I've alluded to our cheap wedding and honeymoon a couple of times, but I had never gotten around to writing out the details of what it took to make it happen. When I got asked to write a guest post for Millennial Money Man though, I realized it was the perfect opportunity to finally recap…
This week, I'm on a couple of podcasts for the very first time, so instead of a separate post today, I'd love for you to head on over to give them a listen. FIRE Drill Podcast FIRE Drill is one of the first podcasts I ever listened to, and it is one of my absolute…
My husband and I celebrated eight years of marriage this week (yes we were total babies at our wedding). We generally don’t give each other gifts and instead would rather spend time and money on experiences. This year is no exception. We spent our anniversary: Eating French toast with local bananas, coconut syrup, and star…
A vacation to Hawaii was never on my radar for a lot of reasons, and a big one was cost. Everything you read and hear about the place is that it is very, very expensive to visit. When we finally decided to take a trip to the Island of Hawaii (the Big Island), I knew…
Growing up, if you had asked me about marriage, I would have told you there was no way I would be married before I was 30. I had too much to do with my life before I was going to "settle down," nor did I expect to find someone I wanted to spend that much…