Money problems and time management issues seem to be frequent complaints, yet tons of people (children and adults) have spent this past week running around chasing imaginary creatures with the new Pokemon Go app. While I am happy that this video game encourages exercise, I can’t help but think there are much …
Confession: I miss The Walking Dead (the new season doesn’t start until October). We don’t watch that much television, but my Friday night treat used to be catching up on the show while drinking a little bit of wine. It’s probably better to have nothing to watch during the summer, as …
In our quest to pay off debt and achieve semi-retirement by the age of 40, I’m always on the lookout for new ways to save money and to make extra money. I’m super excited about finding a great tool for buying and selling used books. I have big plans for using …
One of the things that constantly inspires me about the personal finance community is the enormous amount of diversity among our goals and road maps. I think we can all agree that there are a number of guidelines (as opposed to commandments) that provide us with methods for escaping from …
It’s crazy how much my thoughts about the world around me have changed in just a few years. Nowadays, I find myself always analyzing expenses and ways to save money. The recent wedding was no exception – taking note of money-related things here and there. Full disclosure: my little sister did not …
This is a crafty post, but still has a lot to do with saving money. I spent many hours creating a Willow Block Blanket as a wedding gift for my sister, and all it cost me was my time. A neighbor recently gave me a ton of yarn, so this wedding gift …
The arrival of a new baby is always exciting. I have a friend who can’t wait to find out next week whether she’s having a boy or a girl. I’ve written before that babies don’t really need all that much. However, you may still want to give a gift to …
Wow, it feels like forever ago since my last post. An extremely demanding work project came up at the same time that I was helping my sister prepare for her wedding. I’m happy to report that all is well in the Smith household and we had a wonderful time celebrating with …
The financial independence / early retirement community relies on several basic tenets in their quest for freedom from the “normal” lifestyle defined by working 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, until old age. One of these golden rules for FIRE is that you need to invest 25 times your …
Happy Friday everyone! I had a rough day yesterday, between a little fight with Mr. Smith and feeling pretty depressed about being at work. This is just a short post to offer some inspiration, because we all need a little reminder sometimes, of the purpose behind the struggle. We had …