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Forgetting About Frugality

May 3, 2017 by Penny 33 Comments

I gave it my best shot. I really did. But if being pregnant has taught me anything, it’s this: there’s a time and place for frugality. And the time isn’t always and the place isn’t everywhere. What a thing to say just two days after I condemned the side hustle. It is almost as if … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Spend Tagged: clothes, free, frugal, frugality, Half Penny, maternity, pregnancy, secondhand

“Kids Don’t Have to Be Expensive”: A Savings Update

April 24, 2017 by Penny 30 Comments

Since I announced Half Penny’s impending arrival, I’ve heard two questions asked with equal gusto: “What do you mean your maternity leave isn’t paid?” and “You know kids don’t have to be expensive, right?”. And the best part is that sometimes the same person will ask both of those questions. Let me break this down … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Plan Tagged: baby, bills, expenses, Half Penny, mortgage, planning, savings, side hustle

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