Our dinner group met earlier this month and as usual it was delicious. I think what I love the most about being part of a dinner group, aside from getting together with friends regularly in a lovely setting, is being forced to try new recipes. I don’t usually cook with recipes and I am usually… Continue reading Dinner Group Gathering
How Jeans Became Capris
Remember how I made my daughter’s jeans smaller by tapering the legs? Well, we had to do some more altering on another pair of jeans. These jeans still fit my daughter but were getting to be too short so I said, “Hey, how about we make these jeans into denim capris?” My daughter was thrilled. … Continue reading How Jeans Became Capris
Weekly Meal Plan
This week’s meal plan went according to plan, mostly. Well, I forgot we had dinner group on Friday and our kids ate at home without us. My son had signed up to make dinner on Friday but I don’t like to assign a dinner for someone else to cook if I’m not going to be… Continue reading Weekly Meal Plan
DIY Project We Did Not Do Ourselves
We’re having the roof on our house replaced this week. You might be wondering why we’ve hired a contractor – even our daughter asked why we weren’t replacing the roof ourselves – since we generally do all of our home improvement projects ourselves because it saves lots of money. The truth is, we replaced the… Continue reading DIY Project We Did Not Do Ourselves
Totally Tubular Aluminum Chair
Here’s a question from a reader, Robin, who was forced to buy a chair while she was out shopping with her very resourceful friend – me! Robin's house is mid-century modern and she has fabulous taste. This modern rocking chair, which does need fixing will look great in her house. Robin writes: “I bought an… Continue reading Totally Tubular Aluminum Chair
DIY Project Claw Feet
As you’ll recall, we discovered an ugly secret during our bathroom re-do project about our claw foot bathtub: our bathtub was missing one of its claw feet. To be honest with you, I’ve always thought it was me, not the bathtub, whenever the bathtub moved during my shower. I’d begin to question myself: Did I… Continue reading DIY Project Claw Feet
Just Get Started Today
Sunday: Goals and Taking Action Now that we’ve had the whole series of topics from Women’s Money Week and I’ve shared with you my ideas, thoughts, and experiences, what will you do to just get started today? Do you have short-term and long-term financial goals? Have you tracked your household spending? Have you set-up a… Continue reading Just Get Started Today
Debt: You Decide
Saturday: Debt Debt is not necessarily bad. Buying a house with a mortgage means you have debt. Home ownership is not a bad thing. Buying a house for more than you can honestly afford (making you “house poor”) is a bad thing. The trick is you need to decide the level of debt you’re comfortable… Continue reading Debt: You Decide
Weekly Meal Plan
Another week, another week of meal planning and making dinners. The freshest meal this week was Monday’s dinner. The eggs were from our backyard chickens who are finally back into their routine of laying and the mustard greens were fresh from the garden. The greens had grown all winter (meaning they hadn’t died over the… Continue reading Weekly Meal Plan
Meet Your New Friends
Friday: Money in Your 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, and Retirement I’d like to introduce you to your new friends: Early, Often, and Compounding Interest. Early and Often are twins who go hand-in-hand because they enjoy spending time together. The sooner you meet these two and make them your friends, the better off you’ll be. Save… Continue reading Meet Your New Friends
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