Hello, December! Yesterday marked the end of my “No” Spend November challenge to myself, and I’m really happy with how it went. I’ll write a longer post next week with the details of how it really went and how I feel about it, but for now, know that I’m continuing to keep this up through…
Our Black Friday marks another zero spend day for us. We started the morning slowly by reading a stack of Christmas stories I’d checked out from the library, and then headed to my parents for a late brunch and a leisurely day and some long walks. This week’s Five started in Hawai‘i at the close…
Now that we are back from our trip to Hawai‘i, I figure it’s time to do my monthly update on our finances. I originally wrote down goals back in July, but I only started looking at it monthly in October when I realized I had completely ignored the goals after I wrote them. In order…
This week’s list for my Friday Frugal Five was easy to come up with since we’re a week and a half into “No” Spend November. So far, we’ve had 5 zero spend days in the first 9 days of the month. If you’re interested in following along, I’m posting a daily update to Instagram to…
“I never want to retire.” My husband is someone who wants - and expects - to be busy and productive all of his life. He joined the Marines at seventeen and has never shied away from a hard day’s work since that day. My uncle is in his late 60s and still working as a…
Friday again! This week flew by between Halloween falling on a weeknight and the neighborhood dinner we attended last night. For those of you who are new, this idea to celebrate frugal wins for the week came from Katy at The Non-Consumer Advocate. 1. My son wore the same Halloween costume (Toothless from How To Train Your Dragon!)…
So I finally finished setting up a Vanguard account this week. Considering I put this as a “short term” goal back in July, it was a well overdue accomplishment. Now that I’ve gotten that one checked off, I figured it was high time to look back at the rest of the goals I set for myself.…
We live on the top of a hill a short walk from a small strip mall with a grocery store and a few restaurants, along with a few other stores. When a weeknight gets especially hectic, our go to dinner has been to walk over and pick up teriyaki. Chicken teriyaki is a meal we…
Before I got pregnant, I went car-free for my commute a few days a week on average, though looking back, I should have done it a lot more. My office has moved since then, but it was 4.3 miles away at that time. I switched up my commute between walking, running, biking, and the bus,…
I don't know if it's because I'm turning 30 this year, or because my son is getting older and I'm getting some time back in my life, but I have been looking deeply at a lot of areas of my life. While I may not have a "before I turn 30" bucket list like I've…