Milestone Stickers

I might not have mentioned that my daughter, Stephanie, is expecting another girl in July.  I'm really going to buy these adorable 'Sticky Bellies' for her (and we grandma's) as reminders to take pictures of the new addition every month.  They are milestone stickers for your favorite belly!  Aren't they they sweetest little things?  Check out the website!
Sticky Bellies - Milestone Stickers for your favorite bellies!

Pinterest!! Why Didn't I Know About This Before?!?

I recently found out about Pinterest and I'm totally addicted.  I'm a visusal person anyway, as I think most of us are, so Pinterest really interested me right off the bat.  All the bookmarks on my computer I'm now able to 'pin' to a board on pinterest.  It's free and it if you haven't been on there yet, check it out.  Anything and everything is out there.  You have to have an invite, but if one of your friends is on there, just have them email you your invite and you're in!  If you don't know anyone, just drop me a note here and I would be glad to sent you an invite.  I found out some people on eBay are selling Pinterest invites from anywhere from $1.99 on up.  That's crazy!  It's FREE people.  Please don't pay someone to send you an invite.  I'll do it for free!!  If you want to follow me and my boards, here's my link:  http://pinterest.com/debbieatkins/
I have lots of interest....so hold on to your hats!

Getting Ready for the Super Bowl

February was an exciting month!  Indianapolis hosted the Super Bowl and the entire city has been gearing up for this huge even for a long time.  In October I volunteered to help clean up one of our parks with the Super Bowl Host Committee.  We raked and bagged leaves, refreshed the playground mulch, from tree line we pulled out a ditched television, a car bumper, and a bunch of other trash and left the park looking beautiful!

January Finances

January is a great time to review your finances and make sure you're on the right track.  The most important thing to do is know what you owe, the balances, and the interest rate you're paying.  I'm not going to list a bunch of websites, because there are a ton of them out there, but Dave Ramsey is my hero.  Most people have heard of him by now but if not, you can find videos of him on Youtube and also view his website at www.daveramsey.com.  Sometimes, after you get all your debt listed it's quite a shock.  Don't give up.  First and foremost is to save $1,000.00 up as quickly as possible for emergencies and then everything else gets thrown toward your debt, paying off the smallest debt first with as much money on it as you can afford, and continue to make the minimum payments on your other bills.  When the first one is paid off, you take the payment money you now have from the paid off debt and apply it to the next largest one and so on.  I have a great spreadsheet for you to use but I can't get it to post here, so if you'd like a copy, let me know and I'll email it to you.  I have a great spreadsheet for you to use but I can't get it to post here, so if you'd like a copy, let me know and I'll email it to you.  It's a super simple one to use.  Then get motivated and get those debts paid off so your money can work for you instead of for someone else.