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I graduated with a Finance degree and worked for a major mutual fund company handling group retirement plans. Now I blog and run a household!

I'm the wife of a full time Army Reserve Captain and SAHM to daughters ages 12 and 9. I'm 37 and DH is 40.

We started our marriage 13 years ago with over $10K in credit card debt from a failed business venture. We paid it off as quick as we could with the goal of purchasing our first home. We did this within 15 months of getting married. Now it is time to watch us pay off our home equity loan!!

Extra principal paid to HEL:
Jan '09 = $1009.34
Feb '09 = $3437.00
Mar '09 = $1427.30
Apr '09 = $913.43
Jul '09 = $347.10
Oct '09 = $259.00
Nov '09 = $665.00
Total 2009 = $8,058.17

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Less Stress For Free

October 4th, 2009 at 11:50 am

I've noticed that I really need to exercise daily to help my stress levels. It makes a HUGE difference.

I usually try to get to the gym on the days the girls are in school. I'm hit and miss on the weekends. I didn't do anything yesterday because my husband was working. He is working again today and i really needed a workout. So what to do?

We made our own workout here at home. We had six stations which we hit for a minute each. Every minute we changed stations for 30 minutes. Our stations included: sit ups, push ups, trampoline, jumping jacks, stairs and a hand weight station. We worked up a sweat and I feel much better! Some stations needed revision as we went along...because I can't do push ups for a minute!! I did try, but as a result I can barely type this. Smile

I'm thrilled to have exercised and involved the kids. Even better it was free!

Posted in Family, Exercise | 5 Comments »

5 Responses to “Less Stress For Free”

LuxLiving Says:
October 4th, 2009 at 11:57 am

Great idea. I have not been the best exercise example for my kids. This is a great way to get everyone involved.
monkeymama Says:
October 4th, 2009 at 12:10 pm

I primarily exercise to relieve stress. I can not function without exercise!!!

& yes, it can be very free. Yay!
homebody Says:
October 4th, 2009 at 01:06 pm

I guess I should go get on my treadmill that sits in front of our big screen TV......I have no motivation. But I am quite impressed with you!
HouseHopeful Says:
October 4th, 2009 at 04:08 pm

The stations sound great! If you know you'll be at home instead of the gym, you could always borrow workout dvds from the library. Pretty frugal and you get to try different types of workouts
frugaltexan75 Says:
October 4th, 2009 at 05:48 pm

That's a fantastic idea! I used to do something similar with my students for phys ed sometimes - they always seemed to love it.

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