Earn, Save, and Live Joyfully.
My 35th birthday is right around the corner and I feel happier than ever before. I’ve always been a very serious, driven and competitive person and I’m sad to say that happiness didn’t seem to match my personality type much in my younger years. In fact, though I recall many moments of happiness I don’t … Read more
If asked to grade your life what would you say? How do you think your current life compares to the life you expected at your age? Do you think you are on track, behind or have you completely changed course from the life you thought you wanted? I’m not sure what I expected for my … Read more
Last week my beautiful baby boy reached the eight month mark. I can’t believe how fast time has flown since his arrival. I have taken thousands and thousands of pictures since his birth. In the first few weeks I snapped shots every day. As the weeks went on I started pulling out the camera at … Read more
Long before the summer started I bought my son a very expensive swimsuit from Gymboree. I couldn’t wait to introduce my little one to the water for the very first time and I guess I wanted to dress him in something special for that occasion. I’m not sure why I thought that, but nonetheless that thinking … Read more
Last week I asked my readers for suggestions on how to spend my first mother’s day. I was so happy and inspired by the comments that I thought I’d provide a summary here. I can’t thank my readers enough for all of their wonderful ideas! Without further ado here are a few of my reader’s … Read more
My husband and I spent nearly the entire day together with our six month old son. We ran errands, planted herbs and vegetables in the garden, bought groceries and cooked dinner. These days mean more to me than just about any other. What is it about the simple pleasures in life that make a day … Read more
Did you do anything special to celebrate your first mother’s day? My little one was born last October and this holiday has suddenly taken on a whole new meaning for me. I don’t want to spend a lot of money or buy anything unnecessary, but I would like to find a special way to celebrate … Read more
Over the years I’ve entered and won quite a few contests. I used to keep a list of prizes on a page on my old blog, but unfortunately when I moved to Word Press it was accidentally deleted. I don’t enter often, but every once in awhile I go on a bit of a binge … Read more
Here’s a question for you. What’s the best thing you ever spent money on? It doesn’t have to be an object, it could be an experience or a trip or anything else that you think was important and memorable. This question is difficult for me. I have a couple of competing ideas racing around in my … Read more
I can be frugal, a tightwad and sometimes downright cheap. I don’t like to spend money unnecessarily. I search for deals and clip coupons and cringe every time I pay full price. Interestingly enough my husband doesn’t possess any of these same qualities or characteristics. He’s not a big spender, but he is perfectly content … Read more