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 […]
let’s talk about fun money
I’ve found that in all of the personal finance forums I participate in, this has been a topic that comes up very often, and one that I feel inclined to comment on very regularly. So let’s write about it! (This post is originally from my previous blog, but I loved it, so I kept it here.) I am a strong believer in fun money. I mean no questions asked, buy whatever the hell you want fun money. I think it is essential to easing the stress in relationships and finances in general. So let’s tell a real-life story of why […]
introduction
Welcome aboard! If you know me in real life, you’re probably wondering why I started a new blog instead of keeping up with the old one. Honestly, I’d just like to be a bit more planned out and organized. If you don’t know me in real life, you might be wondering why I started a blog at all. Here’s the deal: I love personal finance. Like, too much. I read about it in my spare time. I currently work at a credit union (which has no association to this blog, but I felt I should disclose). My husband and I […]