Welcome to JabsLife.com

A place for friends and family to follow our adventures in simple, deliberate, debt-free living.

Since we never know where God will lead us next we're working hard to keep y'all better informed about what's going on. You might find us making deodorant, climbing a mountain, baking artisan bread, or taking week-long backpacking trips the Denali Wilderness of Alaska. Whatever we're doing, we'll try to write about it here... in a fun and personal way.

To better connect, along with writing about what's going on, we'll also use this site as motivation to shoot, organize, and share more photos of everything we do. Thanks again for stopping by, be sure to peruse the site and leave comments!

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About Us

Matt and Betsy JabsOur names are Matt and Betsy Jabs, and this is our website. We tried to be good about keeping journals and handwriting letters to loved ones, but it never stuck, so we created JabsLife.com to share our lives with friends and family. Here's a little more about who we are, and what we love...

We both left our full-time jobs in search of a more deliberate life. Rather than work jobs we didn't like to pay for things we didn't want, we paid off our debt, sold a bunch of stuff, and created a business that allows us to work from anywhere. Our goal is to use our God-given gifts and desires to help people improve their lives. Recently Matt was struck by this quote from poet Carl Sandburg (who retired to a beautiful home just a few miles from where we now live):

I'm an idealist. I don't know where I'm going, but I'm on my way.

That pretty much sums it up. We're not sure where we're headed, but we're on our way... we just want to please God and help others along the way.

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From the Blog

Smoove

Familiar Faces

The past two days have been full of laughter and good times with old friends. We had our first visitors from Michigan... Julie and Colleen! (Or J-Lo and … [Read More...]

Code Cracking

Code Cracking and a Merry Maid

Today I spent the ENTIRE day doing what Betsy calls "code cracking" - where I'm engrossed in technical computer work human beings were never meant to … [Read More...]

Homemade cinnamon raisin bagels

Good Morning and Good Bagels

Most of you know how much Matt and I like experimenting with new foods. Although I hate the chore of making meals, I LOVE trying out new recipes for baked … [Read More...]

Making bagels

Welcome to JabsLife.com

Hey all, thanks for visiting JabsLife.com Betsy and I created this site to share our lives with you somewhere other than Facebook. Check back daily to … [Read More...]

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What We Do

Debt Free Living
Follow our adventure to become debt free, and stay that way. We write about our journey and work to help others reach the same goal...

[Pay off Debt. Save. Give. Live your mission!]

Health and DIY
Over the last few years we've been working toward a simple, old-world style form of self-reliant living. We're increasing our skills and lowering our exposure to toxic chemicals in food, cleaners, and more...

[Do it yourself... Naturally.]

Community Service
Alongside sharing the messages of debt-free and sustainable lifestyles, we also love to serve and support our community, so let us know how we can help...

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