The trigger It was 6 PM on Tuesday, July 3rd. I showed up at my son’s daycare to pick him up. July 4th was the next day, so I double-checked with the teacher’s assistant to make sure that they were closed that day. To my […]
That important moment had finally come. I was standing among hundreds of people, most of whom were PhD graduates and their family. It was Mr. FAF’s graduation ceremony, something we had all been waiting for for the past six years. It was the reason why […]
I was born and raised in Asia and came to America at the age of 18 for college. I have been living in the US for 12 years. Although it’s almost half of my lifetime, it’s definitely not long enough for me to absorb and […]
Whenever I see or hear someone mention the importance of a budget, I’d feel a sense of shame running through my whole body and straight to my brain. I feel as if someone has pointed out something I should be doing that I’m not. Mr. […]
Before you read the post, I just want to clarify that I want Mr. FAF to be physically fit and healthy (being sexy doesn’t hurt either). I would never discourage him from working out or investing in his health, but it needs to be within […]
Who would have thought we could accumulate so much stuff over just 2.5 years of living in a house? That was my thought while decluttering our home this summer and preparing for the community yard sale. Mr. FAF and I are not the type to […]
I have a confession to make. I am a paranoid person, especially when it comes to safety. I don’t know if it’s because I’m obsessed with detective TV shows like Forensic Files or if I’m just chicken and not adventurous enough. But fear has prevented […]
All of us have some things that bother us from time to time whether it’s a surprise bank fee or morning traffic. I have 5 financial pet peeves that irk me to no end. Fortunately, those don’t happen often. But the amount of discomfort and […]
About three weeks ago, I got a text message from a fellow pregno neighbor asking if I wanted to do prenatal yoga with her. Upon seeing it, I got super excited and responded yes right away. I knew that those yoga classes weren’t free. But […]
Pregnancy can bring you and your family so many emotions and thoughts: happiness, stress, worries, elation, anxiety, etc. One thing that’s been on my frugal mind is how much my second pregnancy is going to cost us. When I was pregnant with Baby FAF, Mr. […]
The word “lazy” often gets a bad rap. It conjures up the image of someone who is “not willing or not wanting to work or use effort to do something,” according to Cambridge Dictionary. Hardly anyone wants to admit that they are lazy in one […]
Spring has finally come to DC after a long freezing winter. The temperature in the area has fluctuated widely between 72 and 91 degrees F. But once it hit 80 degrees, I felt like summer had already been here. There was one week when the […]