I feel like a superhero right now. I solved quite a serious problem all by myself…? Or, at the very least, I got the ball going on a very important matter. Our boiler started making strange sounds last week. They were concerning enough that even my oblivious husband noticed. Just to clarify, my husband usually doesn’t care about building maintenance issues. I’m usually the one … Continue reading Confidence

I lost a pound. Hooray! Yay, me. Just kidding—but I’m only half-joking. Okay, maybe I’m not really joking. I’m completely serious because this is the whole point of this post. In my quest to lose weight, I’ve been consistent with running but my dietary habits still have a long way to go. I wish my weight loss journey was a little faster, but the reality … Continue reading Celebrations

Whoops. Not a good thing to have missed a month. Again, I am slipping and starting to fall into negligence. I am not proud to admit that I have been very lazy recently and I’m blaming it on the summer heat. I just feel so uninspired and unmotivated when I am hot and cranky. Still, that’s not good because we were actually prepared for this … Continue reading July Roundup

What’s this? A second post for the month?! I’m on a roll. I’m attempting to gather my thoughts because things are still disorganized and cluttered in my mind and life. But. June is a good time for me to re-group and to take stock of things. I’ve mentioned in my previous post that I have about six months left in the year to do stuff, … Continue reading June Roundup

Woah, it’s been a while! And here I was thinking that I wanted to be more consistent with this blog. Unfortunately, I think we’ve all learned during the last three years of this pandemic that things just don’t always go the way we’ve planned. I had good intentions, though. I had plans to post a useful article once a week, on a certain day, and … Continue reading New Leaf

Happy New Year? Is it still okay to say that even though the month of January is almost over? I am not really sure. But I figured this is a good time to start anew considering last year was a wash. I can’t believe that my last post on this blog was last April. Looking at that post, it looked like a very positive and … Continue reading 2022

WARNING: Political Rant so please skip this post if this makes you uncomfortable. I am invisible, understand, simply because people refuse to see me. Ralph Ellison, Author Invisible Man I am shaking, shaking, shaking. I don’t know where else to air these feelings out, but I figured I’d do it on this blog. It’s not just about personal finance, after all. Part of this blog … Continue reading Triggered

I’ve been listening to the Tim Ferris Podcast recently and loved the final questions he asks his guests. He always asks them what books have shaped their lives. I decided to do that for my own on this post. Plus, with all the time that we have on our hands, picking up a book might be a good idea–just to take a break from all … Continue reading Three Books That Shaped My Life