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.

Two men sitting on a couch arguing

Man Who Moved in With a Roommate to Split Costs Two Ways Says His Girlfriend Is Also Living There Without Contributing a Dollar to the Bills But the Roomate Says “She’s Just There a Lot”

ByKristin Stones

He and his roommate have lived together for about a year and it’s been a decent arrangement overall, but about four months ago his roommate’s girlfriend started coming over more frequently and the situation has been quietly shifting ever since. It started with a few nights a week, which didn’t bother him at all. Then…

Man doing electrical work

His Electrician of Nearly 10 Years Cheated on His Wife, Showed Up at Work Broke and Homeless, and His Boss Told Him to Fix His Face Before Visiting Any Clients

ByKristin Stones

He owns a small construction company with about a dozen employees, and one of his electricians has been with him for close to ten years. The guy is excellent at his job, which is why he’s still employed despite a personal life that has never been particularly stable. He drinks heavily and has a cocaine…

Hairdresser and customer looking annoyed with each other

She Has Been Going to the Same Hairdresser Since 2006, Told Her at Her Last Appointment That She Would No Longer Be Tipping Because She Sets Her Own Prices Just Like Any Other Business Owner, and Left Paying Less Than She Ever Had Before

ByKristin Stones

She’s been going to the same hairdresser since around 2006 and consistently since 2012, which makes this an 18-year professional relationship built on a lot of cuts, a lot of color, and until last Friday, a lot of tips. Her hairdresser rents a standalone salon space with her best friend, also a hairdresser, which means…

Man looking worried while looking at a letter

The IRS Sent Him an $18,200 Bill for Taxes His Employer Withheld From Every Paycheck for Three Years, and When He Drove to the Business Address on File He Found a UPS Store Mailbox

ByKristin Stones

He worked a standard W-2 job for a small HVAC company in Georgia from 2022 through early 2025, and nothing about it seemed unusual at the time. Federal and state taxes came out of every paycheck the way they’re supposed to. His W-2s for all three years showed withholding amounts. He kept his pay stubs,…

Parents arguing with kids in the room

Two of Her Children Inherited a Significant Sum From a Will That Was Finalized Just Before Her Third Child Was Born, and Now She and Her Husband Disagree on Whether to Spend Their Own Money to Make It Equal

ByKristin Stones

A relative passed away recently and left a will that named only two of their children as beneficiaries. The third child had already been born when the will was written, but the timing was close enough that there was never a chance to update it before the relative died. A fourth child is on the…

Couple posing for picture

His Family Hired a Caregiver Through an Agency a Year Ago, She Quit and Married Their 94-Year-Old Grandfather Last Week, and by the Time Anyone Found Out the Locks Were Already Changed and His Phone Calls Were Being Blocked

ByKristin Stones

Nobody in the family saw it coming. One week a professional caregiver hired through an agency was helping a 94-year-old man with his daily life in his Florida home, and the next week she had quit her job, married him, changed all the locks, and started controlling who he was allowed to speak to. His…