We spent what felt like a lot of money this month. I have to admit, I put off adding up our expenses in January because I just knew we hadn’t done as well as I would have hoped when I set our big financial goal for this year. After all, we decided to go out of…
When we're teenagers, we all make a number of mistakes as we're figuring out how to transition from childhood to adulthood, and money mistakes are definitely among them. While I wouldn't change much from my teen and young adult years, there are definitely some financial mistakes I would have loved to avoid - though the…
Happy Friday! Amazingly another week has gone by and we’ll be into February soon. Life is generally good, albeit busy, in large part because I have my afternoons to play with my son (and to get appointments and house chores done). By the time the weekend rolls around, we’re in pretty good shape with the…
In the last few months since we’ve embarked on the task of seriously slashing our grocery budget, we’ve eaten a lot of tacos. Not only are they quick and easy to make, but we all love them and don’t mind eating them weekly, so they end up on the menu again and again. There are…
I love reading other financial blogs, and like most everyone else here, I initially stumbled upon the idea of financial independence through a couple of those blogs. I think the online space is just incredible for motivation and finding a community of like minded individuals who cheer when you write about running to work on dark…
Wednesday marked six months of blogging. It feels a lot like having a kid in terms of time - on one hand, didn’t I just start this thing? On the other, it’s strange to think I’ve only been writing for half a year. Apparently the majority of blogs fail within six months (though I can’t…
We’re now solidly into January and another month of tracking our spending to the penny. Thanks to the awesome long weekend we had to celebrate my husband‘s birthday and our monthly Costco trip yesterday, we are just over halfway as far as expected spending for the month, so we are going to have to be…
Somehow we are already most of the first week into 2018. We tend to pack a lot into every day, so I feel like we’ve done a lot this year already. Every once and a while, I try and convince myself that I need more down time, but then I get antsy and I’m off…
A little late with this post seeing as it’s now the first week of January, but I didn’t want to skip it. Checking in regularly on these “to do” items keeps them fresh on my mind so I get them done. Short term goals: 1. Call USAA to see if we can get better insurance…
I have never been one to make New Years resolutions. I have in the past written down and achieved different goals, but they have never started on January 1st because it was a new year. I just jump right on and begin as soon as I have that motivation instead of waiting until “tomorrow” or…