Growing up in the small town of Louisburg, NC and from a family without a lot of money, I learned the value of hard work and to enjoy the simpler life. While many kids’ parents were buying them a car for their 16th birthday, my parents handed down the 1978 Mercury Cougar to me (not-so affectionately known as the yacht at my high school).
When I moved off to college, I had to do it on my own without my parents’ financial assistance. There were many hard days, but working 35 hours a week at Golden Corral put me through East Carolina University without taking out a student loan. Many people laugh at the Golden Corral but working there was a huge blessing. They even later gave me some tuition money and donated towards a summer college mission trip. It provided many of my meals to eat during those four a half years! Even with school and work, I was on leadership with Campus Crusade and had fun like the “normal” college students but without all the debt. I am very thankful for this and the lessons I learned at the GC!
I am now married and mother of one and love to spend time searching for deals and helping people with their finances by leading Financial Peace University classes. We love seeing families and lives changed in a positive way, and I love helping people save money and to be wise stewards of their resources!
My goal with the blog is to help people find real deals where they can save money, go out on date nights, make their budgeted money go farther, and to be a blessing to others.
Rita, this is awesome! Thanks for sharing your wisdom with us all!
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