Thanks for all the great feedback on my last post. I especially liked the comment from David, who said I’ve found that the problem with comparing ourselves to others is that you’re usually comparing your strength to their weakness or vice versa. Either way, it’s not fair. Exactly! That is so true, and a good… Continue Reading
Getting Off The Frugal High Horse
I’ve been blogging here for almost four years now – time flies! – and sometimes it’s fun to look back at posts I wrote back in the day. It makes our debt-free (except the mortgage) life feel even better when I remember the days when I was keeping track of all of our debts on… Continue Reading
Creating A Life That Needs No Escape
Now that the summer vacation season is underway, I’ve been pondering the idea of vacations. My husband and I have been self employed for years now, so technically we can go on vacation whenever we want. We do have to continue to work while we’re away, but our job can be done from anywhere with… Continue Reading
Continuing To Purge
Over the last several months, I’ve made numerous small changes in my life, and I am thrilled with the results. It all started last fall when I began making the bed every morning. I had never done that before (I used to make the bed about once a week, at best), but now I can’t… Continue Reading
Focusing On What We Want Most
Somewhere recently I came across a quote that went something like this: Never sacrifice what you want most for what you want right now. This really resonated with me, as I think it can be applied to just about anything in life… money, exercise, diet, personal relationships, jobs, etc. We all have things that are… Continue Reading
Happy Stress-Free Holidays!
The first year my husband and I were together, I remember going shopping for Christmas presents for just about everybody we knew. Family, friends, coworkers… we did some serious shopping. We did most of it at outlet stores and off-retail places, but we did a lot of shopping. A few years later we hosted my… Continue Reading
New Eyeglasses For Twenty Eight Bucks
The last time I bought glasses – in 2001 – I think it cost me about $200 for the eye exam and the glasses. I only wear them when I drive or watch a movie, so they don’t get a lot of wear and tear. But I could tell that the prescription wasn’t quite right… Continue Reading
Not Loving Things That Can’t Love Me Back
I have loved clothes for as long as I can remember. I’ve always purchased them second-hand (even as a child, since my family only shopped at yard sales and thrift stores), but it always gave me a thrill to get new clothes. Not so long ago, I would relish a quiet afternoon in one of… Continue Reading
Putting Things Into Perspective
Once we finally got our stuff moved out of our old house and into storage, we slept for a couple hours and then got up at 5am so that we could get our UHaul returned by 7am (again, thanks for nothing UHaul). We had forgotten our cat’s food at our old house, so we took… Continue Reading
How To Lose A Sale
In 2002, when my husband and I went house shopping the first time around, we used a Realtor who was recommended by the mortgage broker we were using. He had impressive credentials. He had been in the business since 1986, was Realtor of the year in this area at least once, was in the ‘hall… Continue Reading