I’ve been out of work for a couple of weeks now. Thankfully, life is taking on a slower pace as this pregnancy continues to wear on me. I did manage to complete one goal for maternity leave already by reading an actual book, for pleasure! Wondering what else we’ve been up …
“You’re going to have five kids?!?” This is what I’ve been hearing a lot of lately, in conversations that usually start with, “Is this your first?” People seem pretty shocked at the size of our growing family and often start firing off questions about the practical issues, like whether we …
Our family is always looking for new ways to save money, so we can continue to pay off debt and invest towards our future goals. I’m definitely not wearing much makeup these days, as I rest up and prepare to give birth to the twins. However, there are times when …
It has been a very strange week. I have not reported to the office, but I’m not on vacation or at home recovering from childbirth and caring for a newborn. My doctor took me out of work due to the risks involved with twin pregnancy. The crazy thing is that, …
We gave quite a bit of thought into whether we should add to our family again, with three fairly young children already. One of the reasons why we decided to “go for it” was the fact that my previous pregnancies have been fairly uneventful. I worked full-time until the very …
The last few weeks of work have been really rough, even worse because I’ve now entered the third trimester of this twin pregnancy. Before we decided to pursue early semi-retirement, I would usually start thinking about changing jobs or careers whenever work really stressed me out. I enjoyed college, but …
Our financial focus over the past few years has been on how to pay off debt. One of the most effective ways we’ve found to lower our debt is by increasing our income with side hustles. Now, it seems like side hustles are generally construed as a type of part-time …
Being healthy seems to be the focus of many as we get into the full swing of the New Year. I’m already looking forward to regaining my shape once this last pregnancy is done! As a parent, we’re always trying to make sure that our family is healthy . . . …
We started off January with a lot of big goals for this year, then multiple illnesses slowed us down. We’ve finally been healthy for a few weeks, increasing our productivity, and even finding time and energy for some side hustling and family fun. Pregnancy & Prepping For Twins I …
The details of the phone call seemed a bit strange, but we were enticed by the promise of a gift card for the grocery store. It didn’t take long to realize that we had been duped into subjecting ourselves to a sales presentation. The “snake oil” was a water softening …
