Long time, no blog

To say that a lot has happened since my last blog post is truly an understatement. We are living in a crazy time and I hope all of my readers are doing ok. I debated a long time about posting anything on the blog. I was worried that it would seem tone deaf in what…

October Budget Update

Well I was absentee on the blog for a couple weeks. October ended up being a busy/stressful month. I had a difficult assignment at work. We made a day trip to Austin. I caught my first cold of the season. There were some personal issues. My car died on me (again). And then to top…

Best Budgeting Apps: A Comparison

Before I start, this is not a paid post or advertisement. I just like talking about budgeting and this is my opinion of some services I have used. Back in April, I talked about trying a new budgeting app (A New Budget App).  Since then, the trial ended and I moved to another budgeting app. …

June in Review

June ended up being a crazy but good month. This month I got my first paycheck with my raise. I took a motorcycle safety course, got my license, and bought a bike. I bought a helmet and gloves for the bike. And we had an unbudgeted trip to the vet for the good dog. My…

Final Arizona Trip Cost

First trip of 2019 is in the bag! We went to Arizona this past week on vacation to see my friend's wedding. She looked beautiful and we had a good time. As it would turn out, A's family doesn't live in surprise at all. They live in Scottsdale. So we ended up visiting Scottsdale, Gilbert,…

February Budget Review

February ended up being a great month! I passed a test at work and got the next two parts scheduled. I will hopefully be done about halfway through May! We also tried a new tequila to celebrate my victory and finally made it out to dinner after three failed attempts. The first night we tried…

January Updates

Today and tomorrow are my two least favorite days of the year: the Super Bowl and the day after when everyone talks about it. I spend every Super Bowl Sunday reading in a separate room of the house from where A watches the game. This year is a little different since I have the blog…

2018 Year in Review

It’s the last weekend of 2018 so I’m looking back at my year because I think these things are interesting. The biggest financial thing we did this year was pay off some old debt of my husband’s. We started chipping away in March and made the final payment in September. In six months, we paid…

October Budget Update and November Goals

As you can see, I did not do very well with my October budget. Most of where I went over was because of vacation but I also didn't budget enough for pet food and supplies, alcohol, and service and parts.  Last time I had my oil changed I paid $80 for them to use synthetic…