An Interview with My Friend Emanuel

An interview with Emanuel discussing college, student loan debt, travel plans and lifthen goals!

Savings Goals

Picture from Pinterest. Photo credit: The Rambling Redhead If I made an inspiration board it would have three things on it: a car (probably a Lexus), a picture of Australia, and a kitchen like the one in the picture above. A and I want to remodel our downstairs at some point, including a kitchen remodel.…

My Decision Not to have Kids

I am a pretty transparent person. It's boring to me to make small talk with people. I want to know what your goals and dreams are. Where you want to travel. If money were no object, what would you do? I sometimes find it difficult to talk about the weather or gas prices because I…

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…

Monetary Stress

A situation came up recently where I was stressed out about money. It doesn't happen as often as it used to but it still comes up occasionally.  Next year, my mom will be turning the big 5-0. For her birthday, she's decided she wants to go to Disney World.  We plan to go in February…

Anniversary Trip Part 2

A and I got back from our anniversary trip yesterday! We had a good time but some of my budget estimates were off. Food: $521.32. We ate out every meal starting Sunday breakfast through Saturday lunch. I was so ready to eat at home by the end of it. A and I don't eat out…

October!

It's finally October! I love October.  It's the beginning to the holiday season. There are 53 days til Thanksgiving and 86 days until Christmas! My dad's, husband's and nephew's birthday are all this month! My nephew is turning 21 so that's exciting for him. Most importantly, October is my husband's and my 6th year dating/1…