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.

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Man Says His Wife’s Sisters Owe Him $25,000, Trashed His Condo, and Have Been No-Contact for Years and Are Furious He Won’t Pay To Fly Their Grandparents To a Cousin’s Wedding

ByBeckham Stones

He and his wife have been completely no-contact with her three sisters for years. The history behind that decision is extensive. Theft, constant dishonesty, hateful behavior toward their children, a trashed condo after one of them was generously allowed to stay there while getting back on her feet, and nearly $25,000 in unpaid loans that…

Woman holding a cup of coffee looking at a receipt with a shocked face

Woman Says Delivery Apps Already Charge Her Over $300 a Year in Fees Before She Tips Anything Signals a Broken System Passing the Bill to Customers

ByBeckham Stones

She works full time and doesn’t always have the energy to cook after a long day. Delivery during the week and eating out on weekends isn’t a luxury for her, it’s just how her schedule works. She’s not describing someone who orders casually without thinking about the cost. She’s describing someone who has watched the…

Kids listening while their parents argue

Man on an 18-Month Work Assignment Says He Doesn’t Want to Spend $5,000 on a Second Car for His Wife and Suggested She Drive Him to Work Instead With Their Two Toddlers in the Car

ByBeckham Stones

He accepted a work assignment across the country that’s expected to last about a year and a half. His wife and their two kids, ages four and two, stayed behind rather than relocating full-time, but the plan was always for them to split their time between home and where he’s stationed so he could stay…

Woman sitting at a desk at work looking annoyed with coworkers standing next to her

Woman With a Master’s Degree Says Her Manager’s Policy of Requiring a Male Chaperone for Meetings With Female Staff Is Infantilizing and HR Sided With Him Anyway

ByBeckham Stones

He’s been in the role for three months and the policy arrived with him. No private meetings with women unless another man is present or the office door stays open. Male employees walk into his office, close the door, handle whatever they need to handle, and walk out. Female employees email him first, schedule a…

Two men sitting on a couch arguing

Cousin Who Had Not Reached Out in Months Texted to Reconnect and Within Minutes Asked to Borrow $800 and He Hasn’t Heard a Word Since Sending the Money

ByBeckham Stones

They text a few times a year, nothing constant but enough to maintain the kind of relationship that feels real when it needs to. So when his cousin reached out in March asking how he’d been and suggesting they get together, it felt like a genuine attempt to reconnect. He was happy about it. He…

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Woman Who Lost Her Job on Vacation Made an Offhand Comment About Her Husband’s Salary to His Boss at a Work Event and He Called Her Husband the Next Morning and Demanded a Resignation Letter

ByKristin Stones

She lost her job while on vacation. She and her husband had just gotten married on May 4th, they were barely a week into their marriage, and she found out mid-trip that the government contract she worked under hadn’t been picked up. She came home devastated and walked straight into a work event for her…