Earn, Save, and Live Joyfully.
My son snowboarded out west for the first time this year. The price tag for two days worth of lessons was just under $500. Surprisingly, I did not bat an eye. No. I happily pulled out my wallet and wholeheartedly believe that money was well spent. By the second day he was riding the chair … Read more
Thoughts on my compulsion to save: My husband keeps telling me to look at the big picture and stop saving pennies and dimes. I hear him, (even though he thinks I am ignoring his words), but I have a hard time actually foll0wing through on that. When diapers are on sale at the local drug … Read more
A few thoughts/questions about travel on this snowing evening: We plan to fly out west next month and I am unbelievably concerned about a four hour flight with an eleven month old. We opted NOT to buy a seat for the little guy and I am a bit terrified that he’ll fuss the entire time … Read more
In 2015 I brought in a grand total of $5,702.15 from online endeavors and various other side gigs. Here is the breakdown by category: Category 2015 Ads $2039.07 Book Review $40.00 Book Sales $210.50 Consignment $269.59 eBay Sales $357.19 Focus Group $125.00 Prizes from Giveaways $1,085.00 Goods Received $208.97 Rebates $189.89 Recovered Expenses $245.95 Reward … Read more
I managed to limit Christmas spending this year through a variety of techniques. First, I took advantage of Kohl’s Veteran’s Day sale. The store offered $10 off a $50 toy purchase plus $10 off a $25 purchase and an additional 20% off. I bought $54 worth of toys for roughly $29. If you aren’t aware … Read more
I recently read the story of Matthew Jackson and cannot get this young man’s good deed out of my mind. If you aren’t familiar with the story of Jamie-Lynne Knighten and Matthew Jackson, read the details below: Jamie Lynne-Knighten is on a mission to pay it forward to honor a good Samaritan who was killed 24 hours after picking up her … Read more
I typically spend Black Friday cleaning out my house. The goal is simple: to find better homes for all of my unwanted items and to make room for any new gifts that might appear between now and Christmas. Five or six years ago I spent the day after Thanksgiving decluttering and ever since that day … Read more
Yesterday my husband offered to go grocery shopping with me. Rather than rushing off to work first thing in the morning he hopped into the passenger’s seat and accompanied me to the store. Before leaving the house I grabbed a few coupons. A flyer arrived in the mail two days earlier containing $5 off a … Read more
For the third time in three years my husband and I are planning a trip that involves a lengthy flight and a four night, five day hotel stay. The first two trips were cancelled. The first due to my husband’s business. The second due to flight restrictions during my pregnancy. This time we plan to … Read more
A few days before Halloween my husband looked into the massive bowl of candy and said “you did not buy enough.” “You don’t think that’s enough,” I asked, “It’s ten bags of candy!” I really didn’t want to run to the store to buy more, but I had a sinking feeling he was right. A … Read more