Earn, Save, and Live Joyfully.
I am a massive fan of the cooking show Chopped. I don’t watch much TV these days (I’d rather spend the time with my son), but Chopped is one show I make an effort to watch each week. I’m genuinely amazed at the meals the chefs prepare from a bunch of random ingredients. I dream … Read more
Last year my husband and I had new windows and doors installed in our home. In fact, we had every exterior door and window replaced. We did this for two reasons. First, our old windows were absolutely abysmal. Many of the windows couldn’t be opened, a few of the panes were cracked and the screens … Read more
A few weeks after my son, (Baby A), was born a good friend dropped off the most adorable box of baby socks I’d ever seen. It was a colorful set that looked like little sneakers. They even have a little string at the top to mimic real shoe laces. Baby A has worn a pair … Read more
My dad is always joking about winning the lottery. For as long as I can remember he’s said, “when I win the lotto I’ll pay off your house and your brother’s.” In all the years I’ve never stepped back to reflect on the sentiment of his statement, but tonight my mom pointed out the selflessness … Read more
This is an easy question for me. If I had an extra $500 to spend on my husband I’d buy him a new Nikon camera lens. I know a lot of folks might think that doesn’t sound very romantic. I know everyone is expecting me to blog about taking an extravagant trip where we’ll ride horseback across a … Read more
One of these days I plan to create the essential baby list for new moms. When I created my baby registry I read the reviews on Amazon and asked a lot of friends and family members for advice, but now that my son is three months old I have a much better idea of what … Read more
I have a lot of friends that get depressed during the winter time and although the weather on the east coast has been mild this year I still know a few folks who are down in the dumps. I know some women cheer themselves up with a day at the spa, but when I’m feeling blue … Read more
It’s funny how people who spend a lot of money are always so happy to show off their fancy cars and big houses, but those of us who choose to a live a more modest lifestyle rarely discuss our money saving habits among friends. Over the years a few closet couponers have opened up about their … Read more
From what I can tell my transition from Blogger to WordPress has been pretty smooth. It looks like ten posts didn’t transfer, though I have absolutely no idea which ten. My comments didn’t all transfer either. The total seems to be off by one hundred or so. I started writing this blog via Blogger in … Read more
I’m in the process of moving my blog to a new domain. While the new blog is up and running redirects from the old one aren’t quite working yet. I hope to have everything functional again in the next day or two. At least some progress has been made.