Part of my reasoning behind keeping this blog anonymous (aside from the friends I’ve told — hi, pals!) is that I wanted to get personal about how I money. I want to use this post to get into more detail of what I, specifically, do. I’m using myself as an example because I’m not a financial advisor or…
Budgeting is important. It helps you see where your money is going and why, and it helps you control those flows in and out of your wallet and bank account. Maybe your biggest expense is your mortgage or your rent. Maybe it’s…
I’ve laid out my basic budgeting system before. It’s a simple, workable strategy that keeps me living within my means and saving money every month without driving me crazy with numbers constantly dancing around in my head and occupying my attention.
I’ve talked before about using things that you have to try to squeeze every last drop of usefulness out of things. (My husband jokes that I have a vegetable stock factory in our kitchen, I make it so often.) But now I want to ask you an…
Look, I hate all those MUST READ tweets and headlines and stuff. No, in fact, I do not MUST READ anything I don’t feel like reading, thank you. But I’m telling you right now, if you want to get ahead, like, really get ahead, you have to invest.
For awhile during this pandemic, I noticed I was spending more on things like clothes and jewelry (my big weaknesses). Now, because this was me, spending more didn’t mean breaking the bank, but it was still a noticeable increase. And it was all the more noticeable because, well, this…
I bought this dress/cardigan more than a decade ago at Target for $7.50 It’s been a…
