About Jennifer
Hello, I am Jennifer Billy. I grew up in Buffalo, New York but am now living in Johnsburg, Illinois. I have been married to my husband Jim for 4 years. However, he has been in my life for 10 years and has really been my rock. We also have a beautiful daughter, Emma, who is 3 years old.
I had worked in the Radiology field for about 10 years. I specialized in X-Ray and MRI. I really enjoyed the work and found it very challenging. However, after having Emma I struggled with the thought of putting her in daycare so I could return to work.
When Emma was 6 weeks old my husband had a stroke. I was now forced to make the definite decision not to return to work. We decided that I needed to be home with the two of them and we would some how figure everything else out.
That is when I started researching ways that I could stretch our income. I cut back on everything possible and found ways to save on the necessities. I also started working from home to be able to bring in some extra money.
It was a very difficult time. There were many times that the money seemed to run out too soon, but we never went hungry and always had a place to live. Everything else we could deal with. I learned not to get too stressed over finances. Things always had a way of working out. Sometimes it really amazed me how it would happen. I just had to learn to get creative.
I believe this was a lesson for me on priorities and what is truly important in life. One thing that I have learned from all of this is that the more money I can save, the less money I needed to make. By cutting our monthly expenses I am able to still be home with my daughter.
I decided to start this blog because I have recently met so many people that are also going through their own struggles. I hope to help others that may be struggling financially because they have lost their job or just wish to be able to stay home to raise their children. I can do this by showing different ways to be able to save money and even make money from home if needed.
It would bring me great joy to be able to help other parents by giving them the freedom to be with their children. I am very passionate about being there for my daughter and not having someone else raise her. If I could help others who have this same passion and desire it would be very rewarding to me.
Jennifer Billy
