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.

What I’ve Learned From Owning A Dog

1) their love is unconditional and always forgiving.  They easily let go of the fact you’re home an hour late or can’t take them to the dog park like your promised. 2) it takes hard work to care for another living being.  I mean, you have to fill their water bowl up several times a […]

Categories: Dogs

Tags: owning a dog

Life in Pictures

A picture really does speak 1,000 words.  They capture moments that can be lost in time to never be remembered again.  With so much happening in our every day lives, I love the simple of idea of documenting the memories.  I think J gets frustrated with me sometimes because I want to make memories, constantly. […]

Categories: Life At Home

Recap of our {Dominican Republic} Honeymoon

Can you still call it a honeymoon when you’ve been married for 7 months?  I mean, that might be stretching it, but since it’s my blog, I get to call the shots.  J and I finally took our honeymoon.  We planned, we dreamed and then we flew our early early one morning headed to the beach.  Our […]

Categories: SummerWedding

Virtual Blog Tour

You may have seen this virtual blog tour on a few blogs lately.  I am so happy that Dani from over at This Workman Life invited me to play along.  I am so happy to share my little piece of the blogosphere with you all today. Q. What are you working on? A. I am […]

Categories: Uncategorized

Protein Pancakes Recipe

Sometimes I get a craving for pancakes.  Like an overwhelming need for pancakes.  You just can’t ignore that feeling, right?  Instead of blowing my healthy eats I found some healthy recipes over on Pinterest and created some protein pancakes that are so tasty you don’t realize how not-bad for you they are. Here’s what you need: […]

Categories: Recipe

Tags: protein pancakes

My Personal Branding Statement

I was following Jill Celeste’s 21-Day Personal Branding Challenge and one of the tasks was to create a personal branding statement.  Imagine that, huh?  A personal branding challenge and a task on the list is to create your own personal branding statement.  I should have seen it coming, but alas I was not prepared.  There […]

Categories: Blog TipsTips

We’ve Moved

Yep, the U-Haul is gone and (most) boxes have been unpacked.  This house is starting shape up and look a little bit more like a home.  J and I have even started hanging a few pictures on the walls.  I have a few ideas/crafts for a few pieces and I can’t wait to get those […]

Categories: DogsMoving

The Start of a New Adventure

That’s right, tomorrow is the start of a new adventure for J and I.  I have been hinting around here for a few weeks about a big announcement.  No, it’s not that kind of announcement.  We aren’t bring a mini J and me into the world.  Every time we tell people that we have big […]

Categories: Life At HomeMoving