When Melanie first bought a fixer upper, she thought it would be fun and easy to renovate an entire house. How hard could it be? Well, extremely freaking difficult, as it turns out. I think she finally figured out how difficult home improvement is when attempting the first big job: remodeling the bathroom. Thinking Remodeling …
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I’ve come to a turning point in my quest for financial independence. A crossroads, if you will. A time when I’m forced to make a decision. You see, I’m at coast fire. I could literally quit my job tomorrow if I want and have a secure traditional retirement. But to do that, and survive financially …
Human beings are social animals. When we are told to not be social, to stay away from one another and to avoid contact with others, it can detrimental to our well-being. We aren’t built for social distancing! But, in the wake of a pandemic, and for the sake of saving lives, we all need to …
When I first decided to write about amazing women paving their own way, I wanted to focus on trailblazers. Epic women doing amazing things and breaking barriers. One woman who truly fits the bill is Junko Tabei. Junko Tabei Junko Tabei is a freaking bad ass. Pardon my language, but she is. She was the …
Temperatures are getting warmer; days are getting longer – spring is in the air! I really wanted to write an awesome post on cheap dates for spring, but with the Corona virus pandemic and subsequent quarantine, many of my ideas for that probably aren’t the best ideas anymore. I was thinking about things like going …
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Katherine Johnson is an easy woman to write about. Hell, a movie about her (and a few others) accomplishments came out just a few years ago – if you didn’t know about her before that you most likely have heard something since! The movie is Hidden Figures, and Katherine Johnson is one of the women …
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In Honor of Women’s History Month this year, I decided to start a new mini-series: Awesome Women Paving Their Own Way. We’re going to talk about women who lived their dreams, women who achieved financial independence, and just all-around bad ass women. Some will be contemporary women, and some may be historical women – but …
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I spend way too much money on junk food. And by junk food, I mean snacks and eating out. In fact, I spent about thirty dollars on junk food a few days ago, just because I was in the mood for some pretzels! Did I just get pretzels? No, of course not! I also got …
Personal growth is important, but sometimes it’s hard to examine. But the end of a decade is the perfect time to take a step back and reflect on those things. That’s why I decide to do a decade in review. The 2010s – A Decade in Review The 2010s have been a wild ride. I’ve …
If there’s one thing I learned from my no-spend fails (most notably September), it’s that going out is expensive! I seriously don’t know how people manage to go out to bars, clubs, and restaurants multiple times per week. Just getting a few drinks generally puts me over budget for my nights out! That all got …
