This month has presented itself as monetarily challenging; our car needed a major and unexpected repair, a tax bill showed up, and my sister’s wedding is just around the corner. Needless to say, I’m not going to make my savings goal this month.

Joe Mihalic, the blog owner, shared his journey of paying off $90,000 in college debt in under 10 months. Obviously, that’s incredibly impressive and makes for a great headline. But I don’t want to get into all the details of how he did it, you can read that on your own by checking out his story.

Need some inspiration to make the most of a small house plan? Or, are you building your own home and need something creative ideas? I came across two terrific articles on Sunset.com and Dwell.com.

Imagine being able to walk a block or two and grocery shop, run to the cleaners, or pick up lunch. In some neighborhoods, this is doable. But in most, this is not. Instead, these errands require jumping in a car and driving a few miles.

I live in a semi-arid region, so having a lush, green lawn really doesn’t make sense economically or environmentally. Finding inspiration for an alternative isn’t that difficult anymore.