It's been a good month so far. The income goals have been hit, but the spending goals that I had here: The price of a fulfilling life and frugality burnout I haven't totally stuck to as promised. But there's a reason for that (other than the fact that I can't seem to get around to ...
Monthly Archives: October 2010
Observations of a whole lotta people about to be laid off
Sometimes I feel like the worst sort of Chicken Little - The sky is falling! The sky is falling! But sometimes the sky is really falling - like at the contract job I just started at last month. I was hired to "wind down" this company one way or another - whether the company was ...
Paying to lose weight?
As I consider opening up my squeaky wallet and paying for a personal trainer to motivate me to get back into exercising, I'm looking back and thinking about all the times I've paid to lose weight and to reflect on what worked and what didn't. Twenty years ago I managed to stay in pretty decent shape ...
Do you know where you’re going to?
For someone who doesn't really love to travel, I've been around a bit. Here's the map of where I've been in the U.S.: visited 30 states (60%)Create your own visited map of The United States Can you tell I like the flexibility of driving, not flying places - and having my ...
I can haz valuez?
see more Lolcats and funny pictures"> Yez iz two. And he dizapprovez of yer life. Valuez... er... Values are so important in acceptance of ourselves as ...
Tightwad or frugal – what’s the diff?
I'm not a tightwad, but I am frugal - and science confirms that there's a difference! Actually, they confirmed it several years ago, but I was busy off earning more to save more money and didn't notice it. I don't personally dislike spending money, I'm kind of neutral about it, but I ...
Who moved my coffee?
The house cleaners that I promised myself I would get have come and gone. The house is as spotless as it was the day we moved in. But they reorganized my cupboards - and moved my coffee! Most of the guilt I had in hiring them has gone. It's been replaced by ...
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