Now that we're in the middle of summer, it is peak garden harvest season around here. As much as there is a lot of excitement early in the spring when the first edibles are ready to pick, there's a deep satisfaction this time of year when there is enough ripe to make a significant impact…
We went camping last weekend for the first time in a few months (and glamping on Orcas Island back in May hardly counts). It is one of our favorite ways to travel frugally, and we actually tend to go more often over the winter. The weather isn't as nice, but off-season travel means lower costs…
Welcome to another week of the Women’s Personal Finance Wednesdays roundup. I started this series after months of debate because I wasn’t certain I wanted to up the ante and commit to publishing three posts a week. However, now that I’ve started sharing these posts, I’m so glad I started. There are so many fabulous…
I first got to know Courtney and her family through her Instagram, Fire2Moms1Babe, as the breadwinner of her financially independent family of three. Her wife Nicole stays home with their young daughter, and they plan to pull their full early retirement trigger in the next few years when Courtney quits her job. I reached out…
While my neighborhood gets together on a small scale quite regularly, we do a larger block party just once or twice a year. In previous years, another neighbor has hosted in front of their house, but she ended up being out of town this time so we hosted instead. We live at the end of…
Welcome to another week of the Women’s Personal Finance Wednesdays roundup. I started this series after months of debate because I wasn’t certain I wanted to up the ante and commit to publishing three posts a week. However, now that I’ve started sharing these posts, I’m so glad I started. There are so many fabulous…
This feels a bit different to be writing this update two thirds of the way through July, because that month unfortunately isn't looking all that different in terms of expenses. I think at this point, I just need to expect that the summer months will end up being the expensive ones for us, because this…
I picked my first tomatoes from the garden this week! As much as I love berries, garlic, herbs, and the other earlier ripening plants, there's nothing that says summer like that first garden tomato. The cooler summer weather thus far has meant that the tomatoes are a bit behind, but I am so ready for…
Welcome to another week of the Women’s Personal Finance Wednesdays roundup. I started this series after months of debate because I wasn’t certain I wanted to up the ante and commit to publishing three posts a week. However, now that I’ve started sharing these posts, I’m so glad I started. There are so many fabulous…
Two years ago, I started this blog of mine. Technically, July 10th was my second blogiversary, but as that day landed on a Wednesday this year, I published my normal Wednesday roundup post and waited to share this post until today. It's still my blog's "birthday week," I suppose, and clearly I prefer to stick…