Mrs. Nespy's World

So almost 3 weeks ago Chip left for OCS after re-enlisting in the National Guard. After 4 days of torture, he returned home – the 10th perso...

We just had a big birthday blowout event for our daughter’s 2nd birthday (I'll do pictures later this week). It was full of food, friend...

So what do you do when life just doesn’t turn out the way you expected? I mean, we had a good plan to pay off our debt. By August we had pla...

Tuesday evening this is what our den looked like. I know it's only for 2 months, but I'm going to miss him.

Now that summer has arrived, many households that were once full of kids so excited for the end of school will be filled with the sounds of ...

Like many others in the US today I will be enjoying a day off work spent with my family. But I want to ask you to take a moment of your time...

I think I made a smart decision. Looking back, it seems like it was an obviously smart decision – on paper at least. But it was so hard to s...

Ten years ago at this time, I was wrapping up my last term in college. At this point I had no job although I had interviewed for many. I wou...

Go ahead and call me a bad mom, but I typically do not have photos of my children on my person. That's right...not even in my purse. In ...

It's amazing the wise things that come out of the mouths of such a variety of people! The safe way to double your money is to fold it ov...

Photo credit: mmagallan "Broke College Student" isn't just a cliche...it's usually fact. Sometimes it is due to lack o...

Photo credit: ks There is often found some animosity between moms who stay at home with their children full time and others who work out...

I have a HUGE list of blogs I read. Seriously...it's crazy. Thank goodness for a reader service or I would be clicking all day long. I l...

So many of us are familiar with the idea of spring rolling around and picking up the feather duster (really? does anyone really own one of t...

I have decided why so many of us have such a hard time living a financially healthy lifestyle. We are terrified of change. No, not that jing...

Sorry I'm a bit late to the game today. Crazy day, I tell you! I have a few Go-To locations for linkies and listing to promote my giveaw...

Okay, so this is not exactly a "tip" type of post, as I know not all of you find yourself in a similar situation or with a similar...

Yep...we're expecting a refund this year. Like always. I know people will argue that getting a refund is like loaning money to the gover...

If you've followed this blog long at all, you will know that our household has done some stupid things with money. I mean some really, r...

I know. You think it is worth passing along. It stirred something within you. It featured some political leader, celebrity, moving story abo...