Category archives: Life

31 Days Without Spending – Part 3Reflections on our Spending Fast

Life
31 Days Without Spending - Part 3
31 Days Without Spending - Reflections on our Spending Freeze We did it! We made it through an entire month without spending!! Well, very nearly. We did break the Spending Freeze a couple times, which I will explain below, but by and large it was a success! Let's review. In an effort to prepare for some long-term investments, we decided to do a Spending Freeze f[...]

31 Days Without Spending- Part 2Spending Fast Halfway Point Update

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31 Days Without Spending- Part 2
We are a little more than halfway through our Spending Freeze (woo hoo!). Here is an update on how it has gone, so far. To review, we started our 31 Days Without Spending (i.e. Spending Freeze) on July 1st with grand plans to save money, invest for the future, establish healthier spending habits and rediscover the joys of living simply (lofty goals, I know!) But, a[...]

31 Days Without Spending- Part 1Spending Freeze- The Plan

Life
31 Days Without Spending- Part 1
Lately I've been feeling pretty guilty about my spending. I'm not exactly burning through cash all over town or anything, but I could definitely be better with my money. Especially now that we have a baby, saving and investing seem more important than ever. Bill and I have some long-term investments that we are planning, but before we could take those on, we knew we n[...]

I’m Back!!Busy Girl to Busy Mom

Life
I'm Back!!
After a very long break, I am back! I sincerely apologize for not posting in so long. Ironically, I just got so busy! To Review- We had a baby, moved- twice- and took on a home renovation. That's a lot to fit into a year and a half! Our first year as parents was a doozie. Our sweet girl, while amazing and wonderful, wasn't a huge fan of sleeping. There were m[...]

Friday Finds – Instagram

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Friday Finds - Instagram
I love Instagram! It is my favorite social media platform, by far! It's so much better than Facebook, because it's just a bunch of pretty pictures. (Or Twitter, which I just can't get into! Seriously, can someone help me with Twitter? I don't really get it. I just see a bunch of words and I turn off.) Anyway, here are some Friday Finds, for your enjoyment. A collec[...]
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