Oh my goodness, another week come and gone. And this one was a doozy. Anyways, last weeks goals were to stick to the meal plan, reconcile daily, and sell the highchair. I did… None of those. In fact, on the day I wrote that post, we ended up going to Moe’s for dinner because I was just too exhausted after work. This week’s goals are along the same lines: Stick to the meal plan or at least eat food at home. Sell the high chair (maybe, depending on the Nor’Easter we’re expecting). Reconcile 3x this week. I don’t make a […]
what is financial independence?
The description of my blog is generally listed as “a financial independence blog for military families,” so I thought I would take some time to clarify what financial independence means to me. In some cases, people mean financial independence to mean to not depend on anyone, like parents or friends, for financial aspects of their lives. Many may consider themselves financially independent when they move out of their home and pay rent and all their own utilities. This is a logical definition, but it is not the way I think of financial independence. Financial independence is the financial freedom to […]
weekly goals + meal plan
Good morning & happy Monday! In the future, I plan to write this post on Sundays, as I always meal plan on Sundays and grocery shop right after, but I had family in town this weekend, so here’s a Monday post for you. This week’s financial goals are: Eat the food on the meal plan. Seriously. You bought it, don’t be lazy and order Domino’s. Reconcile the budget daily. This is an easy habit to get into, and an equally easy habit to get out of. Stick with it. Sell the highchair on Facebook; Eric has wanted it out of […]
February Recap / March Goals
Oh man, I know February is the shortest month, but it flew by! Since this is my first month sharing budget categories, I am going to share my goals for March and go over some things we struggled with in February. At the end of March, I will post our spending in every category and highlight places we can work on. What happened in February? One of the reasons I’m hesitant to outlay all of our spending in February is because it was a very unusual month in terms of budgeting for us. In December, I had an ileostomy for […]