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Everything You Wanted to Know About Denim Recycling with J Crew

April 22, 2019 by Penny 14 Comments

Jeans seem like lifetime investments to me. Not just because they can have a steep price point ($1,200+…gasp!), but because it’s such an ordeal to find the perfect pair. So when I do find a pair, I want to wear them forever. Unfortunately, forever only lasted twelve years, and then my favorite pair was done … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Declutter Tagged: denim, ecofriendly, Habitat for Humanity, J Crew, jeans, Madewell, Marie Kondo, minimalism, recycling, shopping

Q2 2019 Goals: I’m Still Setting Them

April 10, 2019 by Penny 10 Comments
Q2 Goal Setting To Do List Notebook

It’s here! It’s here! My goal post for the quarter. You know the obligatory post that every blogger writes because readers are their bestest accountability buddies? Ok, OK. The post that every blogger writes because people love to snoop and we want to indulge you? OK, FINE. It’s the post that should, in theory, be … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Plan Tagged: 403(b), clutter, ecofriendly, goals, mortgage, tax refund

Our 2018 Summer Goal Checkpoint

July 16, 2018 by Penny 11 Comments

I contend there’s no better city in the world in the summertime than Chicago. Kanye put it in a song, so it must be true. Though summertime Chi does coincide with construction season (if you’re not familiar, that’s any season that there isn’t still snow on the ground), summer is a pretty magical time here. … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Plan Tagged: 403(b), ecofriendly, environment, goals, green, income, investments, planning, progress, side hustle, summer

Four Ways We’re Preparing to Earn Less

February 20, 2017 by Penny 34 Comments

Earlier this month, I turned in my paperwork for my twelve-week maternity leave. While I plan on doing a post in the near future with all the gory, number-crunching details, the short story is it is entirely unpaid. Our income won’t drop for another five months, but we’re already looking hard at what to do … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Save Tagged: cut in pay, ecofriendly, green, less income, Poshmark, resale, saving, used

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