We moved into this house almost 5 years ago. We looked at the backyard and it promptly went onto the too-hard basket. We had attempted our hands at growing before, but things never really stuck around (read: We killed it all). We were much more successful at growing veges, but we didn’t know when to …
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2018, here I come! This year’s goals are…
Oye, I’m back! And with renewed energy and new goals. So 2017 ended with a bang. Quite a big one too, and not exactly in the best kind of bangs. I don’t think I have ever had a year quite like 2017. We started it on such a high and ended it with such a …
Life Update: IVF, Funerals, Mental Health etc….
It’s time to be honest with myself. Those financial reports from Sept, Oct and November and most likely December won’t be happening. Life is happening and life is overtaking everything. Writing has always been my outlet and where better place than my blog to write? So here goes. Sorry it’s not really finance related, though …
I’m alive – somewhat.
Silence. That’s the sound around here for this month. I do have posts to write. I have reports to share – I haven’t shared any of my September reports, for starters. But it’s just been a bit tough around here. We started the month with school holidays which usually means I actively take time away …
My (wannabe) frugal life: 5 things I do.
I thought for a bit of balance after my last post about 5 things I don’t do, I should point out the 5 very-not-frugal things that I do actually do that many in the PF world might frown upon. 1. We do pay a subscription fee for Spotify. Before Spotify, the husband would purchase CDs. …
Frugal Food Friday: Vego forever, baby!
Well, I’m not really sure these will still be considered ‘frugal’. Maybe I should just rename it to Foodie Friday. 2 weeks ago was vegetarian-ish week. I felt like we have had meat in our menu for quite a bit more than usual due to my sudden obsession with finding discounted mince and cuts of …
My (wannabe) frugal life: 5 things I don’t do.
Let’s not kid ourselves. These aren’t really frugal tips, these are just things I don’t do. I say ‘wannabe’ because I’m getting there. I’m still very much learning and I don’t think I’m truly a frugal person yet. I’m not posting this to brag about it either, nor am I saying you need to follow …
Minimalism: A documentary about the important things
I watched Minimalism: A documentary about the important things some months ago after reading many recommendations to watch it. You can watch it on Netflix, if you have a subscription. I believe it’s on the Apple and Google store as well, but don’t quote me on that. The premise of the film is fairly simple. …
Frugal Food Friday: What we ate on no-buy week.
In my last Financial Report, I mentioned a no-buy week. It’s a fairly new thing to our household so I thought I’d document it on the blog. Basically, I’m way too ‘good’ at shopping at the grocery store. I love to stockpile because I hate being caught out without. I’m not quite to the extent …
Acorns | August’s Report
Time for another look at how Acorns is doing. The Acorns Experiment I am running a 12 month experiment with Acorns where I will be investing $100 a month as a regular investment and also allowing it to do ’round-ups’ to invest the spare change from my spendings. Acorns has a standard monthly fee of …