Intentional Living

To “live intentionally” means to live according to your values and beliefs.  I believe when we commit to being more thoughtful in how we spend our time and our money we can overcome the overwhelm, reduce financial stress, and live a more purposeful life.

Intentional living allows us to take better care of our minds and our bodies, and in turn, better care of those around us.

Here you’ll find content to help you spend less time and money on the things that matter less so you can create margin in your life and your budget to spend more on the things that matter most.

Four women sitting at a table looking angry with each other

Three Daughters Spent Years Sacrificing Their Own Comfort to Build Their Mother’s House and Now She Wants to Hand an Equal Piece of It to the Sister Who Sent Her Money Elsewhere

ByKristin Stones

The house at the center of this dispute didn’t come from a single inheritance or a lump sum. It was built over years, funded in large part by three of the mother’s four daughters who sent money consistently while managing their own financial lives. The mother now wants to leave the house equally to all…

Man looking at his compute holding his hands to his face

Man Sold His Car on Facebook Marketplace in April and Got a Letter in May Saying He May Be Liable for a Hit and Run Because the Buyer Never Transferred the Title

ByKristin Stones

He wasn’t expecting any of it. He sold his 2018 Civic on Facebook Marketplace back in April, took $7,200 in cash, signed the title over, and completed a handwritten bill of sale with the buyer’s name, license number, and all the relevant details. The transaction felt normal. The buyer was friendly, nothing raised any flags,…

Young woman sitting in a car

Woman Who Earns $150K and Lives Rent Free With Her Mom Says Her Friends Feel Deceived After Finding Out She Bought a BMW While They Were Giving Her Gift Cards Out of Pity

ByKristin Stones

She’s 28, earns around $150,000 a year, carries no debt, and has a healthy investment portfolio built partly from an inheritance. She lives at home with her divorced mother, not because she can’t afford anything else, but because her mother asked her to stay for company and the arrangement made financial sense for both of…

Woman looking shocked reading her credit card statement

Woman Says She Only Spent $5,000 on the Card Her Parents Gave Her but Her Credit Report Shows a $30,000 Balance on a Different Account in Her Name

ByKristin Stones

She’s been trying to move out and started paying closer attention to her credit for the first time. What she found on Credit Karma stopped her cold. A balance of over $30,000 attached to her name on a credit account she didn’t recognize. She’d had a card from the same company since high school, one…

Angry boss throwing papers at his desk

Man Canceled a Car Purchase the Day After Signing and Ended Up in Collections for the $7,000 Down Payment Check He Stopped Payment On

ByKristin Stones

He signed paperwork to buy a used car at a Texas dealership on May 1st and handed over a check for the down payment with an agreement that it wouldn’t be cashed until May 7th. He didn’t drive the car off the lot that day because it was still being reconditioned. He went home without…

Female graduate looking sad in her cap and gown

Neice Turned Down a Free Ride Through College to Attend a Beach Town Party School and Now Has $300K in Debt and Wants Her Aunt and Uncle to Cover It

ByKristin Stones

They came from multigenerational poverty and were the first in their families to go to college. What they’ve built since then didn’t come from inheritance or luck. It came from discipline so consistent that they now save and invest over 80% of their income annually, live in a 1,000 square foot home, and drive old…