7 Months, 7 Hacks: The Unconventional Moves That Saved Us $24K
Seven months ago, I was staring at my ceiling at 3 AM, doing that fun mental math that I’m sure you’re familiar with. You know the one: income minus mortgage minus car payment minus groceries minus that one mysterious subscription you forgot to cancel… equals, well, not a lot. My husband and I weren’t broke, not by a long shot. We were comfortable. But we were also… stuck. Stuck in a cycle of “good enough.” Our dream of a hefty down payment on a forever home, of true financial freedom, felt like a distant, foggy shoreline we were rowing towards with spoons.
