commissary Day Recap

Posted by Hallee on Nov 6, 2009 in Hallee's Galley, Housekeeping

I thought I’d give you a picture essay about my Commissary Day yesterday.

Tags: Budget, Budgeting, Commissary Day, Commissary Shopping, Frugal, Hallee's Galley, Hospitality/Recreation, Housekeeping, Stewardship

Consignment finds & the smartest clothing invention ever

Posted by Hallee on Oct 24, 2009 in Budgeting, Parenting, Raising boys, Raising girls, Stewardship

Consignment stores are such a godsend. Because we’ve never really had to buy clothes for the boys, they’ve never been anywhere on my radar. But when I told Gregg that I needed to get Scott new pants, he’s the one who suggested that I check out the consignment store first.

Tags: Bargain, Budget, Budgeting, Cashier, Christmas, Consignment, Consignment Store, Frugal, Human Interest, Money, Parenting, Stewardship

Easily Amused

Posted by Hallee on Sep 29, 2009 in Housekeeping

The more I stared at all of those beautiful, shiny cleaning machines, the more I realized that buying our own steam cleaner would actually be much more cost effective that renting one about every other month.

Tags: Cleaning, Couches, Food, Furniture, Home, Housekeeping, Microeconomics, Personal life, Stewardship

Making over our money, totally

Posted by Hallee on Sep 23, 2009 in biblical manhood, Biblical womanhood, Budgeting, Christian Faith, missions, Stewardship

Gregg and I recently made a commitment as a couple and as a family to get out of debt. We have a number of motivating factors for this, but our primary motivation is because the less money we’re paying out to interest payments or what have you, the more we have to help further God’s kingdom.