Have you ever dreamed of something and then later realized that is not exactly what you want? I have many of those dreams throughout my past 30 years of existence. At one point, I thought that I desired something so badly that I could give […]
Yesterday I went to bed at 10 PM but couldn’t fall asleep. And what did I do? I looked up Mrs. Frugalwoods’s blog posts about her clothing ban and relished the progress of my own for the first half of 2018. I grew up poor […]
The surprise increase A couple of months ago, we got an email from Liberty Mutual informing us that our annual car insurance premium had gone up 10% from $110 to $121/month. I’ve read about the benefit of shopping for lower car insurance rates but didn’t […]
These past few days, I’ve been experiencing something I’ve never felt before: frugal fatigue. I just feel tired of saving money and pinching pennies all the time. I want to life life a little and keep wondering about those trips to exotic resorts, those fancy […]
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 […]
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 […]
