1. I did not buy any new Christmas decor As I mentioned in my recent podcast with The Finance Girlies, I keep seeing that this is the year of the Ralph Lauren Christmas aesthetic. A quick Pinterest search And I honestly do not give a crap about that. 😉 I’m just over here cheerfully using the […]
Read MoreToday’s post is another one inspired by my read through Ken Honda’s Happy Money book; he wrote something that made me think, and I wanted to talk about it with you guys! In one chapter, he made sort of a passing reference to a container as a metaphor for our monetary or material desires in […]
Read MoreWhat I Spent Ooh, it’s gotten a little chilly here and there is a promise of maybe some snow here today. Unfortunately, I will be at work, which means I won’t get to take any pictures. But there was some lovely frost on my morning walk yesterday. I spent: $28 at Trader Joe’s $118 […]
Read MoreThis week, I am thankful: that my pipe leak was right above my utility sink I am not thrilled that a pipe sprung a leak this week. But I am happy it was right above my utility sink; the drips just went straight down into the sink. If you’re going to have a leak, there […]
Read MoreI was on my library’s website recently, looking for a book someone recommended. I ended up having to request an inter-library loan, which I’m still waiting on, but in the sidebar, a different book called “Happy Money” showed up as a recommendation. I was like, “Hmm, well, that’s a good pairing of two things I […]
Read MoreYou know how I recently did some Very Professional jewelry repair? Well, I brought that same energy to a shoe repair this week. 1. I glued my work shoes Every shift, I wear my eBay-obtained Altras to work. Unfortunately, a little piece of the tread on my current pair came loose. The overall tread still […]
Read MoreYou know how I recently did some Very Professional jewelry repair? Well, I brought that same energy to a shoe repair this week. 1. I glued my work shoes Every shift, I wear my eBay-obtained Altras to work. Unfortunately, a little piece of the tread on my current pair came loose. The overall tread still […]
Read MoreWhen I was a teenager in the 1990s, I thought that if you grew up and “made it”, you’d live in a colonial-ish house with a garage and a driveway, probably in a housing development. Sorta like this one, from The Unoriginal Mom: You raise your kids there, and live happily ever after, basically. Obviously, […]
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