A couple weeks ago, I began reaching out to friends to ask about the status of their food and supplies at home - if they had the minimum two weeks as recommended as a standard rule of thumb for emergency preparedness. For the most part, I got lightly brushed off and business continued as usual,…
When I first started blogging back in summer 2017, I had absolutely no idea what I was doing and knew no one in the online community. Months before I had even figured out that Twitter was where I would find the majority of my personal finance friends, I'd somehow connected with a few other new…
Plastic is one of the ubiquitous pieces of this century, and the idea of being fully "plastic free" even for a single week isn't something that can really be done for those of us who live fully ingrained in our society. Our cars and transportation options are full of plastic. Most of our shoes and…
Growing up, I always expected to have two children. I even had it in my head that I would maybe want more than that, but biologically I knew I would be done at two so that I wouldn't do more than replacing myself and my future partner on this earth. Before I had any clear…
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…
In my everyday life, I feel like I'm doing pretty well when it comes to the environment. Sustainability has been a huge part of my life for as long as I can remember, and it's rare that I don't make decisions with the planet in mind. Compared to most people I interact with on a…
To mix things up this week, I ended up with a theme for these three posts today. Considering we are in the middle of climate strikes - and real discussions on how we need to take climate change seriously - it feels appropriate to curate this roundup in this way. Personal finance is a great…
Have you ever purchased second hand clothes from a thrift store for yourself? I grew up putting together thrifted Halloween costumes, but it wasn't until college before a friend introduced me to the frugal treasure hunting that can be done at places like Goodwill and Value Village for dirt cheap everyday clothing. I still remember…
As of yesterday, I haven't bought myself a single piece of clothing or pair of shoes in two and a half years. I'm not sure at what point I'll eventually break the ban and buy a few things, but I'm not there yet. That said, at the point I do, I'll be looking to thrifted…
We bought our home in the summer of 2011, but it was built in 1962, so energy efficiency was not something that was part of the design. As soon as we were able, we started looking toward ways to reduce our energy costs on our home. While this was initially driven by a desire to…