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3 More Things My Toddler Taught Me About Minimalism

October 16, 2019 by Penny 2 Comments
3 More Things My Toddle Taught Me About Minimalism

Babies don’t have to be expensive. They don’t require a lot of stuff. Except…they definitely are and they kind of do. There are myriad ways to cut costs when it comes to child rearing. But there’s no denying the breathtaking burden of childcare and college tuition.  It’s easier to combat clutter that college costs, but … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Declutter Tagged: calm, childcare, decluttering, hand-me-downs, minimalism, parenting, secondhand, toddler, toys

Celebrating Your Money Wins – Volume 23

September 25, 2019 by Penny 5 Comments
Selling Old Parts on eBay and Other Money Wins

Do you watch the register and check your receipts when you’re checking out at the store? Usually, I pay close attention…but when I’m shopping with a toddler, my focus is a little lackluster. Mostly because I’m trying to apprehend him before he puts every bag of M&Ms he can find on the conveyor belt. Thanks … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Celebrate Tagged: childcare, daycare, eBay, investing, parts, reselling, sales, savings, selling, travel hacking, used items

Celebrating Money Wins – Volume 15

April 17, 2019 by Penny 4 Comments
Celebrating Money Wins 15

I used to confess this money secret pretty regularly, but I haven’t made mention of it for a while. I don’t track our net worth. Famously. Infamously. Stupidly. While it’s a rationale that’s probably complicated enough to merit a whole post, the short answer is that net worth doesn’t mean much to us right now. … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Celebrate Tagged: apps, childcare, coupons, daycare, Ibotta, mortgage, rebates, savings

Celebrating Money Wins – Volume 13

February 11, 2019 by Penny 14 Comments

If I’m being totally honest, I haven’t felt much like celebrating lately. What a way to start a post on money wins, huh? I think I lost the forest for the trees. Or the trees for the forest. Or money doesn’t grow on trees. Or something. Everything has just felt so financially ordinary lately. There … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Celebrate Tagged: childcare, children, daycare, debt, expenses, freelancing, money wins, mortgage, savings

Everything I Tried to Buy My Son in the Past 24 Hours

August 27, 2018 by Penny 23 Comments

My son is starting daycare. Real daycare. The kind run by licensed professionals total strangers. While most people mark the start of a new school year with back-to-school shopping based on supply lists and maybe even child requests (and peer pressure and clever advertisements), I’m shopping for a whole different reason. I’m shopping because I’m … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Wonder Tagged: childcare, clutter, consumer psychology, consumerism, daycare, marketing, parenting, purchases, shopping

Can You Really Cancel Show and Tell?

August 22, 2018 by Penny 10 Comments

“We don’t do Show and Tell here.” It was a bold proclamation. Especially because it was nowhere on the daycare orientation agenda. Show and Tell is a staple of early education curricular design. It is as familiar as Play-Doh and and the “Clean Up” song. How many times have you done Show and Tell in … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Declutter Tagged: brand names, brands, childcare, consumerism, daycare, declutter, designer, luxury, materialism, minimalism, minimalist

Four Things I Wish I Knew About Financial Progress

February 1, 2018 by Penny 25 Comments

We chat about money. We track our spending. We even make a laughably simple budget every month. (Hello, “Make a Copy” in Google Sheets.) My husband and I have also crushed some major milestones. Some that I’ve celebrated here and others that I haven’t talked about yet. We’ve paid over $80K towards our debt in … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Save Tagged: budget, childcare, compounding, credit score, interest, investing, plans, saving

The Current State of My Side Hustle

November 16, 2017 by Penny 18 Comments

It’s no secret that I have mixed feelings about side hustling. Correction: It might be a secret if you missed the post where I called it stupid. While I’m past the point of calling my side hustle names, I do still cringe every time I see it touted as the financial panacea. It’s not always … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Make Tagged: childcare, exams, income, money, side hustle, tests, time, tutor, tutoring

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