Author: Meredith Rines, MBA, CFP®
Meredith Rines, MBA, CFP®, a budget and financial strategist helping families pay off debt and live the life they've always wanted.
Fall… it’s my favorite. I love big sweaters, boots, scarves, and the crisp autumn air. I would rather be in 60 degree weather then any other. I believe that fall is the best time to come up with some fun date ideas for couples to do. J and I always seem more adventurous in the […]
J and I have expanded our family by one… a hound-mix that we named Bud. AHHH! He’s just so cute and cuddly. So Thursday morning I get a call from J telling me about a dog that had been dumped at Kroger and was wandering around the fuel pumps. He went on to say they […]
Sometimes you just have to have something sweet. I’ve been doing so good eating clean and healthy lately that I didn’t really want to blow it on a sweet bite. I found a recipe for a cinnamon sugar donut hole and thought to myself that I could easily adapt this to make it into a […]
Honey lime shrimp and noodles. So simple, so easy and absolutely delicious! Towards the end of the week we start running out of groceries around here. For the past few months J and I haven’t even been home for the weekend, so we haven’t needed to buy too many groceries. This past weekend we stayed […]
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J has been asking for some buffalo wings for awhile now. I’m not a big wing fan, so I wanted to do something a little different. I found a recipe for some buffalo chicken fries that looked amazing then I adapted it to J’s liking, which basically means it lost some of its healthiness. Oh […]
My 27 year has come to an end. Now it’s time to bust out my 27 to do while 27 list and see how I measured up. Here is a list of what I accomplished… or sort of accomplished. We got hitched! I continued to work and build up this little blog of mine One goal […]
Today is my birthday. I am still pinching myself in disbelief that I am 28 years old. I just can’t believe it. My life has changed so much since I turned 27, and when I say change I mean a roller coaster of ride to the better type of change. Let’s see – J and […]
Some people aren’t lucky enough to be born into a family that supports and loves one another like I was. I have been on such an amazing journey knowing that I am loved. I know I have a family that will stand up for me, no matter what. I remember once in junior high my […]
4th of July is my favorite holiday of the year. The smell of fireworks fill the dark sky, lightening bugs flickering in the air, and the sound of crickets chirping far off in the distance. It’s a beautiful thing. What’s not to love?! I get to spend all day laying out by the pool while […]