Earn, Save, and Live Joyfully.
I’m still on vacation and after nearly thirteen days away from home I have absolutely no desire to head back home to the real world. The last few days the weather didn’t fully cooperate but today is absolutely beautiful. I haven’t spent any money since my last blog post. Despite the rain we played outside … Read more
I’m still on vacation and haven’t spent much time on the Internet since I arrived. For the most part it’s been an unbelievably peaceful vacation and I definitely do not want to return to work anytime soon. Luckily I have one more week before I have to return to the real world. Today was a … Read more
I’ve thought a lot about those bloggers who have given up their day jobs in exchange for writing about the same personal finance topics day after day. I wonder how they keep their sanity. I suppose it would be the same for any niche newspaper or magazine writer who focuses on the same topic for … Read more
We arrived at the beach on Saturday and I’ve spent the last few days doing anything other than making a trip to the grocery store. It always takes a few days to clean the house after the rental season is over. After washing, drying, ironing and reorganizing every mattress pad, blanket, comforter and slip cover … Read more
Earlier this year my husband and I purchased a 1998 Jeep Wrangler from one of my husband’s co-workers. The previous owner took unbelievably good care of the vehicle and upgraded quite a few of it’s features. When we took the jeep in for inspection the mechanic found a couple of items that were in need … Read more
Since my husband and I purchased our beach house we’ve driven back and forth between Maryland and North Carolina many more times than I ever would have imagined. With all of these trips under my belt I’ve learned quite a few packing tips that help us load and unload the car in no time. If … Read more
For a week and a half my husband and I focused on making breakfast, lunch and dinner with the food we had on hand. Our goal was to clean out the fridge prior to our 2 week vacation and so far we’ve been extremely successful. We managed to finish off quite a few half-empty jars … Read more
Do you find yourself buying duplicate household items? You head out to the store in search of spot remover only to come home and find three used bottles sitting on a shelf in the closet? I used to run into this problem quite often. I had so many bottles of this and that on the … Read more
This week I cashed in coins for Amazon.com gift certificates using Coinstar machines in my local grocery store. Although I rarely use cash I still wind up with a few handfuls of change every few months. I don’t purchase a ton of items at Amazon but every once in awhile they seem to have exactly … Read more
With my closet cleaned out and my clothes all packed for donation I decided to head out to the mall for a little birthday shopping. I started with a trip to JCPenney. I’m not a huge fan of the store, but I found a coupon for $10 off a $10 purchase that I just couldn’t … Read more