Archive for the ‘Budgeting’ Category

40 the dollar store and other ways to pinch a penny

{image source} Stop me if you’ve heard this one: DanO and I are on a no-frills budget. Great, here she goes again. No, but really. We have our student loan debt in our cross-hairs and we have decided to stop living a lifestyle that pretends we don’t have debt. Paying off those loans is our [...]

20 a dye job and tears

We had bounced around the idea of a box highlighting kit, DanO and I. If we are going to get serious about kicking our student loan debt where it hurts, my 3-4x a year highlight appointments were one of the first things on the chopping block. And you know what? I really was ok with [...]

31 he believes in me

I get excited about things. I go all in. But, with a few exceptions, I feel like I’m really not a finisher. I plan and plot and make the first few moves, but in general I feel like my follow through is lacking. I have started and not finished so many things that one of [...]

19 total money makeover vlog {with an OBoy cameo}

I also posted for Friendly Friday this morning (ok, last night, really), so if you missed it, here it is. Whuuuuuut? Silence around here for nearly 2 weeks and then 2 posts in one day? What in the blogosphere has gotten into me? (I don’t know, friends. I really don’t know. Thanks for bearing with [...]