Making the Choice

My husband and I have been married for 7 years.  We have a 13 month old little girl and live in a small town in Missouri.  Typical American family minus the white picket fence and dog in the backyard.

Everyday for the last year has been an adventure.  I work full time as a Business Analyst for a software company.  I hate it.  My husband works full time for the City Water Department.  He is indifferent.  

One day, I just woke up and realized we needed a huge change.  I need to be home with my daughter. We need to become debt free.  We need to get back to our family in Arkansas!

Because of that, we made a decision to become minimalist. We plan to eliminate waste and find a way to become more frugal with our money. We are already paring down our budget and living like we would on my husband's salary alone. I will be leaving my job on October 31st! 

Then FINALLY, We can move back to Arkansas. It will either happen when he finds a job or we just pick up and move in January.  My husband only makes a 35K a year.  I, on the other hand, make about 67K. This is going to be a HUGE adjustment! 

I'm sure we will learn a lot with this new lifestyle.  I wanted to document this journey to prove to others that it can be done in this culture of BUY BUY BUY...it's time for a change.