"Plan your wedding without the weight of outdated customs and get hitched in a way that is authentic, fun, and true to who you are. "But you're getting married! You have to!" That empty statement is on the other end of everything from jaw-droppingly expensive dresses, staged proposal engagement photo shoots, and reception selfie stations. From the minute they become engaged, there's a script that couples are pressured to follow. By breaking down the...

The deeply personal story of why award-winning personal finance blogger Elizabeth Willard Thames abandoned a successful career in the city and embraced extreme frugality in order to create a more meaningful, purpose-driven life and retire to a homestead in the woods at age thirty-two with her husband and daughter.

In 2014, Elizabeth and Nate Thames were conventional 9-5 young urban professionals. But the couple had a dream to become

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"A direct, incisive guide for consumers to know how to protect and handle their money in the face of a financial crisis"-- "A direct, incisive guide for consumers to know how to protect and handle their money in the face of a financial crisis There are always going to be unexpected financial crises in our lives. Whether we're facing an economic recession, a pandemic, a bear market, or energy worries, we have to immediately know what to do with our...

Of all life's financial shocks, few compare to the $250,000 price tag--not including college!--of raising a child. How will you pay for it? Many mothers have agonized over that question, letting it fuel their decisions concerning careers, budgets, and families. The only thing they can all agree on is: there are no easy answers. But there are plenty of rewarding possibilities! Smart Mom, Rich Mom explores how women today are navigating the financially...

This book holds that the key to success lies in the secrets of the ancients. Based on the "Babylonian principles," it discusses thrift and financial planning through the use of biblically-inspired parables.

Is paying for your family's lifestyle burning you out? Rieckens provides a detailed profile of an alternative lifestyle known as FIRE (Financial Independence Retire Early). Participants strive to retire in their 30s or 40s by living frugally, saving creatively, and investing efficiently-- instead of obsessing with maximizing wealth. Discover how others have acquired the one thing that money can't buy: a simpler-- and happier-- life. -- adapted from...