Christmas is less than a week away, and I don’t have a single large gift for my toddler. Instead of lots of gifts under the tree, we have three stockings, one for each of us, and that’s where the presents stop. When we were first married, my husband and I bought into the idea that…
Zero waste is one of those things that is pretty trendy these days. There seems to me this idea that either you have to fit all of your trash for the year in a little mason jar or you aren't a "serious" zero waster. I absolutely applaud the people who are able to tackle Plastic…
I’ve been told as I get older I won’t love birthdays so much, but so far it hasn’t happened. I turned thirty this week, so basically I’m now finally a real adult. I actually love having a mid December birthday because there’s usually a lot going on for the holidays, and for an extrovert like…
So I turned 30 today and I’m pretty excited about it. I love birthdays and I love milestones. I've never dreaded getting older, and this birthday is no exception. I might feel differently in another thirty years, but I hope not. “Never regret growing older, for it is a privilege denied to many.” …
I've come to really appreciate writing these Friday posts because it helps me to be mindful of what we have gotten done every week. Most of my goals are bigger ones, so there isn't a ton to update week to week, but there is always something to celebrate and talk about. The items I list…
“We’re doing so much better than pretty much everyone else our age that we know.” “We don’t ever pay credit card interest.” “We don’t have any expensive hobbies.” “We like good food and we’re okay with spending more on that.” “We’re already naturally frugal.” “I don’t have time to track things so closely.” I’ve had…
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…