Author: cheaplify

What I Spent I went to Aldi this week because I needed…everything. And one of my bags, which is quite an old one from an in-store Athleta purchase, ripped as I unloaded my groceries. When a bag is mendable, I will always take the time to do a repair. But this one was made of […]

This week, I am thankful: for flowers that I didn’t have to plant  Sometimes I choose to take a walk in the historic downtown area instead of on a wooded trail, and when I do, I always enjoy seeing the lovely flower-filled plants people put together. I’m not much of a plant-person myself, but I’m […]

I’m on The Finance Girlies podcast today! I met Cassidy and Emily at Fincon, and we hit it off right away. They run a podcast together called The Finance Girlies, and they asked if I would be a guest. I always feel like I’m a little better at communicating by typing than talking (You can […]

1. I bought some jeans on clearance I have (somewhat reluctantly) accepted that skinny jeans look a little dated in this, the year of our Lord, 2025. from back in the 2010s! I haven’t worn any skinny jeans at all for the past year, but this has required frequent laundry loads because my non-skinny-jean stock […]

I warned you last week that I was feeling some complaining coming on, and since you all said you would appreciate an occasional “Let’s all vent!” post, here we are. This post will be filled with terrible faces from me I have two things to complain about today.  The washing machine saga So. I FINALLY […]

What I Spent   I spent: $24 at Safeway $13 at Aldi $21 at Panera And that was it: $58 total.  What We Ate  Saturday I had some leftover pasta, and I do not remember what Zoe ate! Sunday Wellll….in news that will surprise no one, I made some blueberry pancakes after work. I think it had been […]

This week, I am thankful: for our cats This is a kitty who got shut out of a bedroom for interrupting homework. And this is a kitty who has a thick winter coat right now. Ok, and maybe some extra fat. that I canceled/postponed my New Mexico trip I feel glad for a few reasons. […]

This is a thought that has popped into my brain more than once over the last 3.5 years of living in my little rental home. In fact, when my brain starts to calculate the rent amount from the last three years, I mentally look away because the thought is so unpleasant. In addition to the […]

1. I got some free cat food for Chiquita Safeway had an offer for a free pack of fancy pate, and since Chiquita is not picky about her pate, I knew she would happily accept this.  In the future, I will not be buying these overpriced “gems” of pate, but I was not above taking […]

This train of thought began after I saw a headline, and I can’t even remember what the headline was, or exactly where I saw it!  It had something to do with the difference between numbing and coping, which is something I have thought about a lot over the last few years. And we’re just gonna […]