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.
It is easy to believe certain things are essential once they become part of everyday life. Over time, convenience turns into routine, and routine starts to feel like necessity. The tricky part is forgetting that many of these “needs” did not exist a decade ago, and life still worked just fine. Here are nine things…
You expect that living at home as an adult comes with some responsibility. You pitch in, cover your share, and try to make things easier for everyone. What you don’t expect is feeling like no matter how much you give, it still isn’t enough. That’s where one young woman says she’s found herself, stuck in…
You turn 18, expecting your life to start opening up a little. Maybe you’re working part-time, thinking about college, trying to figure out what the next few years will look like. What you don’t expect is suddenly feeling responsible for helping support your parents while you’re barely managing your own bills. That’s where one 18-year-old…
Some purchases carry a strange mix of desire and guilt. You want them, think about them, and sometimes even price them out, but admitting that out loud feels uncomfortable. These are not reckless or outrageous wants. They are things that clash with how people believe they should spend money, even when the desire itself is…
A marriage can change direction in a single conversation. That’s what happened to one woman after her husband admitted he had been cheating. The confession immediately pushed her toward a decision she hadn’t expected to be making so soon. She wanted a divorce. But instead of reacting right away, she told him she was willing…
You start noticing things in your credit report that don’t make sense. At first, it looks like a simple mistake, maybe a line item that doesn’t belong there or an account you don’t recognize. But the longer you stare at it, the more obvious it becomes that something is seriously wrong. That’s the moment one…
