Earn, Save, and Live Joyfully.
After reading yesterday’s post a long time reader of this blog sent me a disapproving email. In short she said that I shouldn’t post wish lists for a two year old. That it goes against the very nature of everything that I’ve previously touted as important. I see her point, but I must admit that … Read more
I’m not a fan of overwhelming children’s birthdays with towers of gifts. In fact, last year my husband and I purchased only one gift for my son’s birthday and two for Christmas. In lieu of gifts I typically encourage my family to contribute to my son’s 529, but I can’t force them to be practical, … Read more
My husband and I planned to celebrate our ninth anniversary on Friday. The evening started out a bit more hectic than I initially planned. It was so easy to leave the house before my son was born. These days I need to prepare dinner, cut up snacks for later, pull out his pajamas, make certain … Read more
A friend of mine, who shall remain nameless, is a perfect size 6. You know the cute little sizes all the store mannequins wear? Yup, a size 6. She can walk into any store and find a plethora of shirts, dresses and sweaters that mold perfectly to her build. When we went wedding dress shopping … Read more
I have a lot of friends and family members who are impacted by the current government shutdown. Over the past few days I’ve been talking to them about the situation and their plans for surviving the furlough. It turns out that many of them are unprepared for this type of financial holding pattern and very … Read more
In February I got frustrated with Capital One and gave them the boot. I locked the credit card in our safe and forgot all about it. I didn’t want to close the account, (because we still have a relatively small business credit limit), but I had no plans to use it again for every day … Read more
Not so long ago I won a $100 Visa gift card giveaway. I could have used the money to buy groceries or gasoline or any of the regular items I buy on a weekly basis, but that seemed rather boring. So here is what I purchased instead: $75 for a membership to the national zoo. … Read more
Here are a few posts I just adore: The Lesson of Lasting Love A Father’s Love (Warning this one may make you cry.) The simplicity {and significance} of saying I love you Mother Shuns Disney Princess Ideal 9 Things You Do NOT Need to Be Happy Poverty Makes You Stupid
This year I used a spreadsheet to track the amount of money I earned from various online endeavors. In the past I never kept a valid account of this data. Now that I’m staying home with my son I am more interested in this tiny pocket of money that I earned all on my own. … Read more
Over the years I’ve received a lot of questions about owning a vacation rental home in a beach community. I’ve written about my house numerous times and received lots of emails over the years asking about the property we purchased. I try to answer these questions individually as the need arises, but I thought it … Read more