After celebrating Christmas more than thirty times, it seems that each year brings special lessons. Some carry more significance, like the first one without Christmas Eve dinner at Grandpa and Grandma’s house. Others are a little less profound, but still important, such as how much booze to add to your …
Yes, you read that correctly. Mr. Smith and I finally attempted a date night out of the house about seven months after having the twins. We kept it a frugal date night, but it was quite the adventure. I hope that we won’t wait so long to go out again, …
It is truly amazing how much life can change in just a few months. Finding a new job with more flexibility has allowed our family to regain a sense of balance and catch up on life. While we remain committed to achieving financial semi-independence, I have a new goal of …
Only the second week into my new job and things at home are already feeling much more manageable. The twins are now six months old and just making it this far seems like an accomplishment. As life is always changing, it definitely feels like we’re starting to move forward to …
The past few years for our family have been dominated by extreme frugality, side hustling, and having babies. We usually head to the family cabin in Maine for a frugal family vacation in the summer, but we’re actually considering taking a vacation somewhere new in the near future. We don’t …
I have never disclosed my occupation on this blog for a variety of reasons, including concerns about anonymity. There have certainly been discussions about work-related things over the past few years, like “big projects” and lots of student loans. However, my exact job title has been a secret . . …
It’s been a while since I’ve shared a book review. As readers may already know, one of my time management strategies is to listen to audio books during my commute to and from work. I’ve listened to a couple of entertaining books since returning from maternity leave, but “What Alice …
We’re still in the process of making some big changes in my career and our plans for the future. While I believe that babies are not that expensive, they do grow up to be children, and then teenagers and adults. Terrifying! That’s why we have to take more of a …
We want our kids to grow up with a better quality of life than our own. We want to spare them from many lessons that were learned the hard way, but still help them to become happy, healthy, and responsible adults. There are lots of different opportunities to impart valuable …
I’ve reached a breaking point which has forced me to embrace this uncomfortable truth: career success is meaningless to many mothers. And I am one of them. For us, time devoted to climbing a ladder of occupational status is likely to result in irreversible regret. I must have been subconsciously …
